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FeaturesDear next prime minster …
Agenda 15 is Building’s campaign to influence the next government by telling politicians what construction needs to be able to thrive. To get you thinking, we’ve asked four senior figures in the sector what single policy change they would most like to see adopted by the next government
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FeaturesInterview: Brendan Kerr
In 2010, Keltbray, the company Brendan Kerr had bought and built into the UK’s biggest demolition contractor, was in a very tough place. Now it’s poised for its busiest year ever. So what went right and what’s Kerr got up his sleeve next? Joey Gardiner reports
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Cladding
A round-up of some of the latest envelope systems, as seen on a Cornish showground, schools in Stockton-on-Tees and Carmarthenshire, and the Jewish Museum in Berlin.
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FeaturesFunding affordable housing with private sales
Government policy is still pushing social housing providers to develop and sell private homes in order to fund affordable ones. So what happens the next time that prices crash?
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FeaturesRise of the machines
Quadrocopters, wall-making machines, multi-dimensional laser scans … These futuristic technologies may be coming soon to a building site near you
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Back in demand
The upturn in industry fortunes - which some predict will continue until 2017 - is being reflected in notable rises in tender prices, building costs, and pressure on resources
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FeaturesCladding for the private rental sector
Could fundamental changes to the cladding industry be the key to providing cost-effective, high-quality private rental accommodation?
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FeaturesThe truth about spending on flood protection
The government claims that flood protection spending is rising, but as the UK towels itself off after yet another deluge, the public is understandably sceptical. So what’s the real story?
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FeaturesA splash of colour
Dulux Trade Contract Partnership’s debate saw speakers from the design and architectural world talk about how colour brings projects to life. Ike Ijeh finds out more
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FeaturesTop 150 European Contractors 2014: Channel hoppers
The return to growth of the UK construction market has prompted some envious glances from mainland Europe, so should UK firms steel themselves for an influx of continental rivals? Plus find out this year’s Top 150 European contractors and manufacturers
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q3 2013
It’s time to celebrate (cautiously), as data from Experian Economics shows that construction activity in Q3 2013 was the greatest since 2011 and the UK GDP growth looks sustainable as well
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FeaturesInterview: Lee Polisano
Lee Polisano’s high-profile departure from KPF at the height of his success seemed a daring decision. But nearly five years on, and with big projects and cash coming in, he’s actually rather happy
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FeaturesSuch stuff as dreams are made on: Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Seventeen years after the reconstruction of Shakespeare’s Globe, the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse completes the vision in dazzling style
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FeaturesTracker: November 2013
The construction activity indicator climbed eight points to hit its highest figure since June 2007, with activity rising in all three sectors.
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FeaturesBuilding's Agenda 15 campaign
The UK goes to the polls on 7 May 2015, but political parties will be forming their policies from now. So it is the time for the construction industry to tell the politicians what it needs to be able to thrive
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FeaturesJohn Armitt: ‘Blackouts would be the best possible thing that could happen’
John Armitt says the UK is ‘close to crisis’ on the development of major infrastructure. So no wonder he thinks something radical is called for - and taking party politics out of big infrastructure decisions is just the start.
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FeaturesDulux Trade Most Trusted Contractor Painter Award 2013
Top prize in the 2013 Dulux Trade Most Trusted Contractor Painter Awards goes to Kenny Halsall, supervisor painter at Bagnalls
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FeaturesCountry focus: The Netherlands
The Netherlands is one of Europe’s great trading nations but the slowdown in the eurozone has hit the economy hard. Ted Peek of Arcadis and Magda Skalska-Burgess of EC Harris review prospects for the Dutch construction market
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FeaturesCenter Parcs: The place beyond the pines
Center Parcs’ £250m resort will cater for 4,000 visitors in a forest in the green belt just outside Milton Keynes. So how do you build a self-sufficient small town in the middle of a wood? And get permission to do it?
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FeaturesPredictions for construction in 2014
Set after set of positive data means construction may finally dare to be optimistic. We look to the skies to predict what 2014 may have in store