More Focus – Page 140
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2013
This year’s tables reveal a growing divide between the industry’s haves and have-nots
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FeaturesSee no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
The industry stands accused of closing its eyes to the blacklisting saga
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FeaturesOlympic venues: The legacy
A year after London hosted the 2012 Games, Ike Ijeh looks at how quickly work is progressing to convert the venues for public use
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FeaturesLead times April - June 2013
Enquiries and workload continue to increase but in a bid to remain competitive, most suppliers are expecting lead times to hold steady. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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FeaturesInterview: Stuart Black, Lakehouse
The Lakehouse executive chairman on how the contractor has managed to defy the downturn
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FeaturesBuilding's new home: 240 Blackfriars Road
Great Portland Estates has gone the extra mile to make sure 240 Blackfriars Road will appeal to its demanding occupiers - such as, well, Building Magazine, for example
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FeaturesTrowbridge County Hall: Walking on air
Stride Treglown Architects needed a ventilation solution for a covered courtyard and it found one in a new type of raised access floor
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FeaturesLatest flooring products
We look at the best products to specify for the ground beneath your feet, from rustic one-strip floors to permeable paving, here are the latest developments in flooring
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Turning a corner?
Although last month’s Spending Round left a lot to be desired, there are plausible signs of a tentative recovery in construction
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FeaturesInterview: Pascal Mittermaier, Lend Lease
Lend Lease has put Pascal Mittermaier in charge of the £1.5bn Elephant Castle regeneration scheme
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FeaturesChoosing a consultant
From global giants to small start-ups, clients are spoilt for choice when it comes to hiring cost consultants
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FeaturesReader competition: Spot the building
Just name the six projects in this picture and you could win £25 voucher to spend in John Lewis
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FeaturesA reprieve for super prisons?
Will the government listen to calls for a £3.75bn building programme of super prisons?
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FeaturesBuilding inside a prison
How do you build an extension inside a prison where scaffolding, skips and site vehicles are all viewed as potential escape routes?
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FeaturesHow Bam came top of Google's search
Bam Construct UK boss Graham Cash tells Building what winning one of the most prestigious construction jobs of the year means for the contractor
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FeaturesScale Lane Bridge: Get into the swing
After years of axed regeneration projects, Hull is finally getting to have a bit of fun with a new pedestrian swing bridge
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Combined cycle gas turbine plants
Unless new electricity generating capacity is built soon there will be an energy security crisis in the UK. Barbra Carlisle and Paul Webber of EC Harris examine the role of gas in electricity generation
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FeaturesConstruction strategy 2025: Within our reach?
Can the industrial strategy succeed? Four experts address the key challenges
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards 2013
This year’s Housing Design Awards once again show developers beating off the gloom of the recession and offering high-quality, varied designs for residents to chillax in