More Focus – Page 143
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FeaturesCost update Q1 2013
Building costs rose in the first quarter, but consumer inflation is falling, metal prices are sliding and manufactured goods are slowing down. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company reports
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FeaturesThe Mary Rose museum
Portsmouth now has an ingenious modern building that pays fitting tribute to an archaeological treasure
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FeaturesInterview with Dean Clegg, Sainsbury's
The development director for Sainsbury’s on why there’s still a future in building big supermarkets
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FeaturesHow advertising has changed ...
Two adverts from the 1970s of a type you definitely wouldn’t see in Building’s pages today
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FeaturesIn focus: Kier
In the final of our quick fire guides to recent changes at major contractors, we look at Kier
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FeaturesDanger: recovery in sight
There may be hints of a modest recovery for construction, but is it prepared for the risks that brings?
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FeaturesHarry Handelsman: The Pearly King
Manhattan Loft Corporation’s chief executive on transforming the East End and keeping overseas buyers at bay
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FeaturesLatest roofing products
No matter the pitch or degree, there are innovative roofing products on the market, from replacements tiles for a listed church to rooflights you can walk all over
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FeaturesIn focus: Laing O'Rourke
The fourth of our quick fire guides to recent changes at major contractors looks at Laing O’Rourke
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FeaturesStonehenge visitor centre: A lot of history
Stonehenge’s first building work in many years is nearly complete. All it’s taken is 20 years, several design competitions and nearly £40m in planning costs
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FeaturesSlouching tiger: Construction in China
With regional government debt spiralling into trillions of pounds, there are growing fears that China’s rise might not be quite so irresistible after all
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FeaturesIn focus: Morgan Sindall
The third of our quick-fire guides to changes at major contractors looks at Morgan Sindall
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FeaturesLife after Davis Langdon
A decade before T T’s deal it was Aecom’s takeover of DL that rocked the QS market, triggering an exodus of partners and a spate of start-ups
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FeaturesIn focus: Balfour Beatty
In the second of our series on recent changes at major contractors, we look at Balfour Beatty
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FeaturesPriority Schools Building Programme: 10 key questions answered
The current state of play with the government’s controversial programme
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FeaturesEvery little store helps
Tesco’s £804m writedown signals a big change for the formerly flourishing supermarket sector. Can the emerging convenience store boom make up for the loss of the out-of-town giant? Adam Branson investigates
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FeaturesIn focus: Lend Lease
In the first of five quick fire guides to big changes at major contractors, we look at latest shake-up at Lend Lease
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FeaturesPhoto quiz from 1970
This ‘Spot the Building’ competition from 1970 inspired us to create a new one for 2013