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FeaturesThe perfect gift: Tax-efficient tendering
What shows your appreciation for a prospective client better than cutting £1m off a bid? Building explores the surprising savings that can be made from tax-efficient tendering
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FeaturesBear necessities: interview with Mike Bear, Lord Mayor of London
Mike Bear, the new Lord Mayor of London, doesn’t intend to spend his year in office admiring the soft furnishings. He has 700 speeches to deliver, 23 countries to visit, and a plan to restore the City’s status as a world leader in development. And he still hopes to find ...
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FeaturesPollard Thomas Edwards' Islington square: Shaping up nicely
Pollard Thomas Edwards has made a north London square whole by filling in its missing fourth side with a residential scheme that sensitively reinterprets its traditional context
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FeaturesYour easy guide to the Code for Sustainable Homes
The new Code for Sustainable Homes has finally arrived. Here’s a 10-point summary of the changes and the suggestions that didn’t make it into the final document
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FeaturesHas the financial crisis killed the construction dispute?
Conventional wisdom says that this downturn will spark an explosion in legal battles as cash-strapped firms pursue the last penny from their partners. So why do disputes seem to be on the wane? Building and law firm Addleshaw Goddard gather a panel of experts to thrash it out
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Housing stats: Residential, projects and approvals
Wales limps on while Taylor Wimpey pips ING Real Estate to the top spot
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FeaturesMorrell’s progress
A year into the job of chief construction adviser, what has Paul Morrell achieved?
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FeaturesIrish contractors on the hunt for work in the UK
The Celtic Tiger has roared its last and now stalks the land looking for work and a way to survive. For many in construction this means looking abroad for sustenance - and the UK is its natural prey. So how afraid should we be?
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FeaturesIP fraud: Could you spot the fake?
China has a reputation for counterfeit goods but now its most inventive fraudsters have a new target - consultants’ intellectual property
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FeaturesJonathan Goring: The incredible jumping man
It’s not many firms that think government cuts are a good thing for their business, but Capita Symonds boss Jonathan Goring wants the outsourcing that comes with them to help him leapfrog his competitors
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FeaturesSustainability Awards 2010: The winners and runners up
Who are the clients, contractors, designers and manufacturers leading the way in boosting green construction? Well, many of them are right here. Here we list the winners and runners-up in this year’s Sustainability Awards
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FeaturesSafety blunder: Sliding high
A little slime and seagull droppings won’t deter these foolhardy painters
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Stuttgart playwood pavilion
Pavilion made of bendy plywood pushes the limits of computing and structural design tools
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FeaturesKulveer Ranger: The London mayor’s transport adviser
Cuts to the tube upgrade, renegotiated contracts on Crossrail, delays to major transport projects … who’d be transport adviser to London’s mayor? Well, Kulveer Ranger is and he’s confident he is on the right track
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FeaturesCost update: Q3 2010
The quarterly analysis of construction costs and prices shows the upward trend of the last quarter continuing and wages pushing up. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesHousing stats: New build sales and completions in October
This month’s data reveals that the South-east has the highest number of completions
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FeaturesDarling, you were marvellous
Bennetts’ sensitive conversion of the RSC’s Stratford theatre is a palpable hit, writes Ike Ijeh, and should have audiences in raptures
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FeaturesGoing private
Let’s face it: the future of power and energy infrastructure will depend on private money. Mark Richards explores how the industry can tempt in the cash
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FeaturesThe green stuff
Is the coalition’s promise to be ’the greenest government ever’ borne out in its spending plans? And which energy sectors will fare the best? Victoria Jackson and the energy group of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, investigate