More Focus – Page 227
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FeaturesTimber panellised system
Framework BSL, the manufacturer of pre-engineered panellised building systems, has supplied a timber panellised system for the construction of an art centre at King Charles I School, Worcestershire
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2009
Welcome to the 2009 Top 150 contractors and housebuilders, ranked by everything from turnover to average pay. This year’s results reflect the calm that prevailed before the storm broke over contractors. But, come next year, which of them will be catching their deaths – and which will be singing in ...
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FeaturesEducation project of the month: North Road primary school, Darlington
Its sloping green roof makes this innovative new building seem to be emerging from the earth
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FeaturesFirst impressions: Snøhetta's Oslo national opera
Students from Nottingham Trent University comment on Norwegian architect Snøhetta’s national opera and ballet centre in Oslo
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FeaturesWorking life: finding 3,000 people to tunnel for Crossrail
Crossrail needs 3,000 human moles to construct 42km of tunnels and the woman over there on the right is on the look-out for them. Not easy, as the nearest academy is presently in Switzerland...
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FeaturesNo more Mr Nice Guy: cracking down on bogus self-employment
The taxman has been moaning about bogus self-employment for decades. Well, he’s not moaning anymore: he’s getting his money, or else
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FeaturesLife after Skanska: David Fison on downsizing
After being on the ropes at one of the world’s biggest contractors, David Fison moved to a small family firm. Here he tells Roxane McMeeken what happened, and how it changed his life
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FeaturesPart L: forcing historic buildings to be energy-efficient
In the first of a three-part series on the government’s consultation on Part L, will forcing historic buildings to adopt energy efficiency improvements, such as double glazing, do more harm than good?
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Market forecast: A history lesson
Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon presents the latest news of the blues, and an illuminating comparison between this recession and the previous three
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FeaturesParty Tricks: Ash Sakula's Luton Carnival Arts Centre
Ash Sakula’s Carnival Arts Centre is Luton’s answer to Notting Hill – buzzing with life and invention and a haven for stiltwalkers and other forms of streetlife
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FeaturesDurkan to build £17m green flats for London key workers
Development of 145 apartments for Network Housing Group will meet level four of the Code for Sustainable Homes
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FeaturesOffice lighting
More than 5,000 lighting fittings from Zumtobel have been used on the Colmore Plaza office development in Birmingham
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FeaturesCeiling panels
TechStyle is a new large format suspended ceiling from Hunter Douglas Architectural Projects that is designed to meet the demand for high-performance acoustic absorption in applications such as open-plan offices while at the same time offering improved appearance
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FeaturesWinners revealed at 61st Housing Design Awards
Top prize goes to Totnes scheme built by Galliford Try subsidiary in collaboration with the council and a community group
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FeaturesIcon do that: architects redesign London landmarks
Quinlan Terry’s sketch of Chelsea Barracks proved that even a doodle can make waves. It inspired us to ask four architects to imagine how some traditional London landmarks might look with a twist
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FeaturesThe law won: QSs join the legal profession
The legal profession is one of the few still prospering, which is why so many QSs are clamouring to enter it. But how easy is it to make the switch?
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Building intelligence Q1 2009: Rosy only for public work
The future’s looking rosy for infrastructure and public sector but for everyone else, it’s shades of dismal grey to black. Experian’s Business Strategies division goes through the figures
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FeaturesCheap and tasty: 2009 Housing Design Awards winners
This year’s Housing Design Awards are a tribute to affordable family homes that radiate local character, such as this modern take on the traditional Devon terrace
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FeaturesBovis’ Graham Hiley on rescuing the Manchester joint hospitals project
How project director Hiley climbed out of the £400m hole Bovis had got itself into on the hideously complicated joint hospitals scheme
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The tracker: Better, but not good
The market is still contracting, but it’s at a steadily decreasing rate – and non-residential tender enquiries are actually growing. Experian Business Strategies fills in the details