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FeaturesNatural ventilation: Second wind
A Cambridge university research team decided traditional natural ventilation strategies were just not up to scratch and came up with a new approach. Stephen Kennett reports
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Emerging market focus: Romania
The credit crunch has had an impact but construction is set to maintain its growth next year, thanks to infrastructure spending
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FeaturesEmerging market focus: Montenegro
Montenegro is keen to develop rapidly and is welcoming overseas developers, investors and consultants with open arms
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FeaturesEmerging market focus: Argentina
Argentina is managing to escape the worse of the global credit crunch and has opportunities in the resdiential sector
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FeaturesMy Mipim Horizons: Andrzej Kowalewski
Benoy's associate director has come over from the UK to clinch some overseas deals
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FeaturesMy Mipim Horizons: Deanna Abuseda
Al-Ahly Real Estate's marketing executive reckons Egypt is still a good bet for investors in search of a bargain
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FeaturesPearl Dubai: crazy or true genius?
With most Dubai developers holding fire as the downturn hits, Al Fahim is starting a multibillion-dollar scheme – but if you think that's crazy, think again
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Projects by Chipperfield and Make
Another ’First Impression’ panellist, this time Tom Greenall postgraduate architecture student from the Royal College of Art comments on five schemes
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FeaturesCost model: Data centres
As IT power increases, so energy use has grown enormously. Simon Rawlinson and Nick Bending of Davis Langdon examine the design and cost implications of low-energy data centres
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FeaturesHot wheels: Abu Dhabi's Ferrari theme park
The Ferrari theme park in Abu Dhabi has all the sleek lines, smooth curves and visual impact of the Italian super car, just on a mind-boggling scale.
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FeaturesPerfidious Weymouth: Portland's 2012 Olympic sailing story
It doesn’t bode well. The first venue to be completed for the 2012 Olympics should have been a regeneration triumph, but instead the sailing facilities on the Dorset island of Portland have sparked resentment among the locals and a grudge against a neighbouring town. Michael Willoughby headed to the south ...
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FeaturesBuilding Sustainability Awards 2008: Who's the greenest of them all?
The 2008 Sustainability Awards reminded us that all the eco-problems we used to worry about are still there. As are the firms that are helping to solve them …
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FeaturesMiddle East Q&A: Dominic James
British Expertise's director of Middle East and Africa says it's no time to be heading for Dubai but overall the Gulf will weather the storm
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FeaturesThe debt tsunami hits the Gulf
Dubai's reliance on debt makes it vulnerable to the downturn
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FeaturesNatural ventilation
Four Passivent Aircool window ventilators have been installed as part of the £1m upgrade of Hornchurch library in east London
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FeaturesFormaldehyde-free insulation
Knauf Insulation has launched a new mineral wool insulation incorporating ECOSE Technology, which, it claims, has less embodied energy than existing mineral wool products
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FeaturesGuide to winning work in… education
With a new primary school investment programme joining Building Schools for the Future and the academies scheme, education is still a rich source of work
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FeaturesProcurement: Single-stage tendering
Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon sets out the pros and cons of the single-stage strategy and offers some guidance on how clients and contractors can use it successfully
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FeaturesGulf State Building awards 2008
The first Gulf States Building Awards were held last week at a glittering evening ceremony in Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah hotel, where the award-winners hobnobbed with top English rugby players
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FeaturesFalling idol: Is there a downturn in Dubai?
If you thought the golden city of Dubai would be the saviour of the construction industry, think again