More Focus – Page 326
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FeaturesThats The Way
Martin Spring reports from The Way, Lovell’s vast, highly sustainable and distinctly eye-catching panellised housing project for New East Manchester
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FeaturesWhat to specify: flooring
Specifiers hunting for flooring systems that improve the acoustic performance of buildings,insulation systems that don’t require purlins and environmentally-friendly timber homes need look no further
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FeaturesWhat to remember: £60,000 homes
A new government report has examined the lessons learned so far from the £60,000 housing competition. Peter Caplehorn of Scott Brownrigg considers the implications for specifiers
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FeaturesH+H Celcon: Not so set in their ways
Danish-born, Kent-based H+H Celcon is a £70m-turnover concrete manufacturer that specialises in aircrete blocks but has now launched a structural housing system.
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FeaturesObjective: London
Irish contractors who’ve outgrown their domestic economy are being forced to look for work in international markets. Guess which is top of their list …
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FeaturesAll together now
Penoyre & Prasad’s Holywood Arches primary health centre in Belfast has enough of the boutique hotel about it to cheer visitors and patients alike. But it’s the inspired mix of health and social services that is its real triumph
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FeaturesThe accidental Dubliner
Simon Kaye was a London boy until 2001. Then EC Harris offered him work in the Irish capital. Now, five years on, Mark Leftly finds him running the Ireland office, working on major civils projects and able to find time to enjoy a pint of the black stuff …
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FeaturesEIC’s new strategy pays off
SME focus — The M&E contractor that has made a bold leap into the education and leisure sectors
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FeaturesDr Feelgood
Northern Ireland is spending £2.7bn on hospitals. But it’s not just the cash that has British firms interested. It’s Health Estates boss John Cole and his fervent belief that good design makes sick people better.
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FeaturesProcurement: Construction management
Even in these risk-averse days, some hands-on clients still prefer the construction management route. But would more schemes benefit from the CM approach? And how should clients organise themselves to get the best results?
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FeaturesU2’s Dublin tower hits bum note
The 100 m building is turning heads but the group’s commitment is in question
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FeaturesAnd fireland was ablaze
As an appetiser for our focus on the Irish economy, here’s a digital picture of the Republic. And as this view over O’Connell Bridge in Dublin illustrates, Ireland has gone from a poor, rural country best known for things that don’t really exist (leprechauns, Blarney stones) into an economic powerhouse. ...
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FeaturesWarming to it
Geothermal energy — With the construction industry on the lookout for sustainable energy sources, geothermal energy is increasingly becoming the preferred option on projects
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Why not work in ... Dublin?
Robert Smith, managing director of Hays Construction & Property, reports on the latest employment trends in Ireland’s capital.
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FeaturesLife after la corrida
Barcelona’s disused Las Arenas bullring is being transformed from a crumbling wreck into Richard Rogers’ vision for a leisure and entertainment venue, topped out with a UFO-style roof.
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FeaturesHow good are extranets?
It may seem that project extranets are an accepted part of project best practice, but not everyone’s using them and not everyone likes them. Sonia Soltani weighs up the pros and cons
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FeaturesNow we understand
The simple aim of persuading every member of a project team to use the same format for documents can have a huge effect on time and morale.
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Defence contract gives Carillion a fighting chance
A £95m Ministry of Defence work brings contractor back from the cold
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FeaturesConfessions of an impatient introvert
Galliford Try may be a bit of an odd shape for a listed company, but it’s going like a bomb, and those who know such things reckon it’s bound for greatness. Angela Monaghan met Greg Fitzgerald, the quiet man who’s driving with his foot on the floor