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FeaturesSpecifier products
Rainscreen cladding that can tough out a sea storm, laminate that feels just like wood, and copper: the new weapon in the fight against bird flu. Plus, the latest news from our friends in cladding
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Costs: Timber cladding for walls
Timber cladding is an attractive and sustainable option for external walls. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans assesses commonly available options and their whole-life costs
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FeaturesHow green is your house (and the rest of your life)?
In a world becoming increasingly eco-conscious, Building decided to sign up three key industry figures with gas-guzzling lifestyles to be whipped into shape by our eco-guru. Katie Puckett discovered just how big their carbon footprints are, and how they plan to cut tonnes from their CO2 emission totals in 100 ...
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FeaturesCost model: Swimming pools
Britain's swimmers haven't had much success recently - so if we want a gold rush in 2012, we must start building competition pools now. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon examines the key design and economic issues and breaks down the costs of a 50 m pool with dry sports ...
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FeaturesJust the job: from fashion to facades
Kate Cresswell tells Emily Wright why she was happy to leave high fashion to go into construction
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FeaturesThe old friends
The old friends giggle as the photographer asks them to move ever closer. The RIBA HQ in central London is playing host to two of the foremost signature architects of the past 30 years, and they respond by embracing and mocking each other as they ham it up for the ...
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FeaturesCosta del Cockney
A sparkling white apartment scheme, straight out of a Mediterranean resort, has just been built in the heart of London's East End
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FeaturesLet the fun and games begin
Last week, ODA chairman Jack Lemley finally fired the starting gun for the London 2012 construction programme by releasing the tenders for key contracts. George Hay spoke to him about why the ODA held back for so long, the reasons why he needs to review all the Olympic projects and ...
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FeaturesFour hail murrays
Murray Grove in Hackney, north London, pioneered the use of prefabricated modules in multistorey flats Credit: Raf Makda/VIEW The Murray Grove block was assembled out of prefabricated modules that had been fully fitted out in the factory
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Sir Robert McAlpine gains top spot with £300m work
Private commercial deals help contractor knock Balfour Beatty from the top of the monthly league in January
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FeaturesFlight path to New York
Angus Robertson followed his heart and ended up in the city that never sleeps
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FeaturesNo more messing about in boats
He may wonder why on earth a sailor was put in charge of the Ministry of Defence's £15.3bn estate, but vice admiral Peter Dunt has attacked the job with military precision. He talked to Mark Leftly about PFI, budget cuts and how he got the job
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FeaturesThis is Devon Buchanon
Over the course of his life he has dated Jamie Lee Curtis, partied with Mick Jagger, managed the UK's first all-black dance group, been personal assistant to Grace Jones, acted as a stand-in for Burt Reynolds, and provided the teeth for a Colgate advert.
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FeaturesReturn of the dome
London's most famous white elephant is being reborn as an American-style entertainment behemoth complete with cinema, bars, clubs and an arena that can range from 3500 seats to 23,000.
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FeaturesThe Eurovision house contest
Welcome to Europan, the competition in which young European architects design housing schemes for 74 sites across the continent. Here are the designs that triumphed in the UK
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FeaturesAn unexpected Spanish acquisition
Ferrovial, Spain's most aggressive construction company, has shocked the UK industry by revealing its intentions of buying British airport operating giant BAA. But is it really that much of a surprise, asks Mark Leftly - and can the matador win its fight?
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Projects update: Project management
Our regular round-up of tools to help you work smarter looks at an innovation from the oil industry and a software program to maximise profit from mixed-use schemes