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  • Shapna Roy
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    It's PFI, Jim, but not as we know it

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Reports of the death of PFI are exaggerated, but the funding model is going to have to change to reflect a time of public sector austerity

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    Low-carbon: A trillion miles begins with a single step

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Paul Morrell’s ideas for getting construction to help deliver a low carbon future are light on design, says Chris Wise. Odd, because in fact we can design out much of our carbon footprint

  • Rob Deatker
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    Robert Deatker: High flyer

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Turner & Townsend’s Robert Deatker is the man responsible for ensuring the smooth delivery of one of the UK’s most mind-bogglingly complex schemes - the 2 million ft2 London Bridge Quarter, which includes the 310m Shard. And he’s determined to pull it off

  • Pudding Mill Pumping Station
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    New industrialists: Waste and power station design

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Dark satanic mills were once, in fact, exuberant celebrations of technology and design. Now Cabe’s new guidelines on power stations and waste facilities will try to put the architecture back into industry

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    A VAT gift to cowboys?

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    The government’s VAT hike to 20% this month has been met with dismay throughout construction. But while some sectors will be exempt, small builders are bound to be hit as cash-strapped homeowners turn to the black market

  • Comment

    VAT for domestic building ...

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    I hope this government knows what it is doing, because interest rates will have to rise soon as well (VAT increase could cost 11,000 jobs, 17 December, building.co.uk)

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    VAT on domestic animals

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Funny how Labour’s 1% hike on NI was a “jobs tax” that every CEO in the country seemed to want to scream about and sign carefully staged letters about, but now a 2.5% rise in VAT is being introduced by this shambles of a government with barely a word from ...

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    Don't curb your enthusiasm

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    I really like Kulveer Ranger’s enthusiasm (26 November, page 36) - these large infrastructure projects need huge amounts of positive energy from those in the driving seats to make them successful

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    How to do architecture right

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    I don’t entirely disagree with Lucy Rogers’ points (inbox, 10 December) in relation to my column (19 November, page 31)

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    All out of cabers?

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Michael O’Regan took this action shot in Belgravia, London

  • Arena Vision's floodinglighting for the 2012 Olympic stadium
    News

    2012 Olympic stadium: Foodlighting system

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Lighting manufacturer Philips has supplied its Arena Vision MVF404 floodlighting system for the 2012 Olympic Stadium

  • Features

    Clay roof tiles

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Tile maker Redland’s Rosemary clay tiles have been used to reroof a house in Perth, Western Australia

  • Features

    Heat reflective roofing membrane

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    BriggsAmasco installs UltraPly TPO membrane on John Fernley College

  • Features

    Mototrised roof hatches

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Stoke sixthform college fittted with Bilco D-50T hatches that double as smoke vents

  • Features

    Multi-functional fans

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Qatar development fitted with ventilation units

  • Germany's largest PV project
    Features

    Germany's largest PV project

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    ICB installs more than 5000 Solyndra’s tubular PV modules

  • Tiled roof
    Features

    Tiled roof verge solution

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Forticrete launches dry fix verge sytem for edges

  • News

    Compost guide for green roofs

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Waste & Resources Action Programme’s publication explains how compost can be incorporated

  • News

    Guide to help designers specify ceilings

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Amstrong Ceilings produces advice on installation and maintenance

  • News

    Bankers let Crest start buying

    2011-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Housebuilder Crest Nicholson has won a relaxation of banking covenants to allow it to buy sites in advance of a full debt restructure in the next month