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FeaturesBrave new world
Many companies are mounting expeditions abroad to escape the UK downturn, but with global expansion comes a whole set of interesting problems.
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FeaturesTreat your staff with honesty and humanity
Thousands of people have been made redundant in the past few months and more will probably follow. How should a good employer handle this painful process? Josephine Smit found out
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FeaturesWhy do we give benefits?
Some firms shower their staff with cars, flexitime, parties and sabbaticals on the understanding that their generosity will be rewarded. Debika Ray finds out if it is
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The big picture: Employers guide 2008
So now we know which construction’s best employers are, but what else does all that data tell us? David Rogers crunches the numbers
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FeaturesCrumbling cookies
Your wallet may feel a bit light right now, but that’s just the way things are sometimes. Cheer up, put on a cuppa and mull over Guy Browning’s creative economies, starting with …
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FeaturesLean machine – Southwark council HQ
So many commercial developers crank out the same old generic office space. But here’s one that dares to be different. Stephen Kennett visits Southwark council’s low-energy headquarters in London – and, no, there’s not a false ceiling anywhere
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NewsInsulated dampproof courses and waterproofing
Hyload Insulated DPC, the structural waterproofing product from Ruberoid Buildings Products, has been designed to minimise cold bridging when closing masonry cavity walls.
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Products in brief
The Galvanizers Association has published a new guide, Galvanizing and Sustainable Construction, which aims to help architects, specifiers, engineers, developers and their clients use galvanized steel in the context of sustainable construction.
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Cavity barrier
Cavity Trays has launched the Cavi 60 SAF Stop, a multipurpose cavity barrier that provides acoustic, fire barrier and water-deflecting qualities.
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Timber joists
The new Alljoist from Boise EWP, part of the Simple Framing System, has been designed for use in floor and roof systems that need to match the old 9-inch deep carcassing joist.
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NewsBalcony support
Oregon Timber Frame has launched a hybrid steel and timber walk-on balcony for use on a 60-apartment timber-frame development located just outside Edinburgh.
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Reinforcement for masonry wall
Ancon has added two wire diameters to its range of AMR masonry reinforcement.
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Raft foundations
Abbey Pynford’s Housedeck raft foundation system has been used on the construction of a communal dining hall at Cuffley Outdoor Centre in Hertfordshire.
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Thermal mass
Integrating structures and services to get the most out of thermal mass can be a good road to lower energy consumption. Stephen Kennett looks at Tarmac’s solution
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CommentMy digital life: Chris Bone
The Bone Steel boss likes the instant communication and access to news and sports the web offers, but prefers networking face to face
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Costain bullish
Costain has said a record first-half order book of £2bn would help it through the credit crunch.
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Make makes a fortune
Turnover at Make Architects rose 75% from £10.8m to £17.8m in the year ended 31 December 2007.
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Wren raises £4m
Retirement homes specialist Wren Homes has raised £4m through a share issue and loan deal with investment group Wainford Holdings.
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CommentHow have the mighty fallen
The bold and the beautiful at Dubai’s latest luxury resort get a nasty shock, a celebrity gardener is rudely excluded and a mathematically minded company boss makes a third blunder