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The joy of bricks
I love brick buildings – if only the product was marketed imaginatively so that we had more of them, says architect Dr James Campbell
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FeaturesUnderstanding brick mortars
In the first of a two-part series, Michael Hammett breaks down brickwork mortar, with top tips for the perfect mix depending on what you're building – and where
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FeaturesBrickwork innovation, Latino-style
The late Uruguayan-born structural engineer Eladio Dieste (1917-2000) achieved world fame with his advances in contemporary structural brickwork, particularly as a medium to compete with concrete.
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NewsShake-up at Interior Services gives King more power
Revamp after sale of FM arm pushes David King into chief executive role; Roy Dantzic becomes chairman
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The truth about the NFB
I read with interest a story on Eastern European labour in last week's Building (4 June, page 9).
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Babcock takeover team cries foul in Peterhouse sale
Advisers to group trying to buy Peterhouse accuse its chairman, David Jackson, of influencing shareholders
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FeaturesThe bigger picture: how eastern european workers
European enlargement has made a huge pool of highly skilled and low paid workers available to British firms, and it has opened the British market to highly skilled and low cost contractors, too. We report on the likely impact of this momentous development
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FeaturesLife on the line
Rats. Diseases. Pitch dark. 130° heat. Airless, confined spaces. No water. Entombed under 30 m of concrete. Endless tunnels. All night, every night. This is not a recurring nightmare, it's a job. We took a journey to the end of the night with the track replacement boys.
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NewsCostain sets up overseas firms
Contractor Costain is to set up businesses with its two major overseas shareholders, Al-Kharafi of Kuwait and United Engineers of Malaysia
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CommentThe nature of the beast
It may surprise you to learn that lawyers and academics are still not entirely sure what an adjudicator is, what they can do, and what they are like
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NewsAustralian engineer SKM takes over Anthony Hunt
Sinclair Knight Merz expands UK operations with purchase of engineer that built Waterloo International Terminal
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Hyder on a roll with £2.2m profit
Engineering and design consultant Hyder Consulting has published improved results for the year ending 31 March.
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NewsMontpellier shocks City with £20m loss
Construction conglomerate Montpellier has reported a loss of £20.7m after admitting that it underpriced construction contracts
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NewsCABE plumps for chief with regeneration expertise
CABE chairman announces 'new chapter' as Medway council official Richard Simmons is appointed chief executive
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NewsMace to construction manage £100 City office
Shock in industry as out-of-favour procurement route is picked for biggest City office scheme for 18 months
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News'Fast track' Diana memorial fountain ready for opening
Seven years after her death, £3m memorial fountain to Princess of Wales is completed in Hyde Park
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British Library begs £4m for M&E repairs
The British Library building is seeking more than £4m to replace its M&E services seven years after the building first opened.
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Firms face insurance cost hike
Concerns have been raised that contractors will face higher administrative overheads when an insurance directive policed by the Financial Services Authority is introduced next month
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A sustained attack
Sustainability is at the top of the government's agenda at the moment. The industry is being bombarded with reports on how to use fewer natural resources and a sustainable buildings code has been proposed that will force designers of public sector buildings and social housing to specify sustainable materials. English ...