All Features articles – Page 522
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FeaturesWinner takes all
Giving up your job to become a freelancer will always involve some risk, especially if you are under 30. But as Amanda Hales, a 29-year-old QS, testifies the gamble can definitely pay off
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Appointments
Housebuilders Redrow Commercial has promoted Peter Howarth to construction manager. He was previously a senior project manager, and has been at Redrow for seven years. Howarth will be based in Manchester.Charles Church has hired Mitch Woods as the site manager for Admirals Keep, a 33-home development in Hampshire. Woods previously ...
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FeaturesTake your partners
As clients, councils tend to be one-night-stand types with a leering interest in the size of your tenders, or celibates who do everything themselves. But now the government is pairing them up with sexy private firms and shoving them under the mirrorball. We think this could be the start of ...
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Make it work
In the final part of our work–life balance series, Andrew Garbutt of Berkshire Consultancy explains how to ensure your flexible arrangements can be maintained
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FeaturesHaven't we moved on?
Sir Stuart Lipton reckons that housing design and building techniques are stuck in the Roman times. That may make you want to throw him to the lions, but could he possibly be right?
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Who said greens are good for you?
Developers buying land for later development may risk having it turned into a village green. But a recent case points up strategies for protecting that land against future claims.
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FeaturesGet it right: masonry walls
Problems with external masonry walls come high on the list of recorded defects, according to home insurance claims and industry statistics. When designing and constructing walls, it is vital that not only is the structural stability considered but also thermal performance, moisture resistance and, where applicable, fire separation and acoustic ...
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Factfile
Planning approvalsAs the system gradually slowed down towards summer, planning approvals in June were down on May's figures (see Homes, June issue) and most regions saw the numbers reduced further in July.August approvals continued to dwindle, particularly for housing associations. But September saw a strong boost in numbers, with the ...
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FeaturesSix simple steps to building an intercontinental transport hub in the centre of a capital city
We tell the story of how the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is arriving at St Pancras
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FeaturesThe city blurred by speed
You know those incredible statistics on Dubai's building boom? Well, the next wave of development is going to be even bigger. We went to find out how expats keep up with the pace
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FeaturesSeen my new mobile?
Young urban professionals like the idea of a £30,000 retreat in the country but hate the idea of owning a mobile home. So architect Buckley Gray has designed one that will change their mind for them.
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FeaturesRefurbishment of Plymouth Tinside Lido: Pool life
Closed for a decade, Plymouth’s Tinside Lido has finally been restored to the glory of its 1930s heyday. How could the council afford it? Alex Smith finds that it’s amazing how much you can save by intelligent specification
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FeaturesJohnny on the Spot
How does Tim O'Toole plan to upgrade the world's biggest underground system, using the most complex contracts in history, when he can't seem to keep its trains on the track?
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FeaturesNigel Griffiths
A skills crisis, worrying accident rates, controversial contracts in post-war Iraq and a promotional mission to Brazil: our minister has got a lot on his plate. In fact, if you're interested, he could probably pop round one evening and take you through it. Say next Thursday? We try to keep ...
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Products - Flooring
High-pressure laminateAlloc Commercial says its flooring now has a thicker and stronger high pressure laminate surface and an integral Silent System sound absorbent underlay. Alloc says the surface resists damp, diluted chemicals and cigarette burns and has been designed to endure heavier impacts. Alloc has also launched the new StoneStructure ...
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Be flexible
In the second part of our work-life balance series, Andrew Garbutt of Berkshire Consultancy explains how to negotiate effectively for flexible working arrangements
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