More Focus – Page 127
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FeaturesParty time
As we approach the last party conference season before the general election, Building offers a guide to where each party stands on construction issues
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Doors and windows
As one door closes, another opens - or call it a window of opportunity: this week we offer an abundance of products to brighten up your outlook on life …
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FeaturesAgenda 15: The next phase
As the party conference season approaches, Building is now ready to unveil the next stage of its Agenda 15 campaign to create a manifesto for construction for the next parliament.
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FeaturesThe class of 2014: Architects
What made our architects choose construction and what can we learn from them about recruiting new talent?
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FeaturesInfographic: All eyes on Scotland
This week’s infographic looks at the impact of a Scottish vote in favour of independence
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FeaturesGlobal infrastructure: Aviation
What can cost, time and functional metrics tell you about delivering a capital programme in the aviation sector? David Crewe of Turner Townsend explains why it makes sense to reach beyond the traditional measures of development efficiency
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FeaturesThe class of 2014: Contractors and housebuilders
What made our contractors and housebuilders choose construction and what can we learn from them about recruiting new talent?
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FeaturesSouth Bank Tower: Coming out on top
Faced with the task of adding an extra 11 storeys to its structure, the engineering team working on London’s South Bank Tower have found a way to extend its height without additional foundations or a dramatic redesign
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FeaturesInterview: Andrew Davies
When Andrew Davies, Wates’ chief executive, goes to the board next month it will be to tell them how he intends to double turnover at the £1bn family firm. But don’t expect a revolution
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FeaturesInternational costs 2014
Economic recovery and a strong pound seem to have seen a big move for the UK in EC Harris’ annual rankings
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FeaturesThin end of the wedge
The Cheesegrater does more than any other skyscraper to open itself up to the public, but it’s shame it merely adds to the chaos of London’s skyline
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FeaturesReview: Denys Lasdun exhibition
Visitors to the new Lasdun exhibition at the Royal College of Physicians will envy the relationship between client and architect
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FeaturesExpat hotspots
Global construction is set to boom over the next decade, so where are UK construction consultants most in demand?
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FeaturesThe Pilsdon Community: Second time lucky
When the refurbishment of a refuge for people in crisis ran into trouble, it left the community disillusioned with the building industry. But construction charity CRASH responded to its plea for help
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FeaturesTime to go back to school?
When it comes to school building work, the construction industry has been tasked with doing ‘more for less’, but as the economy picks up is it time for a rethink?
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FeaturesInterview: Mairi Johnson
While at the EFA, Mairi Johnson was obliged to espouse a design-averse school building programme she didn’t much care for. Now at Aecom, she is fulfilling her ambitions
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FeaturesInfographic: Growth in need for school places
Projected UK population growth, following inward migration and rising fertility, will have a huge impact on the need for school places, with an overall increase of 12% in the school-age population expected between 2012 and 2024. But the data shows the impact will vary widely between English regions.
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FeaturesStudent digs
Despite rising tuition fees, university applications in the UK have risen to an all-time high. How is the industry is coping with the demand for student accommodation?
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FeaturesBroadwater Farm Inclusive Campus: Down on the farm
The Broadwater Farm Inclusive Campus accommodates on one site both special educational needs and mainstream schooling and is the culmination of a radical programme of inner-city renewal
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FeaturesOur H.O.U.S.E
Combining the benefits of high enviromental efficiency and prefabricated design and assembly, the student-designed H.O.U.S.E is setting the benchmark for regulation friendly housing