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FeaturesA one-stop services shop
Who fits it — Bailey, the M&E division of NG Bailey, has developed its off-site capability but is increasingly to be found at the heart of a project.
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News
Top 150 Housebuilder and Contractors 2006
Making a splashThe same old big fish are swimming around in the pond this year, with the top seven leading contractors and housebuilders by turnover retaining their positions. All a bit dull, really. So Building has decided to celebrate some of the smaller fish. They might not be devouring rivals ...
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FeaturesCutting-edge peace of mind
Who fits it — Advanced Integrated Systems’ projects include courts and airports, so it knows a thing or two about security. Below, Sonia Soltani finds out how it stays ahead in an ever-changing marketplace.
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FeaturesWhat to specify: doors
A range of products to turn any building into a fortress, from door locks to the latest in digital surveillance and video entry systems
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Security reinforcement
Common security weak spots in a building include the partitions, cavities and ceilings. Peter Caplehorn considers how specifiers can reinforce elements so they are less vulnerable to attack
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FeaturesUnder surveillance
First, Sonia Soltani reports on the new systems that integrate CCTV, access control and more besides …
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5 questions
To Shelagh Grant, the new chief executive of the Housing Forum, one of Constructing Excellence’s sector forums
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Copper bottomed
The boss of regeneration developer St Modwen, ex-cop Anthony Glossop, prefers plain talking to flashy hyperbole. Then again, the company’s £46m bottom line does rather speak for itself.
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What makes a building sustainable?
Would you recognise a sustainable building if you saw one? Paul Appleby says it’s not as easy as it first looks
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Have councils lost the plot?
You would think that with the pressure on councils to build more homes on brownfield sites, they would be only too pleased to release the thousands of acres of unused employment land. So why aren’t they?
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Not so desperate housewives
Back in 1986 when few of us had heard of sustainability (let alone Wisteria Lane), Milton Keynes launched a groundbreaking experiment in energy efficiency. Sonia Soltani went back to see how it had fared, and found the residents frantic not so much to save the planet as to enjoy those ...
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So here’s the plan
Creating a large-scale mixed-use masterplan calls for a wide range of skills and knowledge. In the first in a series of three articles on masterplanning, Alex Davey, partner at Davis Langdon, looks at 10 key considerations
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Kellys heroics
The past month or so has been marked by Ruth Kelly’s coming out, not in the white chiffon frills of a debutante, but in her customary sensible trouser suit.
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Housing
Later this year, barring further delays, the planning system will get a shake-up – PPS3. So what is it going to do for housing?
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My kind of town
It may come as a surprise, but hoards of Chinese and US regeneration experts are descending on Britain’s new towns. Even more surprising, perhaps, they’ve come to admire and learn. Gideon Amos opens our new towns special