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FeaturesCPD 20 2015: Permeable paving for SuDS
Sustainable drainage systems are a vital tool in the fight against urban flooding. This CPD module examines how they work, with a focus on the role played by permeable paving systems. It is sponsored by Tarmac
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Doors and windows
This week鈥檚 residential products include timber sliding sash windows for Alain de Botton鈥檚 A House in Essex project, and an external wall insulation that better suits the Georgian and Victorian brickwork often found in northern cities
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FeaturesConstruction on hold
Alarmed by the pace at which construction costs are rising, more and more clients are putting their projects on hold
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Le Corbusier鈥檚 Chapel
This week鈥檚 sketch is by Gian Kundi, partner in The Tooley and Foster Partnership
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FeaturesImage of the week: The world keeps on building
The World Trade Center district in New York City continues to be rebuilt, 14 years after the attacks that destroyed the Twin Towers
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FeaturesInternational costs 2015
Economic recovery in the UK and currency fluctuations have triggered big movements in the relative construction cost rankings of cities around the world
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FeaturesHousing associations: Going it alone
Housing associations are being forced to find efficiencies, with some taking repairs and maintenance work in-house and leaving private contractors out in the cold
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FeaturesTall buildings: Height vs heritage
London鈥檚 lack of a coherent tall buildings policy has led to controversial 鈥榗arbuncles鈥� such as the Walkie Talkie crowding its skyline
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FeaturesCPD 19 2015: Commercial value of thinner insulation
This CPD module explores the wider benefits that insulation systems based on thinner, high-performance materials such as phenolic foam can bring to property developers and owners. It is sponsored by Kingspan Insulation
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FeaturesSchool places: Do the math
The Department for Education is scratching its head over how to meet the demand for 25% more school places at a time of rising construction inflation and a dearth of available urban land
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FeaturesSketch of the week: St John's Wood
This week鈥檚 sketch is by Ryder Architecture associate David McMahon
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FeaturesImage of the week: In safe hands?
The mayor of London introduces a safety scheme that will affect construction vehicles supplying sites in the capital
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FeaturesThis week in 2010
We look back five years to the last government鈥檚 policy on school building
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FeaturesUniversity challenge
With contractors more choosy about the projects they bid for, and inflation eroding HE鈥檚 fixed tuition fee income, can universities remain attractive to the industry?
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FeaturesCPD 17 2015: Specifying colour
Our latest CPD module explores the many factors that influence our perception of colour, and shows how this knowledge can be used to inform interior decoration schemes. It is sponsored by Dulux Trade
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FeaturesThe Plimsoll 黑洞社区: Close encounters
The incorporation of two schools into a residential building is an example of school designers becoming more responsive to the changing physical and political environment
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FeaturesTracker: July 2015
The construction activity index took a leap upwards after contraction the month before, while the UK composite index saw its largest increase since 2012
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FeaturesImage of the week: When you wish upon a star鈥�
Welcome to 鈥楧ismaland鈥�, Banksy鈥檚 鈥榖emusement park鈥� in Weston-super-Mare
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FeaturesCrossing the line
With the Calais crisis still a hot media topic, the government is on the warpath against construction companies employing illegal workers. But is the sector doing enough to make sure it doesn鈥檛 get caught out?