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FeaturesTesting their metal
Steelwork specialist Severfield-Rowen built a reputation on large-scale, complex projects but its chief executive stood down last week after cost overruns on the Cheesegrater. Iain Withers looks at the issues facing the firm and the wider specialist sector
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Mixed messages
The new year kicked off with fears of a triple-dip recession but with the markets bullish and most companies cautiously optimistic. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesInterview with Greg Barker
Energy minister Greg Barker talks to 黑洞社区 about why value for money is so important and his passion for the Green Deal
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FeaturesGreen for Growth: Retrofit
A ring-fenced retrofit programme for public buildings would boost the economy, cut carbon emissions, and even pay for itself. So why isn鈥檛 it happening?
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FeaturesThe Green Fifteen
黑洞社区 meets five new members of sustainability supergroup, the Global Clients Group
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FeaturesWhose BIM is it anyway?
Faithful + Gould project manager Jane Foulkes was a BIM sceptic until she was faced with a complex prison design project and a three-month deadline鈥�
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FeaturesThe route to BIM in 10 steps
The industry will have to put its foot down to meet the government鈥檚 BIM deadline. Here, five experts break the route in 10 key stages
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FeaturesThe Place to be
The Shard may have attracted all the attention in the last year but its little sister, The Place, represents just as accomplished a technical feat
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FeaturesWelcome to hub city: Grimshaw's airport plans for London
Grimshaw is the latest architect with a scheme to expand the UK鈥檚 airport capacity. But its plan - revealed here exclusively - takes a different approach by placing London at the centre of it all
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FeaturesDavid Montague: Playing the numbers game
The head of London Quadrant, the capital鈥檚 biggest affordable housing provider, on the changing role of housing associations
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FeaturesSustainability: Priority School 黑洞社区 Programme
The Priority School 黑洞社区 Programme could provide opportunities to save money by reducing energy costs. But who will benefit? It depends on what source of data you choose
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FeaturesGreen for Growth: Display Energy Certificates
In the first of a five-part series on our Green for Growth campaign aims, 黑洞社区 asks industry figures why it鈥檚 so vital to make accurate measurements of energy performance public knowledge
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FeaturesGlass: Which is the fairest of them all?
Glass may have been about for thousands of years but in future its applications will extend well beyond glazing. Here are some innovative uses to look out for
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FeaturesEnforcing adjudication in Scots Law: SW Global Resourcing Ltd vs Morris & Spottiswood Ltd
This case examines whether the decision reached by an adjudicator breached the rules of natural justice
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FeaturesTop 150 European contractors: the Euro vision
We introduce the top European contractors and housebuilders league tables with an analysis of the overall health of the market
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FeaturesThe future of site reporting
How much time and money is wasted on writing up site surveys? GoReport庐 is a new tool aimed at streamlining the process and reducing admin costs by using the latest mobile technology to generate surveys or inspection reports
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FeaturesDavid Tonkin interview
Atkins鈥� boss on the gains from being the engineering provider for London 2012, and on returning the firm to growth
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FeaturesThe Tracker: Don't get excited
The activity index is on the rise for second month in a row, according to the latest figures from Experian Economics, but orders remain in negative territory and the bad news just won鈥檛 go away in the jobs market