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FeaturesDesigning a dancefloor: Ramboll's new moves
When Ramboll was faced with the problem of designing a lightweight, long-span floor capable of withstanding the combined weight of a school dance class, it needed to come up with some exciting new moves 鈥� 黑洞社区 reports
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FeaturesChina market report: Once upon a time in the East
No country is changing at such a mind-boggling pace as China - now the largest construction market in the world and with new cities sprouting up all over the land. So is this the right time to be trying to muscle in on the market - or will fears of ...
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FeaturesFrance's nuclear fusion reactor: The hottest and coldest place on earth
黑洞社区 goes on the trail of the ITER - a 拢12.5bn multinational project that might just save the world 鈥�
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FeaturesWill Hinkley Point C survive planners and protests?
Hinkley Point C will be the first nuclear power plant to be built in decades and of course construction firms are keen to be part of the 拢10bn project. But wait: EDF still has to make a final investment decision, the plant hasn鈥檛 even got planning permission yet, and then ...
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FeaturesThe RICS' new rules of measurement
Next month, the RICS launches a suite of guidance and standards that is set to transform the way that costs are managed through the life-cycle of a building. Stuart Earl explains how it works
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FeaturesInterview: Mitie boss Ruby McGregor-Smith
How construction鈥檚 only female chief executive learned to stop worrying and build a 拢2bn company in the midst of a global economic crisis
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FeaturesEnergy-efficient buildings 鈥� too clever by half?
A survey for 黑洞社区鈥檚 Sustainability White Paper suggests that occupants find new buildings only marginally more efficient than older ones. Are their elaborate energy-slashing systems just too complicated to operate?
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Biomass energy
The biomass sector is gaining momentum and should prove easier for construction firms to break into than either off-shore wind or nuclear energy. Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris and John Busby of Arcadis examine this emerging market
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FeaturesInterview: Barratt's chief executive Mark Clare
B锘縜rratt鈥檚 chief executive Mark Clare may not have seen the recession coming - he is, after all, the man who splashed out 拢2.2bn acquiring Wilson Bowden just months before it hit - but he certainly has a clear vision of where the company is heading now. He talks to 黑洞社区 ...
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FeaturesTop 50 rising stars of sustainability
We meet the construction industry鈥檚 green trailblazers
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: Atkins Georgia skyscraper
Our student panel from Nottingham Trent University are impressed with the design of Ad Astra Tower
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FeaturesKing's Cross Western Concourse: Space Travel
John McAslan鈥檚 8,500m2 Western Concourse at King鈥檚 Cross is transport architecture on an epic scale, returning the station to the grandeur of the golden age of trave. Just a shame about the glazing 鈥�
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FeaturesThe tracker: A wobbly start
Activity remained in negative territory in January, according to Experian Economics. However, civil engineering showed promise with activity at an eight-month high and new orders above normal
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FeaturesArcadis' Neil McArthur: This is just the start
When Arcadis bought EC Harris last year, it became the 10th largest design consultant in the UK and gained leverage in Asia and the Middle East. Now it鈥檚 brought in Neil McArthur to spend a further 拢100m on acquisitions and turn it into an even bigger global player. 黑洞社区 asked ...
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FeaturesProduct launches at Ecobuild: Next generation
Products for the sustainable built environment are getting thinner, more gas-tight, more efficient and longer lasting. Here鈥檚 a preview of some of the new launches to be unveiled at Ecobuild, from PV to underground storage
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FeaturesCould a style makeover tempt homeowners to the Green Deal?
The government鈥檚 Green Deal needs to retrofit around 600,000 homes a year - but it seems unlikely that current incentives can persuade enough people to make alterations to their homes. Ike Ijeh asks if the promise of a style makeover could be a more effective way to win over homeowners
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FeaturesDrivers of eco design
What will drive sustainable construction in 2012? Early indications suggest that regulations, corporate responsibility and energy consumption will all play major roles - and that this could be the year that the gap between a building鈥檚 predicted and actual performance is scrutinized. Andy Pearson reports
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FeaturesThe power of collaborative consumption
Today鈥檚 technology and the recession are driving a revived sense of community as we share, rent and trade possessions. Writer and ecobuild speaker Rachel Botsman talks to Nick Jones about the power of 鈥榗ollaborative consumption鈥�
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FeaturesGeoengineering: Space age solutions
Governments admit they have failed to reduce our co2 emissions, so now geoengineering could be our only option to counteract climate change. Andy Pearson explains how this could involve anything from covering deserts with reflective surfaces to putting a shield for the earth in space. Illustration by Philip Veall
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FeaturesEcobuild 2012: Spotlights
From solar powered transport to timber structures and the latest in urban design, Ecobuild is showcasing the very best in sustainability. So what鈥檚 taking centre stage this year? Andy Pearson reports