More Focus – Page 92

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    Tracker: November 2016

    2017-01-10T10:00:00Z

    The total activity index and R M index both fell and the orders index ticked up, while the indices for the separate subsectors showed mixed results

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    Ð԰ɵç̨ intelligence: Q3 2016

    2017-01-10T10:00:00Z

    The latest Office for National Statistics figures show the economy has been in good shape since the referendum vote to leave the European Union. However, more challenging times seem to be ahead

  • Hamburg Elbphilharmonie
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    Elbphilharmonie: Crown jewel

    2017-01-06T06:00:00Z

    Hamburg wanted the Elbphilharmonie to be an instantly discernible architectural symbol to lift the city’s prestige but got a faceless glass block sitting on top of a brick one

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    What to specify: Roofing

    2017-01-05T06:00:00Z

    Manufacturers are keeping on top of roofing trends with products to suit all projects, from glass roof glazing to a Ð԰ɵç̨ Award-winning innovation

  • Manchester Victoria station was upgraded between 2013-2015
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    City focus: Manchester

    2017-01-05T06:00:00Z

    Ciara Walker and Jonathan Moore of Arcadis consider how the city that has ‘everything except a beach’ is leading by example in the northern powerhouse

  • Economic Construction Market Review - December 2016
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    Market review: A bumpy ride

    2017-01-04T11:08:00Z

    The Autumn Statement put its money behind infrastructure projects - but forecasts warn that difficult times lie ahead

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    2017: The mists of time to come…

    2017-01-03T15:32:00Z

    It’s been a long time since the industry has faced such uncertainty

  • Prefab Housing
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    2016: Back to the future - part two

    2016-12-21T06:00:00Z

    A 1980s office went back to nature and housing went beyond postwar with 21st-century prefabs 

  • Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece
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    2016: Back to the future - part one

    2016-12-20T06:00:00Z

    The Tate Modern extension provided a warped contrast against the former power station and the Design Museum gained a historically sensitive 1960s rebuild

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    2016 untangled - part two

    2016-12-19T06:00:00Z

    Even people who like surprises are likely to end 2016 wondering if there isn’t something to be said for ‘boring and predictable’. The Ð԰ɵç̨ team reports on the rollercoaster highs and lows of one of the weirdest years on record

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    2016 untangled - part one

    2016-12-16T06:00:00Z

    Even people who like surprises are likely to end 2016 wondering if there isn’t something to be said for ‘boring and predictable’. The Ð԰ɵç̨ team reports on the rollercoaster highs and lows of one of the weirdest years on record

  • Ð԰ɵç̨'s Christmas cocktail making
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    Christmas charity challenge: Good mixers

    2016-12-15T06:00:00Z

    Nothing is better to round off an unsettling year than a nice stiff drink. So Ð԰ɵç̨ invited three teams from the construction industry to find out who could make the best festive cocktail, as part of our Christmas charity appeal for Crash

  • New York
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    How is New York dealing with Trump?

    2016-12-09T06:00:00Z

    New Yorkers are still in shock at the idea of a Trump presidency

  • Exchange rates
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    Cost update Q3 2016

    2016-12-08T16:34:00Z

    Ð԰ɵç̨ costs rose overall, with materials cost inflation increasingly contributing to this - labour costs are rising too but at a lower rate

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    Neil Martin: Steady as he goes

    2016-12-08T06:00:00Z

    Since Neil Martin took over at the helm of Lendlease’s European construction operations he has returned the firm to profit and steadied the ship. So the question everyone wants to know is how he did it

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    Bacton Low Rise: Community blessed

    2016-12-07T06:00:00Z

    The reinvention of the Bacton Low Rise council estate shows that regeneration is as much about residents as construction - and that it is better to view the local community as an asset than a hindrance

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    What to specify: Residential

    2016-12-06T16:14:00Z

    Rapid rendering, accessible windows, vibrant carpet tiles for student housing, a deep undermount sink and a very thin radiator are among this week’s product news

  • Figure 1: Warehouse Relocated: 9 Cambridge Avenue
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    Whole-life carbon: Circular economy

    2016-12-02T06:00:00Z

    Typical design approaches minimise energy use and then offset to reach net zero – but how reliable is offsetting in reality?

  • Holy Trinity Primary School, Dalston
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    Holy Trinity Primary School: Dual distinction

    2016-12-01T06:00:00Z

    A lack of space means that many new schools in London are built within residential schemes and lack a visual expression of their own

  • Tour of a building site
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    Autumn Statement: Hit and miss

    2016-11-30T15:14:00Z

    Last week’s Autumn Statement trumpeted an extra £1.4bn for 40,000 affordable homes, but is the government set to miss its own target?