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News and views 04 Tuition fee hike hits courses

A drop in construction degree applications is blamed on £9,000 a year fees.

06 Planning could trip up Green Deal Insulation work could fall foul of planning restrictions.

08 CIOB backs new websites Institute to direct members to new online resources for construction.

10 Leader For the sake of Generation Lost, let’s squeeze more training capacity out of today’s resources.

11 Feedback Letters; and readers give their opinions on what the Olympics meant for them.

Features 14 Cover Story Lost generation Plenty of young people are signing up for college construction courses, but finding a job is another matter.

20 A lesson in free school building How free schools are challenging the industry to think, and build, differently

32 A turn up for the books Restoration of the Liverpool Central Library required a careful marriage of the new with the old.

38 A satis-factory result A former potteries factory is being refurbished to become a centre of learning for refurbishment itself.

41 Watch this space

Business technology advances are set to impact our workplaces.

42 Why we specified… Walltite CV 100 injection grade polyurethane foam insulation.

47 CPD: Team building What does it take to create a winning team? An appreciation of psychology is a good start.

70 Have you thought of… Doing a prehistoric refurb; adopting the latest Swedish workwear; giving your keyboard a wash?

Construction professional 26 New procurement standards 20 years of best procurement practice has been distilled into a new British Standard.

27 Case notes Richard Hildrick on a case involving delays and extensions of time.

28 Banishing the blacklisters A new case is set to put the issue of blacklisting under the spotlight.

28 Five things you should know about... ... successful rebidding.

+ Contact 55-66

Members can apply for new European designation, plus a regional focus on the South East

38 Cover illustration: Peskimo

CM’s new CPD Zone has generated huge interest from CIOB members as the most popular destination on our website. Check it out at construction- manager.co.uk

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