Refugees building Britain | What do IFC and Cobie mean? | Building Egypt’s Grand Museum
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The home of great construction stories. We go behind the headlines to meet the people who envision, create and manage the built world. Brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building. In this episode: Refugees building Britain [00:50] Yemeni refugee Omar tells Cristina Lago how important his construction job is. Jargon Buster [16:27] What exactly do IFC and Cobie mean? And do you really need to know? Building Egypt’s Grand Museum [20:49] Hill International tells David Rogers about its epic project to build the Grand Egyptian Museum ahead of its imminent opening. The Christmas site lunch [08:02] Justin Stanton discovers how caterers at a large London construction site manage the Christmas lunch.
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