All articles by Andy Pearson – Page 2
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FeaturesVictoria’s super Nova
The £2.2bn Nova Victoria scheme was always going to be a star project. But, on a hemmed in space, it needed some special solutions to make it shine
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FeaturesAction station: Bond street tube station
A cramped site 20m underground, below a busy street is not an easy place to conduct the £320m upgrade of Bond Street tube station. Especially when the only access is via two 9m-wide shafts.
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FeaturesCan better design help to solve the housing crisis?
Andy Pearson looks at four housing design proposals that could transform the way we live
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FeaturesJoie de vives
Zaha Hadid’s Pierresvives council building in the French city of Montpellier relies on concrete to solve a range of structural and environmental challenges, as well as providing a spectacular geometric facade
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FeaturesBenchmarking risk with EcoPAS
Will a new data bank provide commercial developers with the proof that sustainability makes financial sense?
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FeaturesThe human factor
With the rise of more intelligent building control systems, offices are beginning to know their occupants’ needs almost before they do
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FeaturesThe Regs Files: Energy perfomance in homes
With the energy performance of new homes proving far worse in practice than in theory, the government has been spurred into action - but its proposed quality assurance process for Part L compliance has not met with universal approval
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FeaturesThe Regs Files: Changing Building Control
Plans are afoot to make approved inspectors and the LABC more streamlined, more efficient and more effective in the fight against non-compliance. But will they work?
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FeaturesSpecial report: M&E on BIM
Mott MacDonald has set itself a tough 2013 deadline for using BIM on all its projects, so it simulated a sports venue project to test out its skills
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FeaturesSpecial report: Building envelopes
Upgrading a facade not only brings aesthetic benefits, it can help extend the building’s life and improve environmental performance. Here we look at facade systems that can be installed with minimal disturbance and, crucially, do not require a building to be vacated. Andy Pearson reports
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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’s predicted and actual performance is scrutinized. Andy Pearson reports
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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’s taking centre stage this year? Andy Pearson reports
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FeaturesSpecial report: Bringing in BIM
It’s no longer a question of whether you should adopt BIM, but how. So what are firms doing to persuade employees and supply chains to embrace the technology and get suitable training? Andy Pearson reports
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FeaturesM&E special report: LED lighting at the National Gallery
Displaying some of the most famous - and delicate - paintings in the world is a tricky business, particularly when you have to decide between quality of light and energy conservation. The National Gallery thinks it has found the answer: LEDs. Andy Pearson reports
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FeaturesESCOs: Off the grid
As the pressure to achieve low-carbon developments intensifies, decentralised, privately-funded energy solutions are in increasingly high demand. Andy Pearson examines the rapidly expanding market for Energy Services Companies, or ESCos
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FeaturesM&E special report: Android smart home
What would it mean to be able to control every electrical device in your home from your phone? Wireless home automation is nothing new, but Google hopes to bring it to the masses with its latest project. Andy Pearson glimpses the future
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FeaturesEcobuild: Five top trends
In this week’s Ecobuild special, we take a look at five top trends to find out about at the show on 1-3 March. And there are some surprising suggestions to help you get more green
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FeaturesHow Balfour Beatty drained its site using state-of-the-art 'blotting paper'
The contractor used 55,000 strips of permeable polyseter to enable work on a saturated site to start in months rather than years
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FeaturesMarathon effort: piling on the complex Glasgow sports arena site
How the team tackled difficult conditions on the site of the 2014 Commonwealth Games centrepiece