All articles by Andy Pearson – Page 5
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FeaturesDude, where are the waves?
QS David Weight has spent 10 years struggling to convince councils that his artificial reefs would make Britain the wave centre of Europe. Now it looks like he's about to get his big break. We paddled out to talk to him …
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Not much to look forward to
Last year a Building/Hays Montrose survey found that more than half of the magazine's readers were worried about their pensions. And they were right to be concerned.
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FeaturesWhy are we so fascinating?
Prime time slots are crowded with foppish designers, avuncular engineers, opinionated architects and diabolical builders. We find out what the attraction is, what the programmes are like, how they've changed the perception of building – and how you, too, can get your phizog on the box.
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NewsTony Fitzpatrick dies in Californian cycle accident
Industry mourns 'sad, sad loss' after chairman of Arup's Americas division is hit by a lorry in San Francisco.
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FeaturesT5 - satisfying hell hounds, wrestling with serpents
At least, that's how the Heathrow team describe their battle to make a 15-year-old design work for a rapidly evolving industry.
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FeaturesPrime time
The MoD's £1bn accommodation programme will create 45,000 bed spaces over the next 10 years. We look at the procurement of a key scheme, and finds out how technical fixes can make all the difference
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M&E firms shun young workers
M&E contractors are refusing to take on teenage apprentices because they are forbidden to work as many hours as adults under employment regulations introduced in April
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NewsWillmott Dixon launches green building package
Contractor joins architect White Design and window manufacturer Velux to offer energy-saving buildings.
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FeaturesThe dark side of construction
Every two days, a construction worker commits suicide – which is higher figure than any other professional sector. We explore what lies behind this disturbing statistic.
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FeaturesWho's the new kid?
There's another tower taking shape near One Canada Square. It's a headquarters for Barclays and, for the construction team behind all the buildings on the estate, another chance to hone their skills
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Space is money
A project can be analysed in terms of the fundamental units of space, time and money. And every project has a solution that uses the first to minimise the second and maximise the third. Here's how to find it
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Now for the science bit …
This composite crane's eye view of Zaha Hadid's Wolfsburg Science Centre in Saxony shows that laying a floor has rarely been more complex
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FeaturesTower of Babble
As the Swiss Re tower nears completion, the public is busy picking holes in the design and construction work. Building looks at how the erotic gherkin's dominant presence on the London skyline has inspired a wave of urban myths...
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CIBSE chief: We face extinction
Building services engineering may cease to exist as a profession in 20 years' time because of technological advancements in the sector, CIBSE president Terry Wyatt has warned
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Meet the beetle
It was Dutch practice Meyer en Van Schooten that came up with this astonishing insectoidal banking office in the heart of Amsterdam – possibly after spending the evening in one of the city’s many fine coffee houses...
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Dances with penguins
Or, how an English contractor went west to build a visitor attraction and found itself immersed in the dangerous and fascinating world of marine wildlife.
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DTI: Wage inflation set to soar
Construction is facing rapid rises in its wage bill, according to a government report due to be released this week.
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DTI: Construction wage inflation set to soar
Annual report on industry says that skills shortage will lead to huge wage hikes, leading to increased project costs and prices.
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FeaturesHow Mr Jones built a working ecological revolution in his own backyard for a fraction of the usual cost, and so can you
Allan Jones, a humble official at Woking council, got hold of £250,000 and turned it into £2.7m by making the borough the most energy-efficient in the UK. But that isn't the main story. The really astonishing thing is what he's planning to do next.