All Buildings, Design and Specification articles – Page 17
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Building factories for the future
In designing gigafactories for the UK’s next-generation industries, the key imperatives are flexibility and future-proofing
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In pictures: Battersea Power Station control room restored to Art Deco glory
Former control room will be an events space in the Grade II* listed building
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Five talking points at the BCO’s conference in Manchester
After a two-year hiatus, developers and occupiers gathered to discuss the future of the office - here are some highlights
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The fine art of creating a new campus for the RCA
In their scale and singularity, these flagship buildings designed by Herzog & de Meuron in Battersea strike just the right balance
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Putting a brave face on it: overcladding homes to save energy
As bills spiral, attention has turned to retrofitting. While it can be disruptive and expensive, Energiesprong is quite the opposite
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Feilden Clegg Bradley gets green light for Paradise office
Architect beats three others to land Birmingham job
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Costing Steelwork 20: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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Part L has landed with too little time to ensure compliance
New energy efficiency standards came into force this week but not all the software to run the necessary calculations is available
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Cost model: Cancer care centres
The challenge is to deliver cancer centres that provide highly effective, technologically advanced care and support as well as research and education
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Cooking up a Storm in Dubai
The world’s first rollercoaster integrated into a building’s structure gives thrill seekers the ride of their lives
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Liverpool hospital stalled by Carillion collapse set for autumn opening
Laing O’Rourke drafted in to complete scheme after contractor’s implosion four years ago
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Productivity: Perspectives on digitalisation with Alinea, AHMM and Lendlease
To identify the opportunities and obstacles in the digitalisation process, Alinea asked a range of specialists for their perspectives
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A lesson to us all: how Scottish schools are tackling the energy performance gap
A simple funding policy is incentivising the uptake of Passivhaus for schools in Scotland - it should be applied across the UK
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Urban Splash inks £750m Swansea regeneration
Developer to revamp three different sites in south Wales city
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Modular construction emits 45% less carbon than traditional methods, report finds
Study by academics found 28,000 tonnes of carbon were saved on two schemes in London
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Inside Google’s global HQ: a temple to post-covid working culture
Google’s new campus in Silicon Valley opened last month. Tom Lowe spoke to Heatherwick’s Eliot Postma about how the concept was developed
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Brickability buys clay bricks supplier in latest acquisition
Materials firm continues takeover spree with another £4.75m deal
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Manchester Arena to undergo £50m redevelopment
HOK appointed to design ‘extensive transformation’ ahead of completion of rival Co-op Live venue next year
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Planners back HTA’s 31-storey tower as latest Isle of Dogs scheme
Practice adds five storeys to estate-regeneration scheme centrepiece for Mount Anvil and One Housing
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Solving the industry’s green problem: inside Drees & Sommer’s new energy-plus HQ
German firm demonstrates its commitment to circular design in Stuttgart as it eyes UK expansion