All Features articles – Page 101
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FeaturesOnline poll: Mandated margins?
This week’s poll: Should the government mandate a 5% margin for main contractors on public sector work?
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FeaturesBD Live’s first ever live design competition: A new quarter for Canada Water
Architects competed at Building Live with plans for the London development’s retail space
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FeaturesCities love to build arts venues to trigger urban regeneration - but it doesn't always work out
It’s called the Bilbao effect: a city engages an architect to build an arts venue in the expectation that urban regeneration will follow. Alas, it doesn’t always turn out this way
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FeaturesTracker: October 2018
Civil engineering activity built further on its September gains after four months of decline, while non‑residental was the only sector in which activity failed to grow last month
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FeaturesFire protection and thermal insulation
Fire protection and thermal insulation are no contradiction. Thin, effective insulation and fire protection are indeed compatible. Since this year the new insulation material CALOSTAT ® is available in the UK and already used in several objects in London.
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FeaturesProjects: Blackfriars Circus, London
Maccreanor Lavington’s Blackfriars Circus for Barratt Homes does everything a scheme centred on a 27-storey residential tower can do to engage with London’s architectural heritage
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FeaturesImage of the week: All things bright and beautiful
Visitors can make a special Christmas trip to London Zoo after the animals have gone to bed, to wander a mile-long illuminated pathway dotted with light sculptures of larger-than-life wild creatures
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1934
As we look at how the construction industry is preparing for Brexit – in as logical a way as possible but still with little clarity on what to expect – the phrase “on a wing and a prayer” came to mind.
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FeaturesSketch of the week: 120-bed hotel, Poole, Dorset
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ewen Miller, managing director at Calderpeel Architects
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FeaturesEconomics: Infrastructure – railway upgrades
Chris Pike and Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis examine the contribution that innovative engineering can make to delivering better outcomes for all users
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FeaturesOnline poll: London housebuilding targets
This week’s poll: Can mayor Sadiq Khan hit his housebuilding targets for London?
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FeaturesHousebuilding by numbers: how many homes should London be building?
Is mayor Sadiq Khan’s plan to build 65,000 a year anything more than wishful thinking?
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FeaturesBrexit: what's at stake for the supply chain?
We’ve all got Brexit jitters, but few have them worse than those in the industry who rely on materials coming in from Europe
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FeaturesCPD 25 2018: Insight into insulation
This CPD, sponsored by Kingspan Insulation, outlines insulation options, the way that the performance of insulation is measured and how to ensure the correct thickness is installed to maximise energy efficiency, comfort and space for building users
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FeaturesImage of the week: Overcast outlook
A delegate at the CBI conference this week muses on the crane-filled (for now) skyline of London’s Docklands
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FeaturesInterview - Sir Stuart Lipton talks to Building
Developer Stuart Lipton is among the biggest names in the business – and has no intention of leaving it any time soon
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Martin Douglas, associate director at Pad Design
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2002 – Sir Stuart on housing
The then chairman of CABE had plenty of ideas about how to meet demands for living accomodation
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FeaturesOnline poll: Innovate, innovate, innovate
This week’s poll: Do we need more innovation in construction?
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FeaturesTesting times: are specialist contractors the answer to construction's innovation woes?
In an industry starved of innovation, specialists are often the pioneers in research and development – and now the government has pledged £170m to help them. But those at the technical forefront still face obstacles.