All Features articles – Page 106
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2015
Theresa May’s apparent warming towards social housing is in sharp contract to the sector’s relationship with the government three years ago
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FeaturesOnline poll: Automated innovation
This week’s poll: Will autonomous vehicles change the face of the city?
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2018: While the sun shines
How much are roles paid at housebuilders in 2018?
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FeaturesWhat impact will driverless cars have on our future buildings?
How will electric-powered private-hire driverless cars change the way in which we design buildings and utilise land?
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FeaturesWill driverless cars change our urban environment as we know it?
Do electric-powered private-hire driverless cars represent the biggest opportunity to redesign our urban environment since the invention of the motor car itself?
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FeaturesLead times: July-September 2018
With workload and enquiries remaining level, lead times stayed steady for all except two packages – both were driven higher by pressure on design and manufacturing resources
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FeaturesRoundtable: The way forward for fire safety
Industry professionals discuss their verdict on Hackitt’s fire safety recommendations, with tougher sanctions, responsibility and a potential Joint Combined Authority in the spotlight.
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FeaturesImage of the week: The fallen
Designer Tom Piper and artist Paul Cummins’ poppy sculpture Weeping Window at the Imperial War Museum in London
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Crown Inn, Stockport
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is of The Crown Inn, Stockport, by Martin Douglas, associate director at Pad Design
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FeaturesIs shopping a dying concept? No wonder it's hurting construction
As high-street chains close stores around the country, companies that build shops are coming to terms with paused schemes and supply outstripping demand. But many forward-looking firms are exploring alternatives
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2012
Six years ago we were worrying about the number of construction firms going bust…
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FeaturesCPD 20 2018: Aluminium curtain walling
This CPD, sponsored by Reynaers, will offer insight in to what needs to be considered when specifying curtain walling and provide a basic understanding of regulations and standards
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FeaturesCrushed: The story of one firm brought down by poor cash flow
Richard Dors and James Sinclair’s Dancourt toppled into administration. They tell Will Ing how it all went wrong – and how it feels to go under
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FeaturesThe Gantry: London's new 'home for making'
What might have become a dull business park on the site of London’s 2012 Olympics in Stratford is now a hub for artists and makers
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FeaturesPeace of mind below ground
Not all below ground waterproofing systems offer the same protection or easy application, and consequences can be costly. With more than 25 years and 65 million square metres of proven success, GCP Applied Technologies provides advice in selecting a below ground waterproofing solution
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FeaturesOnline poll: Soulless homes
This week’s poll: Are too many new neighbourhoods ‘soulless sets of houses’?
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FeaturesTill debt do us part
Why have contractors’ debt levels risen recently? Is debt as big a problem as it seems?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Dundee’s ‘V&Tay’
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Sandy Morrison, partner at HTA Design.
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FeaturesImage of the week: Fit to drop
Free jumpers leap from the top of the 421m-high KL Tower in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur