All Features articles – Page 115
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Preview: Vince Cable speaks to Building
Ahead of Building’s full interview with Vince Cable - in print and online from Friday - read an excerpt of the Lib Dem leader’s views on Carillion, Heathrow and housing
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Roundtable: Universal BIM
BIM takeup is still increasing, but is the construction industry using it to its full potential? And how can all of the teams across a project be encouraged to do so?
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Sketch of the week: Monier Road, Hackney Wick, London
This #buildingdoodle sketch is by Tom McAviney, project architect, Pitman Tozer Architects
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Image of the week: Glasgow’s loss
Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Building, an iconic art nouveau building designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, was destroyed by fire on 15 June
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At full tilt: how Manchester velodrome got a new track in record time
When the British national cycling team headed off to Australia in March for the Commonwealth Games, they started a clock back in Manchester for a construction team to replace the wooden track at their velodrome
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The Active Office - an energy-positive building
The UK’s first energy-positive office, which generates more solar energy than it consumes, opened today at Swansea University
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From the archive: 2009
All the current economic and financial challenges facing construction led us to ask which chief executives are up to the mark this week.
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Follow the leader: who can step in to help transform the sector?
Carillion’s collapse has exposed a crisis at the top of the construction industry – a shortage of influential bosses
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Online poll: Cladding ban
This week’s poll: Do you agree with the government’s proposal to ban combustible materials in cladding systems?
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Sustainability: modular construction
How can developers get the most from modular construction while effectively managing its risks?
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Canada Water: 'More exciting than King's Cross'
Will developer Roger Madelin’s much revered magic touch be enough to turn Canada Water into an attractive neighbourhood?
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Online poll: Future of planning
This week’s poll: Is our planning system no longer fit for purpose?
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Planning for change
The English planning system is in need of a total overhaul, according to the recent Raynsford review. What kind of changes might we implement to create a more straightforward system and one that puts people and communities at its core?
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Image of the week: Bare necessities
Intelligent underwear and helmets for construction workers that come equipped with sensors to measure vitals such as body temperature
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Sketch of the week: Bialik Square, Tel Aviv, Israel
This #buildingdoodle sketch is by Félicie Krikler, director at Assael Architecture
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From the archive: 2009
Although our architecture correspondent was a big fan of Westminster Abbey’s new slinky glass-walled staircase, which has also won the popular vote, plans to overhaul the landmark haven’t always been so popular
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CPD 12 2018: Joint Contracts Tribunal
Procurement contracts can be complicated to arrange and have many risks attached. This CPD, sponsored by the JCT, is a guide to the different contract options available
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Cost update Q1 2018
Costs continue to rise steadily, as a result of ongoing domestic demand for materials and labour
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One year on: What have we learned so far from Grenfell? Part two
The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower breaks for a week of reflection, as today marks one year since the tragedy. In the second part of this two-part feature, Joey Gardiner highlights some of the key issues to have emerged from 2,000 pages of expert reports
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One year on: What have we learned so far from Grenfell? Part one
The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower breaks for a week of reflection to mark one year since the tragedy (14 June). In this two-part feature, Joey Gardiner highlights some of the key issues to have emerged from 2,000 pages of expert reports