All Features articles – Page 120
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FeaturesProjects: The NHS’ first high-energy proton beam cancer treatment centre
The project to complete the centre, opening this summer at the Christie hospital in Manchester, was filled with a plethora of unusual challenges
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FeaturesTen things we don't do now thanks to technology
As construction marches forwards into a shiny digital future, spare a thought for the things we have left behind. We have preserved them for future generations here
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q4 2017
Construction output in Q4 of 2017 was 1% above that of a year ago, with growth driven by new housing – and private housing proving particularly strong
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FeaturesTracker: February 2018
Overall construction indicators mostly showed small if steady improvement in February, though civils went the opposite way
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FeaturesOnline poll: Gender pay gap
This week’s poll: Is the gender pay gap a wake-up call for companies to recruit more women into construction?
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FeaturesCPD 5 2018: Wetrooms
Wetrooms are all the rage, but there are myriad technical and regulatory factors to consider. This CPD, sponsored by Impey, provides all the details
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FeaturesProjects: Centre Point - the ugly duckling
Conran and Partners has converted Richard Seifert’s landmark Centre Point into luxury flats, completing the transformation of the central London tower from rejected pariah to paragon of sixties chic
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FeaturesIs the collapse of Carillion at fault for a recent market slowdown?
Signs are that Carillion’s implosion has triggered a sudden downturn in contract awards. Is the shock liquidation at fault or are wider problems to blame?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Bretton Country Park Visitor Centre
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by project architect Ross Perkin of Feilden Fowles
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FeaturesClosing the gap: steps towards pay equality
As the deadline to report gender pay gap approaches, Building and Aecom gathered top industry figures to debate how far gender equality has come in the construction industry, how far it still has to go – and how to get there
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FeaturesGender pay gap: reader survey
We want to hear from you: women working in construction are worse off than their male colleagues, but is this reflected at your workplace?
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FeaturesSustainability: The London Plan
Clara Bagenal George of Elementa Consulting and Adam Mactavish of Currie Brown review the energy policies in the draft new London Plan and assess their implications for new development
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FeaturesGender pay gap in construction - the league table
A comprehensive list of gender pay gap data for UK firms in construction
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FeaturesImage of the week: A poignant symbol
Sculptures erected on top of ITV’s Television Centre this week look to highlight men’s mental health issues in the UK
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Civic Quarter, Manchester
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Mark Pearce, an architectural assistant at architect Purcell
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FeaturesOnline poll: Getting ready to Brexit
This week’s poll: It’s a year to the day until the UK is expected to officially exit the EU. Is construction in a position to thrive, whatever deal is agreed?
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FeaturesOne year to Brexit - what should we expect?
A year to the day until the UK’s deadline to exit the European Union, we asked some industry figures to reflect on the Brexit negotiations so far and what’s in store after 29 March 2019