All Features articles – Page 122
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FeaturesSpherical objects!
Spheres have always been seen as a rather fantastical form for a building. Yet the sphere is in a geometric sense the most efficient form there is – and new technical innovations are making it easier to exploit this potential in practice.
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FeaturesCPD 4 2018: Sports hall heating and ventilation
This CPD, sponsored by Nortek, outlines energy-efficient ways to heat and ventilate sports halls that conform to recent changes in legislation
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: RIBA and RICS guidance
Guidance from both RICS and the RIBA on carbon reduction from a whole-life perspective can be used together to plan for resource efficiency and minimal emissions. Simon Sturgis of Sturgis Carbon Profiling reports
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FeaturesImage of the week: Jobs for the girls
Marchers gathered outside the Palace of Westminster for March4Women to demand gender equality
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Cadogan Estates' George House development, London
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch by Stiff + Trevillion associate director Sean Crummey shows the rooftops of Chelsea, designed by the S+T tea
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FeaturesThe problem with women
As the deadline for companies to disclose their gender pay gap looms, Debika Ray looks at whether the industry is at last ready to take meaningful steps to remedy the problem
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FeaturesWomen in architecture - on a role
Although women still account for barely a fifth of UK architects – and that figure is falling – they are increasingly leaving their mark on the built landscape. Ike Ijeh talks to leading women in the field to find out how they got where they are today
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FeaturesOnline poll: Planning for the future
This week’s poll: Does the revised draft of the National Planning Policy Framework #NPPF instil you with confidence about the future of the housing sector?
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FeaturesApprenticeships: the chosen few
The government has pledged to create 3 million apprentices by 2020. But one year after the launch of the apprenticeship levy, the number of apprentices is declining fast and the target is way off course. As this week’s National Apprenticeship Week comes to an end, David Blackman reports on what’s ...
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FeaturesTracker: January 2018
The total activity index shows growth but gradual decline is in progress – while the UK regional index is slowly losing momentum
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FeaturesOnline poll: Rising momentum?
This week’s poll: Is the rise of the Momentum group in Labour-controlled councils putting at risk key regeneration schemes?
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FeaturesImage of the week: Cool runnings
A cold snap has caused disruption to businesses and transport services across the country this week
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Old Street Iconic Gateway, London
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch features Pilbrow Partners’ competition entry for the Old Street Iconic Gateway competition
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FeaturesCarillion... the story so far
Befuddled by the sheer volume of information coming out about Carillion’s collapse? Here’s what we know, what we don’t know and what we still need to know
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FeaturesJoining forces: how UK construction helped after Hurricane Irma
When Hurricane Irma struck the British Virgin Islands last September, the government’s disaster relief effort sprung into action
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FeaturesProjects: BBC TV Centre - no place for daleks
The iconic home of television has been given a new lease of life as housing, offices - and broadcast studios. Ike Ijeh tunes in
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FeaturesCost model: Services for tall buildings
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems are a particular challenge for tall buildings, with their own considerations and commercial drivers. Alinea Consulting details the factors and costs for office towers
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