All Features articles – Page 132
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FeaturesTracker: September 2017
The total activity index stayed steady at its highest level since the referendum, with civil engineering growing especially fast
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FeaturesCPD 23 2017: Specifying fire-resistant glass
Fire-resistant glass is an important requirement on many projects. This CPD, sponsored by Pyroguard, discusses the key considerations for specifiers
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FeaturesProjects: Bloomberg HQ, London
Foster + Partners’ HQ for Bloomberg breaks with tradition for City of London buildings by respecting the architectural context of its surroundings
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FeaturesThe Big Debate: Solving the innovation puzzle
Construction is often unwilling to change the way it works, especially when it comes to integrating technology. David Blackman reports on a Big Debate where industry professionals try to work out how to get companies to embrace the benefits of new technology
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FeaturesOnline poll: Gender pay gap
Should more construction companies follow Lendlease’s example and publish gender pay gap data before next April?
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FeaturesProjects: Grenfell - how to build a school in nine weeks
At the base of Grenfell Tower sits a state-of-the-art secondary school – now lying empty. The Education and Skills Funding Agency had a single summer to find 960 pupils a temporary new home
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FeaturesKensington Aldridge Academy - a time lapse
Watch a time lapse video to get a glimpse of how Mace and Portakabin built a school for the Grenfell community in just nine weeks
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FeaturesImage of the week: A new twist of lime
Liverpool Lime Street station, all lines of which reopened on Monday following a 23-day upgrade as part of Phase One of its major transformation
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FeaturesSketch of the week: 8 Albert Embankment, London
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Fred Pilbrow, senior founding partner at Pilbrow Partners
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FeaturesCPD 22 2017: Acoustics and curtain walling
This module, sponsored by Siderise, explains how acoustics should be incorporated into the design process
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FeaturesCPD 21 2017: Acoustic performance of composite floors
This CPD, sponsored by Tata Steel, provides guidance on meeting the required performance level in steel construction
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FeaturesHousebuilders' Salary Survey 2017: On the up and up
With fears of a housebuilding downturn in abeyance, skills shortages are helping drive up salaries, especially outside London
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FeaturesLearning and earning - join the club
More and more construction employers are pledging to ensure that 5% of their workforce are supported through some form of apprenticeship, graduate or development programme
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FeaturesMarket review: On the rails
In construction, activity is holding up, partly thanks to a big boost from HS2 contract awards in September
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Sustainability
An automated waste collection system, circadian lighting to keep body rhythms in summer mode, and a range of solar collectors that harness the absorption properties of slate, are among this week’s products
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FeaturesOnline poll: Carillion's dispute
Do fears over Carillion disputing bills with its suppliers justify renewed calls for project bank accounts on public sector jobs?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Vertical workplace, Tooley Street, London
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Dan Cove, director at CoveBurgess Architects
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FeaturesImage of the week: Blown away
Cork City FC’s football stadium was unfortunate enough to be in Hurricane Ophelia’s path of destruction
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