All Features articles – Page 146
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FeaturesProjects: Hope for the slope
On a narrow, sloping site in Muswell Hill, architect pH+ has responded imaginatively to a host of site constraints to produce a compelling example of how London’s awkward little corners can help tackle the capital’s housing shortage.
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FeaturesOnline poll: Cutting the cost of construction
This week’s poll: The government has ask the sector to cut the cost of construction by a third in 2025. Is that realistic?
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FeaturesIt's not all about London...
Regeneration of regional city centres outside London is seeing construction companies such as Szerelmey GB engaging with local Clients and Developers to deliver projects within a highly collaborative framework. Szerelmey GB delivers award-winning external, internal and hard landscaping projects in natural stone, brick and faience across the country.
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Fair Havens Hospice
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Richard Bassett at LSI Architects
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FeaturesRocky road: Cemex's Michel André talks to Building
Cemex’s new UK boss, Frenchman Michel André, talks about his vision for the company and for the construction industry as a whole
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FeaturesThis week in 1997
The Angel of the North spreads its wings with a little help from construction
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FeaturesMarket review: Portents of decline
Its second consecutive quarter of falling output puts the construction sector technically into recession – while the rest of the economy is growing slowly
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FeaturesCITB: Getting training into shape
After a turbulent year, the CITB is to reinvent itself as a co-ordinator of skills delivery rather than a direct provider. Can a smaller CITB better tackle the industry’s big skills crisis?
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FeaturesTracker: October 2017
The total activity index indicates growth, and residential and non-residential activity is in positive territory
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FeaturesThe return of the clerk of works
Concerns about building quality and safety, especially in the wake of Grenfell, have led to calls for a more co-ordinated approach to accountability. Could the answer be to revive the largely lapsed role of clerk of works?
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FeaturesCPD 27 2017: Introduction to solid surface
Solid surface is a man-made material, suitable for a range of interior and exterior applications. This CPD, sponsored by Avonite, outlines the key considerations for designers
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FeaturesWhat to specify: M&E
Low-noise air-conditioning, all-in-one emergency lighting, mechanical and digital security systems and office lighting that’s gentle on the eye are among this week’s featured products
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FeaturesOnline poll: Targeting 300,000 homes a year
This week’s poll: Will the funding and incentives the chancellor pledged for housebuilding in the Autumn Budget be enough for him to achieve his 300,000 homes a year target?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Bushey Cemetery
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Waugh Thistleton Architects
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FeaturesCladding sector: Think you've got it covered?
Several cladding firms may have fallen in recent years, but the collapse of Lakesmere this month came as a shock. If this can happen to the biggest firm in the sector – one seemingly in robust health – how worried should the others be?
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FeaturesTop Specialist Contractors 2017
While Brexit is a worry, their UK focus means most specialist contractors have less to fear than some, and workloads are healthy for now. But there are concerns about the pipeline ahead, and payment issues are a headache
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