All Features articles – Page 155
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Building Awards 2016: Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (fewer than 100 staff)
Established just four years ago, Core Five now has an impressive client list enabling it to tot up 22 £100m-plus projects
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Building Awards 2016: Architectural practice of the year
Bennetts Associates impressed the judges with the breadth and strength of its projects, the practice has also expanded with a new office in Manchester
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Building Awards 2016: Engineering Consultant of the Year
The international reputation of Eckersley O’Callaghan has soared this year, with new offices all in major global cities
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Building Awards 2016: Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (100 staff or over)
Gleeds has had a bumper year with revenue, profit, staff numbers and productivity all on the up, it’s also bagged some mega-projects
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Building Awards 2016: Woman of the Year
The judges felt Tamsin Tweddell was the ideal role model for any aspiring female architect
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Building Awards 2016: Personality of the Year
Having co-founded her own architect practice dRMM, Sadie Morgan now shapes the wider construction agenda and in her key roles on the HS2 design panel and on the National Infrastructure Council she is a vital voice for good design in government circles
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Cost model: Cinemas
Cinemas can brighten urban areas and masterplans, and need good design and facilities to attract increasingly discerning audiences
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Image of the week: The finishing line
Construction workers start building the inaugural viewing platform in front of the White House
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Sketch of the week: Santo Stefano church
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Paul Mitchell
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This week in 1996
20 years ago the industry prepared to get political ahead of the election of Tony Blair
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BIM survey 2016: Multi-dimensional issues
Building’s annual BIM survey shows a lack of qualified staff, perceived higher costs and handicaps for SMEs, makes a fully digital built environment a far cry
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Taking off into BiMSpace
Balfour Beatty has been co-ordinating the National Automotive Innovation Centre project from its digital modelling powerhouse hut, developed by Cullinan Studio. We took a look into BiMspace, winner of BIM Initiative of the Year
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What Trump's victory means for construction
Back in October we asked industry experts what a Trump victory would mean for UK construction firms, here’s what they said …
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Autumn Statement: Mister Money Bags?
The new chancellor indicated that it might be time to abandon his predecessor’s budget surplus plan
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Image of the week: No vacancies
A blaze destroys what is thought to be Britain’s oldest hotel
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Sketch of the week: Richmond upon Thames College
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Philip Watson
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This week in 1971
45 years ago Building was organising a conference about going into Europe
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Voorlinden museum: A light touch
The Voorlinden museum in Holland wanted naturally lit gallery spaces full of light. But how to do that while protecting the superlative art collection on display? Arup came up with a highly imaginative solution. Ike Ijeh reports
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CPD 21 2016: Specifying insulation for inverted flat roofs
This module examines the benefits of using high-performance extruded polystyrene to insulate inverted roofs, a technique that is particularly appropriate for green roofs. It is sponsored by Dow Building Solutions
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Spain: End of the affair?
With Spain’s economy in recovery and its construction industry bouncing back, ties between Spain and the UK have been strengthening. But after the Brexit vote, will the mutually beneficial relationship continue?