All Features articles – Page 171
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FeaturesBudget 2016: Box clever
The infrastructure sector may not be expecting much from this year’s Budget, but both George Osborne and Boris Johnson are in contention for the biggest title in the land
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FeaturesMore Young Architects of the Year: On sustainability
In the second of our series talking to the nominees for the Young Architect of the Year award, the architects give us their take on sustainability
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Affordable housing, New York
This week’s sketch is by Fernando Villa of Magnusson Architecture Planning
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Features7 Air Street: A breath of fresh air
Barr Gazetas’ retrofit of a 1920s office block on Air Street in central London has resulted in the first BREEAM ‘outstanding’ rating for a listed building
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FeaturesThe green business case
Since its election last year the Conservative government has cut back a lot of sustainability legislation. But can sticking with the eco-building agenda benefit construction firms’ business model anyway?
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FeaturesYoung Architects of the Year: On sustainability
Built from the beginning in a context of eco-awareness, the work of these Young Architect of the Year nominees has been green-tinted from the start. But what do they think of the state of sustainability today?
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FeaturesEcobuild: Programme preview
The ongoing struggle to build homes, the business case for sustainability and how to drag construction efficiency into this century are just some of the themes of Ecobuild 2016
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Refurbishment
Specialist pipework is used for upgrading the heating system at the Archbishop of Canterbury’s old abode, while floor preparation products helped to create a professional floor finish at St John’s Hall in Cornwall
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FeaturesThe Tech Files 1: A question of security
The recent update to Part Q of the Building Regulations has key implications for specifying rooflights. So how do you make sure that rooflights comply with the new guidelines?
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FeaturesCPD 3 2016: Introduction to inverted roofs
This module outlines the key benefits of inverted roof systems and offers guidance on their specification. It is sponsored by Radmat Building Products
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Hertfordshire
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Timothy Tasker, a director at JD Architects
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FeaturesThe R word is back
Five years after the coalition cut nearly all funding for regeneration, the government is talking warmly of knocking down estates and rebuilding as part of a ‘blitz’ on poverty. But with just £140m pledged to back the drive and a host of obstacles to overcome, how excited should the development ...
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FeaturesCPD 5 2016: Specifying secure entrances
This CPD offers a guide to an essential aspect of building security: entrance gates, lanes and turnstiles. It is sponsored by Boon Edam
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FeaturesEnergiesprong: Sprong is here
A runaway success in the Netherlands, a boon for contractors and for occupiers, simple, ready-to-use and straight out of the box: could Energiesprong be the UK housing retrofit market’s new start?
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FeaturesTracker: January 2016
Despite falling in January the construction activity index remains in positive territory, with the repair and maintenance sector reaching its highest value since July 2014
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FeaturesPrefab housing: Here’s one we made earlier
A new range of low-cost prefabricated housing solutions is being rolled out across the country with the potential to help tackle Britain’s affordable housing crisis
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FeaturesCPD 2 2016: Risks associated with innovative methods of construction
This module examines how to manage the risks associated with new construction methods and materials. It is sponsored by LABC Warranty
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FeaturesContractors: The new world order?
Contractor Colin Harding has come up with a proposal to totally redesign the industry’s contractural arena - using far fewer consultants and putting sole responsibility for the performance of the building onto one single contractor