All Features articles – Page 176
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FeaturesBuilding Christmas challenge: A touch of frost
Five construction figures and two Building journalists sculpt landmark buildings. Who kept their cool and who felt a nasty chill?
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FeaturesThe projects that shaped 2015
It’s been a bumper year for both major and more modest buildings, from the Walkie Talkie to Vaudeville Court - but are they wonders or blunders?
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This week in 2010
Five of the industry’s best-known names try their hand at making a Christmas number one
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FeaturesReview of 2015: Part 2
Part 2 of Building’s end-of-year TV guide features a year in quotes and remembers those the industry said goodbye to
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FeaturesReview of 2015: Part 1
Building’s end-of-year TV guide picks out the people, stories and events that were unmissable over the past 12 months. First off, Christmas specials
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FeaturesMarket review: The season of goodwill
Some important announcements in last month’s Spending Review were set against a boost to contract awards and some healthy growth predictions
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FeaturesNormal service resumed?
Following a turbulent 12 months of engineering delays, in-fighting and inadequate planning, Network Rail’s fortunes seem to have turned following George Osborne’s increase to capital spending and Sir Peter Hendy’s reconfigured spending programme. So has the company got away with it?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: the Burj Khalifa
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by John Gouldsmith at Probyn Miers
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FeaturesParis summit: Feeling the heat
At this week’s UN Climate Change Summit, the UK could no longer boast of having the greenest policies in the room. So after several months of Conservative policy changes, how is the country measuring up to its own targets?
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FeaturesIntergenerational housing: Side by side
One answer to the question of how to house the rapidly ageing UK population is to use an intergenerational model, that mixes housing for all ages, from young to old
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Tunnelling
Significant investment in rail, water and energy infrastructure will drive a strong pipeline in tunnelling for the next decade across the UK. The design and engineering of tunnels can mitigate their impact and optimise construction
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Residential
Manufacturers are full of ideas for nifty products to specify on residential projects, whether it’s interactive shower controls, security doors or floor adhesives
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FeaturesEnvironment Agency on flooding: 'We're doing our bit. Are you doing yours?'
The director of strategy and investment joined industry experts to debate flood preparedness in the UK
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FeaturesCPD 30 2015: Use of stone and faience cladding
This CPD focuses on two traditional facade materials in contemporary architecture and restoration projects, examining their sustainability credentials and installation methods. It is sponsored by Szerelmey
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Passivhaus for north Essex
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Chris Exley, director at Water Lane Architects
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FeaturesBattersea Power Station: Pigs might fly
Battersea Power Station was a landmark beloved of the public even before it appeared on the cover of Pink Floyd’s Animals album. So the pressure was on when Historic England insisted on replacing the four iconic chimneys with perfect replicas of the originals
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FeaturesImage of the week: The world is watching
A projection by artist JR is displayed on the national assembly in Paris as part of the Paris Climate Conference
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FeaturesThe Chinese are coming
With Chinese developers becoming a prominent fixture in UK construction, what must firms here do to compete with the Chinese contractors they bring with them