All Features articles – Page 182
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Top 150 Consultants 2015: Work in progress
In the UK’s newly recovered economy there is plenty of work for this year’s top 150 consultants, allowing them to pick and choose what they bid
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Image of the week: English rose
The roof of The O2 arena displays tweets of support for the England rugby team
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Sketch of the week: St Andrew's Church, North Oxford
This week’s sketch is by architect Peter Njuguna at MEB Design
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Little Britain Challenge Cup 2015
The 28th annual industry yachting event takes place at Cowes, Isle of Wight
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Top 150 Consultants 2015: Engineers
Building’s full Top 150 consultants 2015 survey is out tomorrow, but we’re releasing the results showing the top 50 engineers online today
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Conference season: Get the parties started
What do the four main parties have to say on construction?
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Top 150 Consultants 2015: Architects
Building’s full Top 150 consultants 2015 survey is out on Friday, but we’re releasing the results showing the top 50 architects online today
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3D-printed glass: Print me off another Shard
Glass has resisted the technological advancements in 3D printing, but now a team from MIT has invented a technique for printing fully transparent glass. The breakthrough, says Ike Ijeh, could revolutionise the way we make windows, cladding and even full facade systems
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CPD 20 2015: Permeable paving for SuDS
Sustainable drainage systems are a vital tool in the fight against urban flooding. This CPD module examines how they work, with a focus on the role played by permeable paving systems. It is sponsored by Tarmac
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What to specify: Doors and windows
This week’s residential products include timber sliding sash windows for Alain de Botton’s A House in Essex project, and an external wall insulation that better suits the Georgian and Victorian brickwork often found in northern cities
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Construction on hold
Alarmed by the pace at which construction costs are rising, more and more clients are putting their projects on hold
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Sketch of the week: Le Corbusier’s Chapel
This week’s sketch is by Gian Kundi, partner in The Tooley and Foster Partnership
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Image of the week: The world keeps on building
The World Trade Center district in New York City continues to be rebuilt, 14 years after the attacks that destroyed the Twin Towers
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International costs 2015
Economic recovery in the UK and currency fluctuations have triggered big movements in the relative construction cost rankings of cities around the world
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Housing associations: Going it alone
Housing associations are being forced to find efficiencies, with some taking repairs and maintenance work in-house and leaving private contractors out in the cold
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Tall buildings: Height vs heritage
London’s lack of a coherent tall buildings policy has led to controversial ‘carbuncles’ such as the Walkie Talkie crowding its skyline
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CPD 19 2015: Commercial value of thinner insulation
This CPD module explores the wider benefits that insulation systems based on thinner, high-performance materials such as phenolic foam can bring to property developers and owners. It is sponsored by Kingspan Insulation
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School places: Do the math
The Department for Education is scratching its head over how to meet the demand for 25% more school places at a time of rising construction inflation and a dearth of available urban land