All Features articles – Page 186
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FeaturesCPD 12 2015: Acoustic design and flat roofs
The latest module in our CPD series provides guidance on the key acoustic considerations when designing or specifying a flat roof. This module is sponsored by ROCKWOOL
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FeaturesDavies report: Will it fly?
Howard Davies’ Airports Commission has come down emphatically in favour of a third runway at Heathrow, but the politics are so fraught and planning issues so labyrinthine that a final decision still looks a long way off
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FeaturesCrossrail: Service update
As Crossrail celebrates a trio of significant milestones, Ike Ijeh takes a look at the current state of play
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FeaturesCPD 11 2015: Cyber security for intelligent BMSs
Networked building management systems bring many benefits but can expose organisations to cyber security breaches. This module, sponsored by Schneider Electric, examines the key ways to guard against attack
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Roofing
Green roofs, clay roofs and even BIM-ready roofs. Whatever you’ve currently got in mind for roofing solutions, these manufacturers can top it
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FeaturesBAR yachting HQ: At the rate of knots
Ben Ainslie Racing’s Portsmouth HQ embodies the bold spirit of the yacht teams it will house
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Cross of Christ Church
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Mariusz Wroblewski, senior architect at Chapman Taylor
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FeaturesRetrofit: Low expectations
David Blackman looks at the vanishing chances of making green retrofit a national infrastructure priority
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FeaturesImage of the week: The pop-up city
For the weekend Worthy Farm in Somerset becomes a city approximately the same size as Oxford
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FeaturesBudget preview: Ace up Osborne's sleeve?
Freed from the shackles of coalition government, chancellor George Osborne will be outlining some quite different policies and priorities when he presents his emergency Budget next week
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q1 2015
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that total construction output hit its highest year-on-year level since 2008. Experian Economics reports
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FeaturesTracker: May 2015
The construction activity index picked up again following a fallow April, while the number of respondents posting no construction activity constraints reached an all-time high
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FeaturesCPD 9 2015: Introduction to CDM
The latest module in our CPD series outlines the recent changes to the CDM regulations, and explains how they will affect the way that project teams work. This module is sponsored by Sika Roofing
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FeaturesImage of the week: Engineering a change of perception
Claire Perry MP joins female engineers to mark National Women in Engineering Day
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FeaturesInterview: Steve Elliott
Steve Elliott took Morgan Sindall’s fit-out business to an industry-leading position. After taking a year out he’s ‘got the band back together’ at BW Interiors and is thinking big again
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Blue Mosque
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Félicie Krikler, associate director at Assael Architecture
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Retrofit vs EnerPHit
Assessments show retrofit to EnerPHit level, the Passivhaus retrofit standard, can reduce whole-life carbon emissions by 40% compared to typical Part L