All Features articles – Page 197
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Education
You don’t need an IQ of 150 to realise that there are a plethora of dead clever education products this week, including a door that will close when a fire alarm goes off and another that will fend off the smartest burglar
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FeaturesLead times: October - December 2014
Seven trades are reporting an increase in lead times this quarter, with several more anticipating increases over the next six months due to demand
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FeaturesImage of the week: The march from the Elephant
An estimated 2,000 people join a protest for affordable housing in London
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FeaturesConsultants' salary survey 2015: Up, up and away
Inflation-busting pay increases and robust recruitment growth characterise this year’s Hays consultants’ salary survey. But employee discontent and ongoing skills shortages could deflate the widespread optimism
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Kuala Lumpur
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch by Warren Williams is of a bioclimatic skyscraper
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FeaturesInterview: Steve Edge
Six years ago designer Steve Edge was advocating corporate rebranding as a way of surviving the recession. Now that the market place is hotting up again, he thinks firms should be even more aware about their image
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FeaturesBuildings as power stations
Scientists are working hard to make the built environment principally reliant on renewable energy. But with only 10% of their ideas leading to commercial application, a Swansea-based innovation centre aims to turn theory into practice
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FeaturesTracker: December 2014
The construction activity index sees a one-point increase for the month to take it to 61 points, while the majority of regional indices saw a decrease in activity
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FeaturesWebinar 1 2015: Sustainable concrete
Hear from architects and engineers of exemplar concrete buildings 5 Pancras Square and 240 Blackfriars. Register for free here
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Hackney extension
This week’s sketch is a concept of a two-bed roof extension in Hackney
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FeaturesImage of the week: How does your building grow?
‘The hanging gardens of Basingstoke’ is one of 14 post-war office buildings given listed status
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FeaturesThis week in 2009
Sustainability experts list their five worst green ideas for construction
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FeaturesPrepare to be boarded
With the recession over, rising turnover and damaged valuations have left construction firms in a climate perfect for acquisition deals. Are you in a position to grow your business or is it time to sell up?
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Speed shift
The recovery rolls on with expectations of tender price increases still firm. But a change of pace in activity is expected to emerge this year. Michael Hubbard and John O’Neill of Aecom report
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FeaturesBIM: World’s your oyster
The use of BIM is becoming more widespread throughout the globe. So what opportunities does this offer those with BIM skills who want a job abroad?
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FeaturesMarket review: Slowly does it
Growth continues throughout the UK economy and construction sectors, but the gains being made are slowing down significantly. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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FeaturesBristol Life Sciences: Split personality
Sheppard Robson’s Bristol Life Sciences building comprises a sober street facade that apes Georgian townhouse vernacular; and a dramatic, industrial laboratory elevation that ripples like a giant metallic wave
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FeaturesCPD 2 2015: Revisions to BS 5534
The latest in our CPD series explains why BS 5534 has been revised and outlines the key changes that designers and contractors need to understand. This module is sponsored by Marley Eternit
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FeaturesImage of the week: On the right track?
Double Travel, the winning entry from the inaugural RICS photography competition