All Features articles – Page 21
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Has Ray O’Rourke’s successor been under his nose all along?
Rivals hail appointment of son Cathal as plan about who will take over at UK’s biggest private contractor seems, finally, to be emerging
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5 minutes with … Dan Clarke at Native Land
The firm’s development director on the importance of having a plan – and the satisfaction when that plan comes together.
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The power of four: how UK’s biggest builders are working together on £1bn prisons programme
ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates have joined forces to build four new English prisons, pooling their resources and skills to form one big collaborative team. Here’s how it works
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Meet the commissioners: Kay Hughes
Kay Hughes talks about the importance of public purpose behind infrastructure projects, the importance of technology and her love of gardening
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Building the Future Commission: review of February
Here’s an update on what the Building the Future Commission has covered over the past month, and what’s coming next.
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Time for Plan BEE: collaborative learning that helps deliver a more competent industry
Can cross-disciplinary courses help engender collaborative working and greater levels of professional competence? Ben Flatman finds out
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The longest job: Building the Colne Valley viaduct
A sensitive landscape and stiff local opposition presented the team building Britain’s longest railway bridge with a major challenge. Thomas Lane reports on how they got on
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From the archives: First proposals for the Glasgow Subway, 1887
Building flags the risk of trains colliding in the Glasgow Subway’s narrow tunnels
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5 minutes with … Rob Speirs at Stepnell
The director leading the firm’s southern operations believes in listening before speaking and learning from mistakes. He designed his first house aged 14 and enjoys rugby and sailing
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Meet the commissioners: Martha Tsigkari
Martha Tsigkari talks about the need for construction to embrace change and the importance of machine learing
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A home for all seasons: Inside the £16m research centre testing houses against the elements
The University of Salford says its Energy House 2.0 can simulate 95% of global environmental conditions. Daniel Gayne takes a look
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Meet the commissioners: Simon Wyatt
Simon Wyatt talks about the need to improve building quality, collaboration and diversity
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London calling: An interview with CO-RE chief executive Bradley Baker
The developer’s boss recalls hanging out with The Clash, falling into crevasses – and reveals why the office is not dead. Dave Rogers reports
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From the archives: The opening of Clifton Suspension Bridge, 1864
The Builder reports on the opening of Brunel’s historic bridge, which was finally completed more than a century after plans were first laid.
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5 minutes with … Duncan Greenaway at Greenaway Architecture
The firm’s founder on the importance of patience, his dislike of housebuilder-led, cul-de-sac centred housing and his admiration for the work of David Chipperfield
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Meet the commissioners: Rebecca Rees
Rebecca Rees discusses the need for procurement reform, workforce diversificiation and her love of the Eden Project biomes
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UK cities: regional roundup
Despite the challenges, regional cities are seeing an exciting range of new development, across infrastructure, commercial and residential
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How Sir Robert McAlpine introduced flexible working to construction sites
The firm was determined to show the offer was not limited to office-based staff and those working from home. Dave Rogers reports
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Meet the commissioners: Neal Shasore
Neal Shasore discusses the rise of diversity and social value networks, a lack of industry communication and the need for rapid change
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NABERS: the energy ratings system that goes further than Part L
Energy regulations in the UK do not deliver buildings that perform as intended. Could the Australian alternative provide a better solution?