All Features articles – Page 216
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FeaturesFree webinar: The future of school building
Hear views from architects, contractors and QSs on the Conservative government’s school building plans and the impact of tight budgets on projects
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FeaturesCost model: Car parks
While a concept relatively unchanged over the past 50 years, car parks can still have a dramatic impact on commercial space around them
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Cladding
This week’s cladding products include a ventilated facade, a ballistic protection system and eco-friendly cladding
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FeaturesHays international salary survey 2015
The clamour for talent in the UK is growing and salaries are rising in response
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FeaturesImage of the week: Paint the town red (and yellow)
The London Festival of Architecture kicks off with the unveiling of two pavilions in Lewis Cubitt Square, King’s Cross
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FeaturesThe centre cannot hold
Our Inside Westminster series continues with a look at the government’s plans to devolve powers to mayor-led cities and regions
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FeaturesA care in the world
Architype’s £9.6m overhaul of St Michael’s Hospice in Herefordshire is a nuanced balance between residential and institutional functions
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FeaturesTracker: April 2015
Constraints on activity tightened in April and the orders index has stopped growing but there’s less worry about labour shortages even though employers look set to take on more workers
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Moscow Neopolis business park
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Sam Breed at LDA Design.
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FeaturesFrancis Crick Institute: Larger than life
The awe-inspiring scale, ambition and innovation of the Francis Crick Institute more than matches the pioneering biomedical research that is soon to take place within its walls
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FeaturesSchools: Where are they all going to sit?
25% more new school places will be needed in the next five years than the previous five, yet the government is cutting overall capital funding by 16%
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FeaturesCost update Q1 2015
The consumer price inflation rate dips into negative territory on a single-month basis for the first time in recorded history
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FeaturesMarket review: An unexpected drop
Construction activity increased in March against a backdrop of wider economic stability, with low inflation, low unemployment and forecasts for moderate growth
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FeaturesConsultant’s duty to warn: Edward Goldswain and Jacqueline Hale vs Beltec Limited and AIMS Plumbing and Building Services Limited
Before Mr Justice Akenhead in the TCC. Judgment delivered 10 March 2015
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FeaturesThis week in 1995
As the new government is pressed on the housing shortage, we look back to 20 years ago when it was a different story
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Cross Street, Medway
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Matt Brown at bptw partnership