All Features articles – Page 263
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FeaturesTop 150 European contractors: the Euro vision
We introduce the top European contractors and housebuilders league tables with an analysis of the overall health of the market
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FeaturesDavid Tonkin interview
Atkins’ boss on the gains from being the engineering provider for London 2012, and on returning the firm to growth
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FeaturesThe future of site reporting
How much time and money is wasted on writing up site surveys? GoReport® is a new tool aimed at streamlining the process and reducing admin costs by using the latest mobile technology to generate surveys or inspection reports
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FeaturesBuilding Intelligence: Q3 2012
Construction’s seemingly inexorable decline continued in the third quarter of 2012, although infrastructure remained relatively buoyant. Experian Economics looks at the output figures
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FeaturesWhere did it all go wrong?
A week into our Green for Growth campaign, Building looks at why the government has gone cold on the green agenda
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FeaturesThe Tracker: Don't get excited
The activity index is on the rise for second month in a row, according to the latest figures from Experian Economics, but orders remain in negative territory and the bad news just won’t go away in the jobs market
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FeaturesPayment guarantee: Wuhan Guoyo Logistics Group Co Limited & Others vs Emporiki Bank of Greece SA
This Court of Appeal decision reversed the Commercial Court judgement that a security document was a guarantee rather than an on-demand bond
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FeaturesGreen for Growth: Campaign aims
Five ways the government could stimulate investment in green construction and boost the economy
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FeaturesAecom/Davis Langdon: Culture shock
Aecom bought Davis Langdon in 2010. Building talks to those who left, those who stayed, and the firm’s clients on what has changed - and what the future holds
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FeaturesRooftop agriculture
Building looks at a relatively new movement using green roofs to plant our food
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FeaturesNext stop for Battersea
A century-and-a-half after the first London underground railway opened, Building looks at how the tube’s extension to Battersea could help regenerate the area
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FeaturesCountry focus: Malaysia
Strong domestic demand means Malaysia’s GDP looks good to grow. But with an election looming and a continuing budget deficit, fiscal stimulus can’t be relied on
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FeaturesGreen for Growth
Building launches its campaign to persuade the government to stimulate investment in green construction
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FeaturesPredictions for 2013
Is anything out there? We search out some bright spots on the construction horizon in 2013
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FeaturesEight projects due to complete in 2013
From Birmingham New Street to Stonehenge Visitors Centre, here are eight projects set to complete this year …
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FeaturesYou're hired: the Apprentice architect
Architect Gabrielle Omar tells Building how being ‘the nice one’ on BBC’s The Apprentice helped her practice get work
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FeaturesBest of Brickonomics 2012
Economist Brian Green has been analysing what the latest construction data means for the industry all year - here are the five blogs that caught readers’ attention most in 2012
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FeaturesBest building projects
Architectural correspondent Ike Ijeh picks out his five most memorable projects of 2012
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FeaturesTop interviews in 2012
From the UK’s most famous practising architect to a reclusive duo in charge of a fast-growing contractor, Building has interviewed a variety of industry characters this year. Here’s our pick of some of our favourites
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FeaturesThe year in covers: A selection of Building magazine's best artwork
Building’s group art editor explains the story behind some of Building’s covers over the past 12 months