All Features articles – Page 266

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BIM: A modelling masterclass

2013-03-15T00:00:00Z

What lessons can be learned from a client-driven Building Information Modelling (BIM) project? A webinar from Building and Excitech points the way forward
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Budget submission: Dear George …

2013-03-15T00:00:00Z

Ahead of this week’s Budget, Building wrote to the chancellor to put the case for the green economy. Let’s hope he listens
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Country Focus: Hong Kong

2013-03-14T07:00:00Z

Hong Kong’s tall towers and connection with the strength of mainland China makes it a particularly vibrant construction market. Tim Robinson and Magda Skalska-Burgess of EC Harris report
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Blacklisting: A history of distrust, disunity and discord

2013-03-14T06:00:00Z

Is the cause of blacklisting a fundamental flaw in the relationship between workers and their bosses?
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Interview with HLM: Innovation out of recession

2013-03-13T10:05:00Z

HLM directors Chris Liddle and Richard O’Neil explain how they’ve used the recession as a trigger for innovation
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Turkey: Gateway to the East

2013-03-08T00:00:00Z

How can UK firms get a slice of the action in Turkey when the local firms are so good?
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Running on empty

2013-03-08T00:00:00Z
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The tracker: The pain continues

2013-03-07T07:00:00Z

Despite bad weather in January, construction activity levels went into positive territory. But, according to Experian Economics, any gains at the start of the year will be lost in the coming months
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Coventry University: The £60m prospectus

2013-03-07T06:00:00Z

Arup Associates’ Coventry University Engineering and Computing Building boasts a cryogenic magnet, air traffic control suite and Harrier jump jet
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Calmer waters: Dave Sheridan of Keepmoat

2013-03-06T10:04:00Z

Keepmoat has had a choppy 12 months since its merger with Apollo. But new boss Dave Sheridan is confident that the wind is changing
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Sir Terry Leahy: The Other Side of the Checkout

2013-03-01T07:00:00Z

Sir Terry Leahy was one of the industry’s toughest clients as boss of Tesco. Now he’s become an investor in green building technology - and he wants your business
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Dulux Trade Awards 2012

2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Contractor painters that go the extra mile have been rewarded by Dulux Trade
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50 stars of sustainability: M to S

2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Introducing the industry’s freshest talent working in sustainable construction …
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50 stars of sustainability: S to V

2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Introducing the industry’s freshest talent working in sustainable construction …
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Co-op’s Manchester HQ: Invisible touch

2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hidden within its structure and deep underground, concrete has played a central role in turning the Co-op’s new Manchester HQ into the UK’s greenest office
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CRASH: Transforming St Paul’s Homes

2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

With support from CRASH, its patrons and supporters, derelict almshouses have been transformed into comfortable homes that provide a sanctuary for those that have experienced real hardship
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The HCA: 'It's time to deliver'

2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Does the appointment of new chief executive Andy Rose end a period of uncertainty for the HCA?
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Care homes: The new way to get old

2013-02-28T09:57:00Z

According to a Dutch idea, older people need on-site restaurants, bars, village squares and beauty parlours. Is the UK is ready for a revolution in care home design?
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Cost update Q4 2012

2013-02-28T07:00:00Z

Building costs rose at the end of the year due largely to a change in holiday pay rules, but material prices remain steady. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company reports
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50 stars of sustainability: J to L

2013-02-28T07:00:00Z

Introducing the industry’s freshest talent working in sustainable construction …