All Features articles – Page 270
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FeaturesThe community infrastructure levy: A tax too far
As the first councils publish their tariffs, Building investigates whether the CIL could threaten a housing recovery
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FeaturesMy working day: Brent Rees of Nightingale Associates
The architectural technician works in the picturesque setting at Harwell
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FeaturesCoastal attractions
Bored of the beach? Ike Ijeh recommends some buildings to check out on those idle seaside afternoons this summer
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FeaturesNick Baird: 'You lot need to get out more …'
That’s the message to contractors from the UKTI chief executive. He tells Building why the world’s emerging economies want to see more of British builders.
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FeaturesThe tracker: Summer calm
The overall construction activity index remain unchanged between May and June, with orders below normal for this time of year, despite the orders index increasing. Experian Economics reports
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FeaturesHow Canada took the if out of PFI
While the UK government tries to work out what to do with the controversial procurement route, the Canadians have created a version that transacts deals in half the time and gives the market far greater cost certainty. But could their approach work here?
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FeaturesCost of the Olympics: Was it worth it?
Everyone’s agreed that the Olympic park was hugely successful. But with questions raised over the cost of procuring the Games, is this a model other public sector projects should follow?
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FeaturesVideo interview with David Philp, head of BIM implementation
The head of BIM implementation at the Cabinet Office discusses how the Construction Strategy has impacted on the supply chain
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FeaturesInternational costs 2012
Construction prices are rising in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Qatar, slowing in China and India, and grinding to a standstill across Europe. Paul Moore of EC Harris reports
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FeaturesAylesbury Estate: Taking back the streets
How phase 1 of a two decade redevelopment has brought back the traditional grain of the streets to London’s deprived Aylesbury Estate
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FeaturesScots on the rocks: Construction in Scotland
Construction activity north of the border is expected to fall 7% this year, but does the Scottish government have better plans than Westminster for digging itself out of trouble?
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FeaturesStephen Pycroft: The man who scaled the Shard
With no more Shards on the horizon, how will Mace keep moving upwards? The firm’s chief executive explains
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FeaturesM&E firms: The heat is on
Why have M&Es been hit so hard this year and can anything be done to stop more of them going under?
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FeaturesThe 12 key moments that made the Olympics
As the gaze of the world fixes on London for tonight’s opening ceremony, Building looks back over the major events, turning points and chance encounters that helped to create the most extraordinary construction project the capital has ever seen
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2012
Who’s thriving and who’s merely surviving this year? Our interactive tables reveal all …
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FeaturesGardens by the Bay, Singapore
How Wilkinson Eyre found a sustainable way of cooling two vast glass conservatories in one of the hottest climates on Earth
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FeaturesInvesting in infrastructure: Safe bet
Questions remain over how the government’s £40bn infrastructure initiative will work - and whether it will unlock the pension funds’ billions
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FeaturesSteel insight: Cost planning steel-framed multi-storey buildings
The fourth article in the Steel Insight series focuses on the various factors to consider when cost planning a steel-framed multi-storey building
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Further to fall
With the economic outlook worsening, construction activity is expected to keep slowing until the end of 2013, with prices rising slightly
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FeaturesExperimental flooring: 62 Buckingham Gate
Pell Frischmann’s experimental approach resulted in this unique post-tensioned floor slab system