All Features articles – Page 30
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CPD 11 2022: Rainscreen insulation and cladding retrofit
This CPD sponsored by Rockwool explains how rainscreen cladding can be a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to upgrade a building, and the specification factors to consider. Deadline for completion Friday 28 October 2022.
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T-Levels: students tell us what they think
Two years ago the government launched a new qualification for post-GCSE students, and the first batch received their results last month. So, how did they get on?
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In business with Beard’s Mike Hedges: ‘There are opportunities out there’
The director of the regional contractor talks about the advantages of not growing too big and how, even in turbulent times, there are grounds for optimism about the future
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Can we make demolition greener?
With refurbishment rather than new-build seen as climate friendly, demolition firms need to clean up their act – and some are doing just that
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Cost model: School buildings
Amid rising prices, schools developers must strike a balance between meeting cost expectations and providing fit-for-purpose, sustainable buildings for the next generation of learners
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Why other sectors should follow healthcare in embracing modular
Why we see modular construction increasingly gaining favour
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The second Elizabethan age: eight decades of building
Ben Flatman takes a look back over a remarkable reign as seen through some key architecture
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5 minutes with … Guy Willis-Robb at Harley Haddow
The company director on the importance of communication, his industry heroes and his favourite and least favourite buildings
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CPD 10 2022: Specifying roof cover boards
This CPD, sponsored by Georgia-Pacific, looks at how roof cover boards are used in flat roofs, between the outer waterproofing layer and the insulation layer
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Seven things you should know about new housing secretary Simon Clarke
Simon Clarke has become the fourth housing secretary in less than a year. But what do we know about him? Carl Brown finds out
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Truss faces net zero dilemma in tackling energy crisis
Industry urges retrofit investment while fearing climate policy critics among new PM’s allies
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5 minutes with … Dave Rhodes at Unity
The technology executive and business builder based in San Francisco stresses the importance of being curious, positive and embracing change
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5 minutes with … Elizabeth Wright at Muse Developments
The senior manager at Morgan Sindall’s development arm on the importance of listening and feeling guilty when saying ‘no’. She also reveals what’s wrong with the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore
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Bridging the gap: Ramboll’s new approach to career breaks
As part of our Every Person Counts campaign, we explore Ramboll’s Return to Work programme
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Looking up … new visitor centre at Jodrell Bank is out of this world
While the famous radio telescope searches out the mysteries of the universe, the £20.5m new visitor centre presented challenges of a far more terrestrial kind
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5 minutes with … Nathan Marsh at Turner & Townsend
T&T’s digital boss served in the Army, played professional rugby and had dinner with the Queen
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How post-pandemic working is driving Manchester’s office neighbourhoods
In the battle for talent, occupiers are demanding super-green spaces in which to work with a clear sense of place
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Mayfield, Manchester: a park for the people
The first major open space in the city centre – and first public park anywhere in Manchester for 100 years – is ready to open
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Your guide to the key players shaping construction in Manchester
As part of Building magazine’s Manchester week, Carl Brown and Ben Flatman profile some of the main movers and shakers in the city.
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Tony Wilson’s legacy in Manchester: ‘A city where you can stay up north and be successful’
In 2006 Yvette Livesey guest-edited Building with her former partner and music mogul Tony Wilson. She talks about their work together