All Features articles – Page 308
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Features40 under 40: Jason Millett 10 years on
Building’s 40 under 40 returns on Friday. In the meantime we look back at those we tipped for the top back in 2000
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FeaturesBrothers in construction: He ain’t heavy...
Ed and David Miliband’s battle for the Labour leadership was sibling rivalry as high politics. But what about brothers working in construction, even in the same company? We tracked some down and talked blood, sweat and tears. Photos by Julian Anderson
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FeaturesThe quangos and spending cuts: which ones survived
In the game of quangos players take turns to choose non-government bodies to close, merge or privatise. But watch out! If you get it wrong you might not get elected again. This is how Francis Maude dealt with the ones dealing with construction
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FeaturesWilkinson Eyre: Twin peaks
Ten years ago Building interviewed a young architectural practice called Wilkinson Eyre. A decade and two Stirling prizes later, we return to ask its principals how it feels to become part of the design establishment - and on the top of their game.
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FeaturesPassivoffice: First UK office to reach Passivhaus standards
Powys council was worried by rises in gas prices, so it decided to make its Stag teaching facility the first office in Britain to reach Passivhaus standards. After horrendous design problems, the team spent 12 months collecting data on how it performed. And, as Thomas Lane reports, the figures came ...
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FeaturesLead times: July-September 2010
The reported increase in enquiries failed to convert to orders, and lead times are overwhelmingly stable this quarter. The next six months look quieter still. Brian Moone of Mace reports
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FeaturesThe man-made mountain: Copenhagen's 8 house
Thomas Lane reports on the Copenhagen apartment block that has turned the suburban experience into something wild. Photos by Jens Linhe
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: BDP’s Nanjing Medical University
Two students discuss the complex design of the new Chinese medicine centre by architect BDP
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FeaturesBuilding Intelligence Q2 2010: Surprisingly buoyant
The gloomy forecast in the Tracker is in stark contrast to a surprisingly buoyant second quarter. Now, the good news, from Experian Marketing Information Services
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FeaturesArena Stage, Washington by Bing Thom: Through a glass darkly
Peer closely and you’ll make out not one theatre behind that glass facade, but three. It’s Bing Thom Architects’ audacious response to the need to make artistic and architectural sense of two dysfunctional theatres in a deprived area of Washington DC. Ike Ijeh was wowed
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FeaturesHow SMEs cut carbon: Best foot forward
SMEs have a vital role to play in helping the UK meet its carbon reduction targets. So they’d better be ready for the challenge, says Kristina Smith, because more and more clients are relying on these firms to help them shrink their carbon footprint
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FeaturesEco co-housing schemes: Give it a spin
The UK has begun experimenting with co-housing schemes that aim to slash emissions while encouraging a more sustainable lifestyle - as you can imagine, communal washing machines that run on harvested rainwater are de rigueur
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FeaturesComprehensive spending review: George's marvellous medicine
The construction industry will need more than a spoonful of sugar to help the chancellor’s medicine go down. Here we sum up where we are now and our panel of experts tell us what they’re expecting on Wednesday
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FeaturesGovernment cuts: Find out where the money is currently spent
Here we show government spending by department, including capital funding, and where it’s expected they’ll be forced to make savings
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The tracker: That sinking feeling
Construction workload is expected to keep falling over the next three months, but the pace of decline should begin to ease, according to Experian Marketing Information Services
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FeaturesMark Whitby: Many happy returns
When Mark Whitby retired last year, everyone but him knew it wouldn’t last. But after a year working on his garden, he’s finally seen the light … Emily Wright met him as he prepared to open his new venture
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FeaturesThe QS apprentice
The trainee QS who joined consultant Cyril Sweett via CSTT discusses life as a apprentice
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FeaturesTop 250 Consultants 2010: The Hungry Years
The year’s tables of the UK biggest consultants show that many of them have too many mouths to feed, which means they will face painful choices in the next 12 months. Roxane McMeeken looks at how they got into this position. To accompany the tables, which are will , we ...
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FeaturesMark Prisk: He’s no guru, but Prisk aims to enlighten us anyway
New construction minister wants to simplify procurement, clarify planning and expand markets
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FeaturesWho’s running Archial now?
This architect has been through many changes of name and ownership in its 14-year history, but who could have predicted that it would eventually go Canadian? Joey Gardiner finds out how the events came about