All Features articles – Page 315
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FeaturesConsultants: The best way to beef up
As US giant URS subsumes Scott Wilson, Aecom closes in on Davis Langdon, and EC Harris prepares for a flotation, Tom Bill examines what the best options are for businesses looking to scale up
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FeaturesHere be dragons: Construction Dragon Boat Challenge
Who says the age of heroes is over? At the construction industry’s annual charity boat race, Alex Smith watched wannabe dragonslayers vie to see who was the strongest, fastest (and silliest)
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FeaturesSpotlight: Mass-produced components
We shouldn’t get too worked up about rising lead times in four contractor areas, says Brian Moone. It’s as much a reflection on raw materials in the supply chain as it is a sign of increasing work
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FeaturesIn at the sharp end
The 60,686 acrylic spikes on Heatherwick Studio’s British pavilion have been the talk of the Shanghai Expo, as Stephen Kennett found out when he paid a visit. But how on earth was it all put together?
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FeaturesEnergy from waste: 'A wonderful place to be'
There’s going to be a £2bn-a-year building boom in energy-from-waste plants, like this one, over the next 15 years. Kristina Smith finds out how to turn base matter into gold
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FeaturesInfrastructure markets: saving grace
If there was one sliver of comfort in the Budget, it was that there were no further cuts to infrastructure spending. Victoria Jackson of Davis Langdon surveys the work that will be on offer in the years ahead
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FeaturesOn the menu
With the private sector still subsisting on scraps and the non-infrastructure public sector just grateful that its provisions weren’t cut any further in the emergency Budget, the infrastructure market represents a veritable feast at the moment. So welcome to the latest in our infrastructure market reports
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FeaturesEssential guides: Building Regulations
Essential need-know facts about Parts A to P of the Building Regs
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Essential guides: British Standards
A round-up of all the British Standards that are relevant to the construction industry
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Essential guides: BREEAM, LEED, Green Star & Estidama
Key information about the four main environmental assessment methods for buildings
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Features2012 countdown: The aquatics centre
Since the aquatics centre’s 160m-long roof was lowered into place last year, work on the Zaha Hadid-designed venue has continued to power ahead
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Features2012 countdown: The temporary basketball venue
The Olympics may need a basketball venue the size of an aeroplane hanger, but London can probably get by without one after they’re over. So they’ve made the whole thing demountable
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Features2012 countdown: Higgins on the big make or break year
David Higgins has spent the past two years trying to rebuild a swath of east London during the worst recession for decades. The ODA boss tells how he’s kept the project on track - and why the struggle isn’t over yet
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Features2012 countdown: Infrastructure
The Olympics isn’t just about show-stopping stadiums. In fact, the budget for venues is £700m less than the cost of the no-frills enabling works, roads and utilities
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Features2012 countdown: The stadium
One year from now, the 80,000-seat Olympic stadium has to be ready. Will it make it?
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2012 countdown: It starts here …
Forget the World Cup. The biggest show on Earth is the Olympics, and the good news is we’ve already won it
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Features2012 countdown: Jonathan Edwards and the Olympic village
Don’t worry. Jonathan Edwards hasn’t fallen on hard times since winning gold at Sydney in 2000. Rather, Locog is using his expert knowledge to help with the delivery of the £1bn Olympic village, right down to the fixtures and fittings
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Features2012 countdown: The velodrome
The plan with the velodrome was to make it as lean as a racing bike, says Chris Wise, one of its designers
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Features2012 countdown: The Games in numbers
The sheer scale of the 2012 project makes it a statistician’s dream. Here are a few figures, from the biggest buildings to the barest bones …
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: M&E services
M&E specialists are still in a contracting market, and face an ever-expanding set of challenges