All Features articles – Page 328
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Cost management: The new rules
After more than 80 years of using the standard method of measurement, the RICS is to publish comprehensive rules for calculating the cost of a whole project. Their author, David Benge, explains
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FeaturesSteel yourself: The Qatar National Convention Centre
Creating massive organic shapes out of metal is one thing. Getting them to support thousands of tonnes of structure is quite another. Thomas Lane reports on the building of the Qatar National Convention Centre
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FeaturesWe have to vs We can't: the Heathrow third runway debate
‘That runway will be built over my dead body. And i mean that literally’
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Suburbia: suing Bellway for letting council tenants in
Buyers of Bellway homes near Swindon were dismayed when social housing tenants turned up as their neighbours. Are desperate housebuilders playing fast and loose with homeowners, or is this just a case of snobbery?
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FeaturesKey client? BAA's fading star
In the glory days of Terminal 5, BAA seemed to be leading construction into a new golden age of peace and prosperity. One takeover and a recession later, that’s looking unlikely. Dan Stewart assesses the future for a key client, and on page 42 we canvass two rather different views ...
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FeaturesHabla Espanol? Opening up the Latin American market
Last week we revealed the lucrative opportunities on offer in Mexico, but such gold can be found all over Latin America, where bullish governments spend billions on infrastructure. Katie Puckett presents a rough guide to working in the region – complete with language tips
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FeaturesAfter the gold rush: Getting paid in Dubai
It is claimed that the average contractor is owed £50m, while some consultants’ fees are being slashed in half. Roxane McMeeken finds out just how bad Dubai’s payment problems have become
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FeaturesThe big lift: the 2012 Olympics aquatics centre gets a roof
The Olympic aquatics centre is now being fitted with its lid. Thomas Lane found out how the structure is being assembled
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Cost update: March 2009
At this stage of the economic cycle, overall costs are still rising, but some sectors, such as metals, are dropping like stones. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon crunches the numbers
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FeaturesWhy engineers won't help you get paid in Dubai
Paul Taylor considers how the restricted role of the engineer could change in the current economic climate
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Offsite online
The off-site sector is worth about £2bn in the UK but the supply chain is highly fragmented and made up mainly of SMEs
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FeaturesTea kiosk module: Trustworthy
A mass-produced tea kiosk may sound like a humble job for an architect, but it’s a bit more tricky when it has to grace some of the National Trust’s grandest properties
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FeaturesCurved curtain walling
Some 660m2 of Kawneer’s off-site curtain walling system has been used on the 12-storey Sheraton Athlone Hotel in Co Westmeath, Ireland. Specified by Murray O’Laoire Architects, Kawneer’s AA201 unitised system was adapted and used on two elevations
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FeaturesReady-made chimneys
Stormking, the grp building products specialist, has added a range of chimneys to its portfolio of prefabricated products. They are designed as visual features and are intended to provide a traditional detail for public and private housing
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FeaturesRoof cassettes
SpeedDeck has launched an insulated structural cassette roofing system called SpeedForm
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FeaturesBuilding pathology: Off-site manufacture
Off-site construction techniques have moved on quite a bit since the post-war prefab days, but this method is not without its problems. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance explains what to look out for
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Off-site school building
Yorkon has completed a building for Christ College in the Brecon Beacons National Park – one of Britain’s oldest educational establishments – in just five months
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Cladding for airport stands
Building envelope specialist Lakesmere has come up with an off-site solution for two stands at Heathrow airport. The Airbus A380 has two decks of passenger seating and an extra wide body, which means it cannot be accommodated at any of the existing stands at the airport
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Timber-frame accommodation
Zed Factory has produced the LandArk, a timber-framed structure that swoops up like a ship’s hull to provide outdoor storage space