All Features articles – Page 351
-
FeaturesSchool toilets: Bog standard
If the government is to stand a chance of meeting its school building target, it will need to use standard specifications and designs for a range of elements – starting with the loos
-
FeaturesNo biomass, no turbines, no solar panels. Is Passivhaus the way to zero carbon?
The German Passivhaus standard is winning admirers in the UK, many of whom argue that its simple approach to low-energy building is far more practical than the Code for Sustainable Homes
-
FeaturesThey have not been moved
After twenty-five strikes in 16 days, has the government's intervention done enough to stop unrest from paralysing more UK sites?
-
Features
Atrium glazing
One of the key features of the new £23m state-of-the-art learning facility at the North Glasgow College Campus is its large central atrium which allows natural daylight to penetrate into the building
-
FeaturesExpat survival guide to Ukraine
As Europe's second largest country, Ukraine is decent place to take your career, but be prepared for it all to be lubricated by torrents of cheap vodka
-
FeaturesMace's Stephen Pycroft: 'I don't do interviews'
Thirty years in construction, 16 at Mace – more than four of them as chief executive – but Stephen Pycroft has never given an interview… until now. Emily Wright talks to him about sale rumours and why he’s not sunning himself in the Bahamas
-
FeaturesSpotlight: How hard will the credit crunch hit?
Demand is low, unemployment is up and so are stockpiles. Prepare for a deep impact
-
Features
Green cement: an industry revolution?
Cement produces more carbon dioxide than the whole of the aviation industry. But now there’s a variant that actually absorbs greenhouse gases
-
FeaturesCranes: victory for the Safer Skyline campaign
Last week, the HSE finally caved in to Building’s demand for a national register of checks on tower cranes. Sophie Griffiths asked some of those who supported our two-year campaign for their reaction
-
FeaturesHold your breath... redundancies rising
The wave of redundancies has mainly engulfed junior staff so far, but now the water is rising up to the boardroom
-
FeaturesOxford blues: burrowing under Queen's College
Adding an extension to Queen’s College required a delicate juggling act, as site access, potentially unstable foundations and history itself put the contractor to the test
-
FeaturesAdapting to recession: 19 ways we've changed
Building's graduate advisory panel on how to adapt to working in a recession
-
Features
Lead times: November 08 - January 2009
Unsurprisingly, a weak economy has led to a reduced workload for many contractors, a few of whom are dropping lead times to a level not seen since 2003
-
FeaturesIn defence of Dubai
That Dubai too has been hit by the slowdown has caused much glee among those envious of its dynamism, but in the long term the recession can only make it stronger
-
FeaturesIsrael's controversial Museum of Tolerance
A plan to build a Gehry-designed 'Museum of Tolerance' on the site of a Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem has led to an intercontinental war of words
-
FeaturesA real life saver: Unicef's Malawi hospital
Unicef doesn’t usually spend money on buildings, but when the Alliance Ball raised £400k for its cause, an exception was made for this children’s hospital in Malawi. Thomas Lane found out what happened next
-
FeaturesHard’s Time: a specialist going strong
One man definitely not looking to reinvent himself is Kevin Hard – his four-man specialist contracting outfit is still managing to double turnover every six months
-
FeaturesMarket forecast: Two years to go …
Building prices plummeted 7.5% in the last quarter of 2008, and aren’t set to bottom out until 2011. Peter Fordham and Maren Baldauf-Cunnington of Davis Langdon deliver the latest grim predictions
-
Features
Pre-installed floors
Yorkon Off-site Building Systems has launched a high-performance floor for high traffic areas and heavy, variable loads