All Features articles – Page 368
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FeaturesOne hot bird
More than just a stadium, the Bird’s Nest will be a permanent attraction, says Mark Whitby
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FeaturesHow is that possible?: Beijing’s CCTV Tower
Arup and OMA’s gravity-defying overhang on China’s television headquarters had to be joined without the legs toppling over. Stuart Macdonald reports on the surprisingly simple solution
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Aluminium-timber facades
Senior Aluminium Systems (SAS) has launched a new facade range called Hybrid
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FeaturesAluminium perforated cladding
Manchester’s Chill Factor, the UK’s longest indoor ski slope, has more than 5,000m2 of Kalzip aluminium cladding, as well as perforated facades and profiled sheets.
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FeaturesThe alternatives: Interactive facades
Here are three alternative facade systems to bring your buildings to life
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FeaturesThe only way is up: China’s airport building programme
China will spend £44bn on airports in the next five years and there is plenty of opportunity for British firms to get in on the aviation action. Victoria Madine explains what it takes to break into the market
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FeaturesThe road to recovery: Rebuilding after China’s earthquake
British engineering and construction firms are on the front line of China’s efforts to repair the devastation left by May’s earthquake. Stuart Macdonald reports
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FeaturesThe best china: 10 of the most spectacular new Chinese buildings
Even without the Olympics China is producing some of the finest architecture on the planet – with a little help from the Brits. Martin Spring chooses 10 of the best
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FeaturesThe scramble for public sector work
The scramble to enter the public sector has begun. The problem is that it has a rather strict door policy, and if your name is Johnny C Lately, you don’t have much of a chance of getting in. But it’s not impossible
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FeaturesSustainability housing standards
Now that the Code for Sustainable Homes is mandatory for all new housing in England, housebuilders must set relevant targets and identify cost-effective ways to meet them. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reviews the latest thinking on low-carbon design features
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FeaturesNew rights to flexible working hours
The right to request flexible working hours is being extended. That’s great news for parents but what about small business owners? Thom Gibbs reports
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FeaturesOlympic diver Tom Daley profile
With the support of his uncle, a director at building services contractor ABS, 14-year-old diver Tom Daley hopes to make a splash at the Beijing Olympics.
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FeaturesRelocating Dorset’s Clavell Tower
It was a race against time to save a tiny piece of heritage on the Dorset coastline by painstakingly moving it away from the cliff edge stone by stone.
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Roof panel system
RK Timber Engineering, a Saint-Gobain company, has partnered with Barratt Developments to provide Smartroof integrated roofing for its Green House at BRE.
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FeaturesModular straw panels
Architect Martin Penk explains why the straw bale modular system was the right solution for Bosvigo school’s early years facility
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FeaturesLady Justice – Karin Woodley profile
Karin Woodley has campaigned for racial equality all her life, and now she’s backing Building’s campaign for a fairer construction industry, too. The chief executive of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust explains why to Emily Wright. Portrait by Dominik Gigler