All Features articles – Page 390
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FeaturesGoing bananas on the DLR
When Consarc Consulting Architects set out to design a ‘landmark’ station for the Docklands Light Railway in a dreary part of east London, it took the unusual approach of topping it with a 32m white banana. And the even stranger thing, writes Martin Spring, is that it works …
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A-rated carpets
Carpet manufacturer Burmatex has launched a range aimed at the education, leisure, commercial, healthcare and public sectors.
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Anti-slip decking
JB Antislip Plus decking now has coloured, resin-based aggregate inserts that are injected into the grooves of the deckboard to provide better grip and safety.
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Building Intelligence Q3 2007: Hidden cracks
New work pushed the industry forward last year, but the modest growth figures masked significant variation across the sectors, says Experian Business Strategies
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FeaturesStudio Royale
James Bond’s favourite car maker gets an appropriately elegant design workship
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FeaturesThe path to power
News analysis: The government has willed the creation of the first nuclear reactors since 1995, but to get them it needs to erect a new planning system, overcome opposition from a host of enemies – some within the construction industry – and work out a way to store toxic waste ...
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FeaturesMeet the new nanny
Lance Taylor is chief executive of Rider Levett Bucknall, a global QS that, according to him, resembles a ‘65-year-old toddler’. Here the rugby-playing hard man tells Karolin Schaps how he plans to nurture it through its teething problems.
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Features‘What’s missing is an understanding of what works and what doesn’t’
Construction accounts for about 10% of GDP, so why is a measly £5m being invested in its R&D? Stephen Kennett looks at the steady evaporation of funding – particularly for the publication of practical guidance – but wonders if we only have ourselves to blame
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FeaturesCountry focus: Spain
Spain has enjoyed a booming economy over the past 10 years, with annual growth well above the EU average. But is the fiesta about to end? Marcos Uttley del Corral of EC Harris reports
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Structures
The credit crunch has led to the cancellation or postponement of some schemes, but the year ahead is still looking buoyant across the sector. Gardiner & Theobald report
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FeaturesThe secret life of buildings
We hear an awful lot about architects’ splendid low-energy designs, but information about how they actually work when built is rarer than hens’ teeth. So we should all be grateful to Simons, which not only built itself a green office, but collected a year’s data on how it functioned. ...
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FeaturesBetter by degrees
Entering construction as a graduate will stand you in better stead than jumping right in and learning on the job. Even the lack of on-site experience can work to your advantage, says graduate QS Richard Devoy
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Aylesbury Vale eco-town could fund Oxford rail link
Planned Buckinghamshire development could contribute £15m to £150m East-West railway
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FeaturesTop 50 contractor websites: Restricted access
Building.co.uk’s survey of the top 50 contractors revealed that many of the biggest names in the industry are failing to make their websites accessible to all users
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Waterless urinals
A range of urinals has been launched by Gen Quip that operates without water or the need for waste cartridges, microbial blocks or deoderising tablets.
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FeaturesRadiators you can sit on
Jaga Heating Products has launched a bench radiator for lobbies and public spaces.
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FeaturesWhat does it take to be a player?
For anyone doing business in Liverpool’s development market, the answer is an ability to talk football for the full 90 minutes. And, as with the beautiful game, the property scene is all about getting one over on Manchester. Katie Puckett finds out if the Scousers have any hope of success
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FeaturesPhil Redmond
He’s known by many as the father of the modern soap opera. Others see him as the man who’ll deliver Liverpool’s year in the sun. But for some he’ll always be the QS who tackled Orton village hall …
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Movers and makers
Telling Lime Products and Pittsburgh Corning have begun testing their insulated cladding for flood prevention. Air-tightness, water-tightness and wind and impact resistance are being assessed using the standard methods. There will also be a new test to determine how well the system protects timber and steel frame buildings. ...
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FeaturesLiverpool One on-site: Welcome to paradise
How do you co-ordinate a £1bn budget, 40 buildings, 22 architects and 90 consultants to deliver the most ambitious regeneration scheme Liverpool has ever seen? Thomas Lane went to ask the man who has to do it