All Features articles – Page 392
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FeaturesThe decryptors
More than 800 people registered for Building’s online seminar on cracking the Code for Sustainable Homes, and between them they asked 125 questions. Here, our experts tackle some of the queries that there wasn’t time to address on the day.
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FeaturesThe nut cracker
Gary Lawrence, Arup’s urban strategy leader, has advised Bill Clinton on climate change and turned Seattle green. Now he’s taking on the world’s first eco-city project in Dongtan, China. He tells Olivia Boyd about his approach to sustainability – and explains why it begins by hitting moles over the head ...
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FeaturesCost model: Car parks
Car parks may not be the most glamorous of construction projects, but designing them is more complex than you might think. Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon outlines the issues that must be thought through and provides a fully comprehensive cost list
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Efficiency of domestic wind turbines called into doubt
Wind turbines attached to houses generate on average one-tenth of the electricity they would in optimal conditions, research has found.
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FeaturesWith knobs on: Barratt's energy-saving technologies measured
These houses have had all manner of wonderful energy-saving technologies fitted to them by housebuilder Barratt. But are they any good and are they worth spending money on? Barratt asked researchers at Manchester university to find out …
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Assessment of prolonged cruelty
To become a chartered surveyor you must undertake an assault course than can take years to complete. Success depends on guts, fighting instinct and the tough love of a good employer. In Building’s first APC survey, Katie Puckett finds out what help the top firms offer their raw recruits
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FeaturesTownmead Estate regeneration Scheme
Mansell wins contract on largest social housing scheme in Fulham
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FeaturesMoon Court eco-housing scheme
Mansell contracted to construct sustainable apartments in Fetcham, Surrey
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FeaturesDiverting waste from landfill
Costain contractor cut waste and CO2 on Morfa to Berwick Link Road
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FeaturesWaste management on Bristol Water
Costain hired for construction, testing and commissioning of the Northern Relief Main
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How good is your grub?
Does your canteen rival Claridges? Let us know and you could win our industry cafe of the year award
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FeaturesRepeat prescription: St Helens & Knowsley hospitals PFI
For the £338m St Helens & Knowsley hospitals PFI, Taylor Woodrow upped the dose of replicated factory-made elements to new levels.
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FeaturesProcurement: Frameworks
Frameworks are increasingly prevalent in UK construction, but what should clients consider when building long-term relationships? And what should suppliers consider before signing up? Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon reports
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FeaturesMarket focus Ireland
The first decline in construction output in Ireland for 14 years is sending ripples through the supply chain. But Roger Alexander of Mazars, Ireland says that, for those who respond wisely to the changing market, the rewards are considerable
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FeaturesCan Michael Whitworth get kids interested in construction?
Olivia Boyd meets the headmaster of the Wren academy, the UK’s first school to specialise in the built environment.
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FeaturesCarbs are off
As well as helping workers’ health, Taylor Woodrow has uncovered evidence that reducing carbohydrates may improve their safety. Building tucks in its napkin and investigates … and overleaf we launch our Nouvelle Canteen competition to find Britain’s best site food
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FeaturesInterview: John Callcutt
John Callcutt’s review of the housebuilding industry has been eagerly awaited, not least because everyone is wondering what else there is to say about it. Well, it turns out there’s plenty – just don’t expect any quick-fix solutions.
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FeaturesInnsbruck cable car stations: Zaha Hadid lifts the spirits
Zaha Hadid evokes duvets, wings and ice with her designs for Innsbruck’s cable car stations
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FeaturesPoker Kings 2007
Fed up with the humdrum world of work? Looking for excitement and the possibility of winning some hard cash? Well, Building’s new poker tournament is rushing to your rescue. Come and take a chance – and it’s all in aid of charity, so you’ll go home with a warm glow ...
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Features‘Why would I stop?’
At 72, Norman Foster shows no signs of slowing up. He divides his time between almost every corner of the globe and is confident that the partial sale of his £350m practice to a private equity group was not only a good idea, but will free him up to do ...