All Features articles – Page 392

  • Dare to be different
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    Dare to be different

    2007-11-01T00:00:00Z

    While Britain’s high streets continue to clone into retail sameness, and new housing looks the same from Inverness to Cornwall, we mustn’t forget that distinctiveness is what makes places work, argues Neil Lee

  • Poker table
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    Poker Kings 2007

    2007-10-26T10:06:00Z

    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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    Turf war

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    QSs are facing a fight as property firms and contractors try to muscle in on the hugely lucrative project and programme management market .

  • Eight floors are suspended from this big steel truss which will be clearly visible in the finished building. The truss was the key to creating large open spaces in a cramped building
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    The time machine

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Imagine taking an elderly building full of small dusty rooms and turning it into attractive modern teaching spaces for a world famous university. Thomas Lane explains how the project team tackled the problem and passed with aplomb.

  • The Heron tower, which is being built at 110 Bishopsgate, on the east edge of the City
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    Spotlight on tall buildings

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Big buildings are rising up across London, putting pressure on suppliers and contractors alike

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    Building in the fourth dimension

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    You‘ll know about intelligent 3D programs, but they’re old hat now. The leading firms are using software that can model an entire scheme from planning application to demolition. Stephen Kennett looks at how it works and, overleaf, how it has transformed a Foster + Partners office

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    Hallowed be thy brand

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    BMW’s car showroom in Munich takes the worship of luxury automobiles to astonishing lengths

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    Lead times July-October 2007

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    There were no significant changes to lead times for materials this quarter, indicating that the market is levelling out, says Brian Moone of Mace. Overleaf, he turns the spotlight on tall buildings

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    Colin Fellows’ £120m flutter

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    The property director of Jockey Club Racecourses is wagering that spending that much on doing up his 14 tracks will restore horseracing’s fortunes. Olivia Boyd put on her trilby and found out more

  • The Building Good Employer Guide 2007
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    The Building Good Employer Guide 2007

    2007-10-19T16:44:00Z

    Find the best employers in the industry with our Good Employer Guide which features an independent survey of 15,000 employees

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    What the table tells us

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    So do contractors do more inspiring work than architects? Who hands out the most motors? Are engineers more generous with holidays than consultants? Which firms give you the most maternity benefits? The best pensions? Which is the most fun to work for? David Rogers analyses the data

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    While the sun shone

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    The improved weather conditions in August perked up contractors across the country, although demand has yet to live up to their enthusiasm. Experian Business Strategies reports

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    The way we work now

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Ten years ago, UK construction companies resembled the French foreign legion in their treatment of workers. But the harder they’ve fought to recruit staff, the more they’ve developed their soft skills.

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    Movers and makers

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    This week

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    Lafarge: Strong stuff

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Building materials giant Lafarge operates in 70 countries around the world.

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    Why a good employer is a green employer

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    That big purple balloon over there symbolises the amount of carbon that your office produces. If you want to boost staff morale, all you have to do is shrink it.

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    My employer helped me

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Lydia Stockdale met three people who made lucky choices when they picked a firm to work for

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    Designs for life

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    European structural design codes will introduce the concept of ‘design working life’ to British engineering. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans explains exactly what that means.

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    The planning gain supplement is dead. Long live the roof tax?

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    Developers have won a famous battle with the government over the introduction of the PGS. But as infrastructure still has to be paid for, it looks like we’ll be moving to a system based on the Milton Keynes roof tax. David Parsley asks what this means

  • Doug Oakervee
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    ‘There is no question of cost overruns on this job’

    2007-10-19T00:00:00Z

    After 18 years, the £16bn Crossrail project has finally got the go-ahead. Now chairman Doug Oakervee, in his first interview, explains how he will fulfil his promise not to go a penny over budget.