All Features articles – Page 418
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FeaturesPhase-change materials: Phase to stun
Phase-change materials that can store and emit energy might transform the way we design and specify buildings. As the first products come to market, Jan-Carlos Kucharek finds out how they work
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FeaturesWhy does this place matter to you?
You might not recognise Berlaymont, the headquarters of the European commission, but it makes more of a difference to your working lives than ever. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, Mark Leftly went to Brussels and came back with nine reasons why you ignore it at ...
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FeaturesIs high quality social housing feasible in the Thames Gateway
Is the Housing Corporation right to insist on top quality design for new homes in the Thames Gateway?
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FeaturesWould you install a wormery in your home?
Housebuilders can gain valuable ecopoints if they feature composting in their homes but would you welcome worms into your life?
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Features17 ways to get paid
Hell hath no fury like a subbie spurned – by someone higher up the food chain who owes him dosh. Dan Stewart studies the age-old problem of separating an employer from his money
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The Building Good Employers Guide 2007
Dear employer...With the recruitment and retention of staff ever more important, Building is compiling a Good Employers Guide and we would like you to participate.
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FeaturesChairman of the board
Ten years in construction and 20 on a skateboard, Matt Elms is perfectly qualified to turn a patch of north London into heaven with a half-pipe.
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Fit-outs
Our series of specialist updates continues as the experts from Gardiner & Theobald look at market trends and costs in shop and office fit-outs, as well as the landscaping sector.
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The form guide
As the results season draws to a close, and in honour of tomorrow’s Grand National, we check the performances of some of construction’s sleekest thoroughbreds. Sarah Richardson is trackside
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FeaturesYou only live twice
When the huge 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios – birthplace of the James Bond films – was destroyed by fire, it spelled doom for the UK’s film-making mecca. But against all the odds, an elite team has managed to rebuild the space in eight months.
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FeaturesRecordamos
Madrid has unveiled a memorial that preserves the experiences of those present at Europe’s worst post-war terrorist attack
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FeaturesDo clients realise CDM regulations are their responsibilty now?
There are 4.3m businesses in Britain but how many are aware of the new health and safety regulations?
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Acrylic door handles
Turnstyle Designs’ new range of door handles uses fabrics, wallpapers or other materials encapsulated in clear acrylic.
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FeaturesAllgood Ironmongery: Iron in the soul
Allgood Ironmongery made its name among the dreaming spires, but has also tackled the Gherkin and T5. Now it is trying out something new in the healthcare sector.
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FeaturesTimber windows: Back to the future
Out of favour for so long, timber could be making a comeback thanks to improvements in its durability. And as Jan-Carlos Kucharek reports, modern technologies may help this thoroughly traditional material press the right buttons when it comes to sustainability
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The start of a beautiful friendship
The proposed merger between Taylor Woodrow and Wimpey may be the biggest housebuilder deal so far, but it follows a year of frenetic takeover activity. Mark Leftly investigates what lessons this might hold for the new kid on the block