All Features articles – Page 435
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FeaturesLet the Games begin …
For David Higgins, the man in charge of delivering the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, the clock is ticking. Katie Puckett talks to him about how he’s keeping the programme on track and overleaf reveals the plans for the venues
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FeaturesBirmingham does the double
HOW WE WORK TOGETHER — The £34m refurbishment of Birmingham Town Hall needed secondary glazing to block noise. Enter manufacturer Selectaglaze, which teamed up with main contractor Wates to design a solution.
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FeaturesBlazing a green trail
London won the 2012 Games, in part, due to its commitment to making them an environmentally sustainable event. So how does the ODA plan to deliver its promise? Vikki Miller put the question to the head of sustainability Paula Hirst
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Features‘I can’t tell you on the hoof what our policy would be’
Finding out where David Cameron stands on the big questions is a tricky matter, but at least he is starting by putting his own house in order. Thomas Lane spoke exclusively to the Tory leader, then met the architect and builder who are tackling the green makeover of his family ...
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FeaturesCost model: Small industrial units
They’re flexible, investor-friendly and easy to build. But how much does it cost to construct small industrial units? Max Wilkes of Davis Langdon explains
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FeaturesFive days in June
Although it’s mostly a question of hobnobbing and hats, the punters at Royal Ascot do like to see the races as well. Mark Leftly and Tom Broughton report on why its new grandstand was built with restricted views, and what’s being done to put it right
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FeaturesIf you go down to the woods today …
WHO MAKES IT — Coed Derwen was set up last year to make doors and windows from local Welsh hardwood. And its green credentials have already attracted the attention of Prince Charles.
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FeaturesEastern promise
We all know London will benefit from the 2012 Games, but the ripple effect is expected to reach miles out towards the east. David Blackman looks at the possibilities for this neglected area known as the Thames Gateway
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FeaturesFoster joins the pod people
This Toronto university faculty looks like a tribute to Will Alsop, but it’s a very Foster building, too
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FeaturesHow will this man make the Games safe for workers?
By enforcing a zero tolerance policy on sloppy practices. So if contractors wish to win work they’ll first have to acquaint themselves with Lawrence Waterman and his exceptionally high standards.
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Features“Once in a while you pinch yourself and realise how lucky you are to be working on such a great project …”
For construction professionals 2012 is a once-in-a-career opportunity. Katie Puckett talks to three of the fortunate ones about the thrill of masterplanning the Lower Lea Valley, tunnelling power lines and decontaminating land
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FeaturesToday India, tomorrow the world
Cyril Sweett boss Dean Webster on the firm’s plans for international growth
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FeaturesThe land of opportunity
Poisoned by gasworks and left derelict, the Lower Lea Valley is crying out for regeneration. But before that happens one of the biggest compulsory purchase orders in history has to be given the nod. Mark Leftly reports on how this unprecedented land deal is taking shape
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FeaturesPutting Stratford on the map
The £4bn redevelopment of Stratford City was always going to be big, but when London won the Games last year it ballooned. By 2012 the two projects, which are now inextricably linked, will have created an urban centre with transport links to rival Waterloo. Mark Leftly reports on the transformation ...
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FeaturesPeters plan
He’s long been one of construction’s enthusiastic modernisers, but now the London Games has spurred Peter Rogers to redouble his efforts. In fact he and his 2012 task group have come up with a 12-point manifesto for change
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FeaturesWhat's your carbon footprint?
After an amazing response to our online Carbon footprint estimator, now readers can find out which professions are the environmental angels and which are gas-guzzling sinners...
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FeaturesBeer, cannabis, glue and a generous helping of lime
No, not a recipe for a quiet night in, but rather the ingredients of Adnams’ deep green distribution centre. Thomas Lane went to Suffolk to meet a brewer with a difference