All Features articles – Page 441
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FeaturesJolly green clients
A strong urge to get back to nature – or at least become more sustainable – has gripped clients this year. Katie Puckett and Caroline Stocks discover how 50 of the biggest spenders are focusing their £12.1bn combined construction budget on all things green
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FeaturesCutting-edge peace of mind
Who fits it — Advanced Integrated Systems’ projects include courts and airports, so it knows a thing or two about security. Below, Sonia Soltani finds out how it stays ahead in an ever-changing marketplace.
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FeaturesWe dont shout from the rooftops’
… in fact Balfour Beatty’s boss shuns all industry and media attention. But here Angela Monaghan coaxes Ian Tyler into revealing what makes the man with the biggest job in construction tick.
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FeaturesWhat to specify: doors
A range of products to turn any building into a fortress, from door locks to the latest in digital surveillance and video entry systems
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Spring optimism
Activity in May might have fallen in the non-residential and civils sectors, but the boost in the residential sector has pushed the overall index upwards, reports Experian Business Strategies. Plus we have our UK-wide activity breakdown and the latest quarterly look at labour rates
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FeaturesWhat to remember: Security reinforcement
Common security weak spots in a building include the partitions, cavities and ceilings. Peter Caplehorn considers how specifiers can reinforce elements so they are less vulnerable to attack
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FeaturesUnder surveillance
First, Sonia Soltani reports on the new systems that integrate CCTV, access control and more besides …
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FeaturesHow green is Building’s building?
By now, there should be an energy certification scheme in place for office buildings, but there isn’t. So Thomas Lane organised one for Ludgate House, the home of Building. Here’s what we found …
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FeaturesEuropa central
Berlin’s £170m Hauptbahnhof is the first central train station in a European capital for 100 years. It’s also a state-of-the-art update of the 19-century industrial cathedral, a hub at the heart of Europe and a stunning piece of engineering. So why did the architect end up suing its client, then? ...
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FeaturesConstruction checks in to The Priory
Or rather, Vaughan Burnand went along to find out why so many in the industry are seeking help with drink and drug addictions. Mark Leftly found out what he learned.
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FeaturesPiercy Conner on the rise
SME focus - Fledgling architect to boost London presence with Manchester and New York offices
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FeaturesSpecialist cost update: Services
The services sector accounts for more than a quarter of construction by value. In our latest specialist update, the expert team at Gardiner & Theobald take a look at the latest trends and costs in the mechanical, electrical and plumbing, lifts and escalators and ICT markets
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FeaturesEvery penny is counted
Tesco became Britain’s biggest retailer by cutting costs to the bone, and that applies as much to store refits as pineapples. Katie Puckett met the development director who makes sure none of its £1.8bn construction budget gets wasted
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FeaturesCan a female reporter survive a day as a labourer?
Ray O’Rourke’s comment about sites being no place for women sparked widespread outrage, but could he have had a point? Emily Wright put on her steel-capped boots and spent a day ripping up floorboards to find out
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FeaturesWhy engineering doesnt suck
Vacuum cleaner man James Dyson talks about his school for young engineers
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FeaturesYou don’t have to be MAD to work here …
… but it seems to be helping May Gurney, which has cut site accidents almost two-thirds since launching its Making A Difference initiative.
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FeaturesWe've got your workers
Are construction’s ever more powerful labour agencies holding the industry to ransom?
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Lead times April-June 2006
In the latest quarterly look at works packages, Paul Dalton of Mace reports that there has been minimal movement in the sector – with one or two notable exceptions … Further on, David Jourdan of Gardiner & Theobald throws the spotlight on the metal of the moment – copper