All Features articles – Page 445
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FeaturesRunning the risk
Three consultants are lining up to deliver the £5.2bn Olympic construction programme. But victory in this most prestigious of contests comes with potentially massive liability - enough to put many firms off entering the race altogether. Josh Brooks analyses the likely stumbling blocks
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FeaturesPut your specs on
The speculative office funding market is back, and more players are getting in on the action than ever before. But success will rely on a clear, realistic vision of occupational demand and rental prospects.
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FeaturesProcurement: Two-stage tendering
In the second of our procurement series, Simon Rawlinson of Davis Langdon takes a look at two-stage tendering and how to get the best out of the early appointment of the contractor
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FeaturesWhat a performance
The European energy performance of buildings directive obliges landlords to make clear how much energy their offices use. No guidance has been issued on how to meet the directive, costs seem to be a state secret and no one has a clue if it will work. Oh, and it came ...
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FeaturesThe only way is up
Dublin and Manchester are expanding at such a rapid pace that many developers believe the only way for them to continue to compete as major European cities is to build tall. So what are the prospects of seeing more high-rise office space? Well, that's two quite different stories …
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FeaturesThe office unplugged
Wi-fi hot-spots are popping up in coffee bars from Greenwich to Glasgow, and more and more homes have wireless internet. But what does the technology mean for the office?
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FeaturesSo where next?
The British Council for Offices has enjoyed such success it might be forgiven for resting on its laurels. But at a time when most of Britain's wealth is created inside offices, the chance of reaching out to a wider business world is one it must pursue with vigour
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FeaturesJust the job: work, rest and more pay
Gemma Sapiano tells Sonia Soltani about her speedy rise to the role of construction manager
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FeaturesPiano's intermezzos
For his New York debut, Renzo Piano has created a grand opening and some sympathetic connecting passages for the Morgan Library & Museum on Madison Avenue
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Top tips on… Radio identification
Bar coding is currently used for tracking and managing the movement of goods, but radio frequency identity tags have the potential to offer much more. These are miniaturised devices that can be implanted into products. They contain information that can be picked up by a proximity reader and transmitted to ...
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FeaturesGadget heaven
Thomas Lane welcomes you to Techtopia, a world where whole building sites are RFID-tagged, mobiles have more functions than Swiss army knives and Sydney is just a free phone call away …
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FeaturesThe office of the future
What will it look like? Who will it cater for? And will the market hold up? We asked a few people who should know to peer into their crystal balls …
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FeaturesHere's one we prepared earlier …
If you are a specialist in residential development or hotels, you'll be well up on the many uses of off-site manufacture. But are there the same opportunities to build off site in the office sector? Simon Rawlinson of QS Davis Langdon discusses the current state of play
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FeaturesDon't know which one to pick?
Choosing the right consultants for office projects is never easy, and it's only getting harder as specialisms and Building Regulations multiply. Mark Leftly asked some developers for their expert advice, then got a consultant to outline what not to do…
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FeaturesSir David King
In the first of three interviews on the future of energy in the UK, the government's chief scientist tells Thomas Lane why we need new homes and new nuclear power stations.
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Features‘If you are offering a six-star product, you can't deliver three-star service …'
… so says property tycoon Gerald Ronson on his plans for London's first luxury office tower. He talks exclusively to Claer Barrett about his ambition to create a Savoy among offices.
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FeaturesWho you calling Square?
Forget Milan, forget Paris and don't even mention New York. The big story on the architectural catwalk is the City of London, with Europe's most fashionable architects wowing the Square Mile with glamorous designs. Rob Booth watches them strut their stuff
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FeaturesOn the ball
Ireland rugby coach and BCO conference speaker Eddie O'Sullivan is no expert on the UK property market. But he does know all about building a team and turning that team into winners. George Hay finds out what he can teach you.
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FeaturesTesting, testing
Despite the industry's best efforts, insurers and mortgage lenders are still wary of homes built using modern methods of construction. Will a robust new standard from BRE, designed specifically to test durability and ease to repair, assuage their fears?