All Features articles – Page 464
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FeaturesCity Hall revist: Time has told
Ken Livingstone did not want Building to revisit his ‘Beehive’ City Hall three years after completion. Could it be that this 21st-century landmark has not achieved its low-energy targets?
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Landscaping
In our latest specialist market overview, Gardiner & Theobald’s Joe Burns examines the current UK landscaping sector, including current hot topics and typical costs – plus an expert offers his view of the scene …
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FeaturesSchools focus
A high school in north London is demonstrating how well a construction GCSE can work
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FeaturesRelax – it could be so much worse
Nick Leeson learned a lot about stress when he lost £862m, went on the run and ended up a Singapore jail. Now he’s sharing his coping strategies in a new book and executive workshops. Nick Jones introduced him to the famously relaxed Stef Stefanou, and felt his own blood pressure ...
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WRAP teams up with BRE on aggregates
Database will be created to give information on using recycled and secondary aggregates.
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Inside an off-site toolkit
Darren Richards introduces a toolkit that maximises off-site technology’s potential
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Steps to successful process improvement
To get the best out of off-site construction, you need to get your build process right, says David Thomas. Here’s how…
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The how what why
Martin Goss answers the key questions about certification, regulation and standardisation
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Features‘We went from greenfield to selling hamburgers in 48 hours’
In the 1980s Richard Ogden played a key role in trailblazing the use of off-site construction for a certain fast-food chain. Now he’s the first chairman of Buildoffsite, connecting burgeoning demand for new construction techniques with supply.
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FeaturesBring it on
Okay, we can all stop worrying about whether off-site techniques will ever be taken seriously as a construction method, or whether anybody outside housebuilding has even heard of it... The real question now is whether the industry is ready to take advantage of all those off-site opportunities – the Olympics, ...
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Costs: Structural steel
If structural steel is your frame of choice, you need to think about fire protection. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans runs through the various options and what each one will cost
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FeaturesStructures
Our structural special kicks off by examining the new thinking on tall buildings in the post-9/11 world, before offering tips on fine-tuning dealings with structural engineers and how to gauge costs of fire-protecting steel frames
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FeaturesTop 200 Consultants 2005: Class acts
It’s Friday night and that means it’s time for … erm, Building’s eagerly awaited annual consultants’ league. Before we count down the top 200, Katie Puckett and Richard Heap pick out the highest climbers, hottest new entries, bestselling acts – and a rather familiar group in the number one spot ...