All Features articles – Page 502
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FeaturesIT workshops: How builders are updating their skills
Robin Hood-Leeder explains how the Federation of Master Builders is trying to help its members improve their performance by setting up IT workshops
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FeaturesTricky business
In the fourth of five monthly articles, Building, in association with ConstructionSkills, investigates why construction operates so inefficiently – and asks what can be done to improve performance.
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OSM experienced
For many project teams, using OSM means embarking on a scarily steep learning curve involving substantial changes to their traditional building processes. So how can they be sure of getting it right? At Mtech Group, we apply this simple checklist, nominally aligned to the RIBA workplan, that focuses the project ...
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FeaturesHolyrood reaction
The Fraser Report may have passed down its judgment on the Scottish parliament building, but the mud is still flying. Here, Building’s readers join the fray and Rob Smith, senior partner at Davis Langdon, defends his firm’s decisions as cost consultant on the project
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Are parliaments inherently unmanageable?
Solicitor Matthew Bell argues that Holyrood was always going to be a problem – but at least it is in good company …
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FeaturesInside off-site
Modern methods of construction are now being used on all manner of projects, from restaurants to naval bases. Mark Faithfull looks at the latest developments and asks: could this be the age of off-site?
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Language skills
Learning the right words and phrases is the key to understanding a new culture. So, here with “Off-site manufacture: Lesson one” is Mtech Group
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FeaturesPFI in limbo
Ten years after it burst on the scene, PFI has become bogged down in project delays. As research published this week reveals yet more missed PFI targets, We report on how contractors are upping sticks and taking their expertise abroad
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Regulations roundup
A brief guide to recently issued regulations with pointers to upcoming changes in regulations and consultation documents
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Five tips for complying with the DDA
By today, organisations that deal with the public should have complied with the Disability Discrimination Act by making their services accessible to people with disabilities. What constitutes a fully DDA-compliant building has yet to be decided, as this will be determined by a body of case law. In the meantime, ...
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FeaturesFire evacuation
An unusual approach was needed to get the University of Hertfordshire’s de Havilland campus building to conform with Part B of the Building Regulations, which deals with fire safety.
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FeaturesOpening homes, hearts and minds
Graham Bizley says that allowing Open House visitors into his home was an eye-opener.
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FeaturesWhy the public loves an engineer
Open Site proved a roaring success for the projects that opened their doors to an inquisitive public, says Matt Dawson, relationship development manager at the Association of Consulting Engineers.
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FeaturesBoris walks with the dinosaurs
Boris Johnson pays tribute to air conditioning at the HVAC's bash at the Natural History museum.
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£300m hospital takes Bovis to the top of August league
After a quiet July, Bovis Lend Lease climbs 29 places – and stays well ahead in the annual contractor charts
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Planning approvals
Approvals have grown significantly in London and East Anglia over the summer. In Wales, however, there is little evidence planners are responding to warnings of undersupply
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FeaturesThe burning of the bodies
Construction’s institutions may have been dealt a deadly blow last week, when they were attacked as isolationist and threatened with merger plans. We report on how reforms could spell the end of professional bodies as we know them
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Buyer demand
SmartNewHomes reports that London bore the brunt of the summer slowdown with a fall in demand of 8.5%. That figure almost exactly matches the rise that Wales enjoyed. Meanwhile urban exiles continue to flock to the South-west