All Features articles – Page 513
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FeaturesChasing Gehry
When the world's most famous architect came to Dundee to open a cancer care centre, Building naturally sent an ace reporter along to grab an exclusive interview with him. of course, most of the rest of the UK's media did the same. So here's the diary of George ...
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FeaturesTalking 'bout evolution
The building world has spawned a new breed of executive who speaks of sustainability, accountability and ethical finance. But, according to a KPMG survey, the rest of the construction species still has some growing up to do.
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FeaturesWorks for me
So you like what you've read, but you're not sure which of construction's many careers would suit you best? construction skills'. Kim Anderson has a few ideas for you …
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FeaturesWild things
Blobby. Sparkly. Bendy. Spiky. Buildings today don't have to be square and straight – as a 21st-century architect you can really go crazy with ideas of fantastical design. Justin McGuirk looks at three schemes that will blow your mind
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FeaturesTele vision
Welcome to Telenor: an ultra-high-spec office building housing 7000 staff and all the latest wireless technology but nestling on the quiet banks of a Norwegian fjord. We take a look at pastoral networking
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FeaturesThe techmeisters
Building systems have got a whole lot smarter – now services, IT and telecom facilities can be integrated to maximise efficiency. Just one snag: who is clever enough to actually install the technology?
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Vital statistics
The industry employs 1.5 million people:187,000 are women; 43,000 are from ethnic minoritiesThe construction industry needs to recruit 76,000 people each year for the next 5 yearsBritish overseas construction work is worth £148m a year;engineering consulting abroad is worth £986 m a yearPay in the sector rose by 6.8% last ...
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The Results
Best Approach to partnering Sponsored by Construction industry solutions Winner Circle 33 Housing Group/ Willmott Dixon Second Fusion 21 Third Higgins Construction Fourth Durkan Joint Fifth Denne Group/H+H Celcon Joint Fifth Southdale Homes Best Health and Safety Approach Sponsored by Dunbar Bank ...
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Uncommon people
These four are not your average Joes – they are TV celebrities, pop stars, movie icons, sporting heroes … and they’ve all worked in construction! ...
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FeaturesShow me the money
Reckon it'd be hard to have a lucrative career in construction? Convinced you'd have to be going grey before you get recognition and reward? Think again – Alex Wiltshire met three inspiring young people who've already made it big
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FeaturesTeamwork rules: putting up Manchester Stadium
world-class stadiums don't just spring up overnight. Building one is a tough assignment; building two at once is like Mission Impossible. But that's the job the Manchester Stadium team faced. Their all-in-one construction had to include a 38,000-seater stadium to house the 2002 Commonwealth Games – then transform into a ...
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Just the job
Roger Knowles has spent 30 years running construction and engineering consultant JR Knowles, but still has new ideas and the energy to trot the globe.
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Private Sector Housebuilder of the Year
This supreme award, sponsored by Trus Joist, was hotly debated by the judging panel, but Countryside Properties emerged as the winning name ...
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Ten years' hard labour
Britain's decrepit prisons are about to get a £3bn, decade-long revamp. The architects are facing a tough enough task to bring Victorian buildings to an acceptable standard – but what about the contractors who'll have to work behind bars?
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Give us a shout
Construction’s most vital resource is its workforce and the quality of that workforce is very important. The industry needs the best people available to take on the challenges that lie ahead. Find out how you could be a part of one of Britain’s most dynamic sectors – check out constructionskills’ ...
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FeaturesDemolish the dining hall
Is your school drab and boring? Fancy scrapping the whole thing and redesigning it yourself to make it bright and funky? Nancy Durrant visits two schools where the pupils have done just that …
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Best Quality Improvement Strategy
Defects are the industry's biggest bugbear, and Midas Homes won Best Quality Improvement strategy, sponsored by Rationel Windows UK, for tackling the problem head onWinner: Midas HomesWest Country housebuilder Midas Homes knows exactly what it gets wrong in its homes, but its objective is not only to recognise and ...
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Best Change Strategy
United House’s ability to rise to the challenges of the Egan agenda earned it top prize in this category, sponsored by RDL Distribution ...
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Best IT Initiative
In this category, sponsored by SmartNewHomes.com, Miller Homes’ proactive approach to e-marketing made it a clear winner ...