All Features articles – Page 531
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FeaturesIn Person: Dennis Lenard
Trust an antipodean to want to turn everything upside down. But the new chief executive of Constructing Excellence thinks that's what we have to do to change the industry's image – and he's starting with a fundamental review of his own organisation. We spoke to the man who thinks Australian.
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FeaturesSmile … things couldn't be worse
After the slow death of the London office market and month after month of steadily worsening statistics, developers in the commercial sector are suddenly feeling a rush of confidence … We find out why
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FeaturesCost model: Urban design and infrastructure
Proposals for new communities in the South-east, and the redevelopment of existing urban sites will require large-scale investment in site infrastructure. In this month’s cost model, we examine the cost and value drivers associated with infrastructure and site amenities
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The West is the best
We discover that if you're in the South-west, you're probably wondering what all the fuss is about
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They're watching
More and more firms are monitoring workers' emails, calls and internet hits. Tara Cosgrove of Beale and Company outlines what your boss is entitled to know
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FeaturesHow's that possible?
Welcome to Tenerife concert hall – the first ever performing arts building by Santiago Calatrava Esquire, architect, engineer and structural magician …
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FeaturesThe hanging offices of rotterdam
Where do you build if you don't want to use up your valuable land? In mid-air, of course … We found out how it was done at the latest wonder of the construction world – the gravity-defying De Brug office block in Holland
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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 ...