All Features articles – Page 544
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Features(Where) The mummy lives
They may have taken longer to build than planned, but judging by their popularity, there's no curse on Crest Nicholson's Ingress Park homes. Josephine Smit talked to director Stephen Stone as he paid a call on one of the residents.
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Movers and makers
Building products multinational Knauf has announced it intends to spend £20m on new drywall manufacturing facilities in the UK. The company said it was optimistic about the UK market, which is one of the largest drywall markets in Europe, and it anticipated increasing demand for plasterboard products as the industry ...
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FeaturesParty animal
Dawn Gibbins' blend of knife-throwing, feng shui, democracy and belly dancing certainly makes a new contribution to modern management theory. But how did it win her businesswoman of the year?
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Up ladder, down snake
In this month's Tracker, Building reports that although growth in activity picked up between February and March, it is expected slow down over the next quarter
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The end of the lines
The government's promise to plug broadband pipes into every new home in the UK looked like forward thinking a few years ago. Now it seems hopelessly out of date. Building keeps pace with the wireless revolution
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Focus on the regions
A closer look at activity levels and order books in 11 regions around the UK, from the sunny spots of the South-west, the East Midlands and Scotland, to the chill winds of Northern Ireland and the South-east.
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In the shadow of the gun
Suicide bombings, aggressive security, rising tension, paranoia … Just how tempting does the money have to be to persuade British firms to work in the Middle East? Building examines the risks and rewards
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The ice queen
Zaha Hadid has broken free from restraints of architecture with this sinuous, arctic installation in a Viennese gallery
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Just the job
Barbara Irwin of Turner & Townsend explains how she went from PA to project manager
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Lifetime costs: Part M access
What is the most cost-effective way to deal with disabled access for new or existing buildings? Peter Mayer of Building Performance Group considers the whole-life costs of implementing the proposed Part M
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New age classes
The government wants school architecture to inspire and stimulate young minds. Building looks at nine trailblazing projects that have tapped into children's imaginations and created very grown-up designs
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FeaturesThey think it's all covered
...it is now! But what on earth has the world's largest timber gridshell roof got to do with England's chances of winning the 2006 World Cup?
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Meet the beetle
It was Dutch practice Meyer en Van Schooten that came up with this astonishing insectoidal banking office in the heart of Amsterdam – possibly after spending the evening in one of the city’s many fine coffee houses...
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Check list
Those tough new sound regulations apply to residential houses and flats, too. Alex Smith has 10 things you need to consider to comply with Part E
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Site lines: Tips for metal roof cladding
Ian Burns of Corus Colourcoat gives his five top tips for the trouble-free installation of pre-coated metal roof cladding
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FeaturesDavid Miliband
The schools standards minister comes across as a sixth-form debating champion – but can he convince regional contractors to play a leading role in his plan to revamp the UK's secondary schools?
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The top down revolution
Anyone who thinks of roofing subbies as simple, horny-handed sons of toil had better think again. The modern firm is a slick, high-tech, high IQ outfit
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Words from the front
Roofers have been faced with a grotesque rise in their insurance premiums over the past two years. Here's how they've been fighting back