All Features articles – Page 552
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FeaturesTrying times
When Terry Morgan took the helm at Tube Lines, he thought he would be running part of the London Underground in a matter of weeks. Then the legal challenges began … Phil Clark finds out how the former international rugby player has been using his extra time.
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FeaturesPicture perfect
The most talented of our photography entrants, Ray Anderson, displays an impressive understanding of composition and use of light and shadow, capturing the often overlooked beauty of urban structures, concrete and man-made spaces.
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FeaturesQuality control
The winner of Building's first short story competition is a revenge comedy by Tony Miller that deals frankly with the controversial subjects of fractal tiling and public speaking. Jonathan Meades, who picked the winner, praised its fine narrative architecture and truthfulness – however, it does contains some nudity and should ...
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The International Brigade
A gutsy band of UK consultants have stormed the Johannesburg world summit to take up the flag of global sustainability in construction. Matthew Richards reports on their manifesto – and asks: where on earth are the contractors?
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Bouncing back
In this month's tracker, Construction Forecasting and Research reports that a chilly May turned into a splendid June, with activity rising sharply on the back of government spending …
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FeaturesThe smart money
Housebuilders are waking up to the potential of home automation, but have they really understood the market? Josephine Smit gets the gadgets out
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FeaturesInside the toys house
The Boormans moved from a home whose technological wizardry began and ended with an entryphone, to a £2m house so full of gadgetry, James Bond might have trouble keeping up. Continuing our series of revisits, Homes went to see how the family is enjoying its box of tricks.
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FeaturesFront line
Buyers value light and space more than technological garnish, says Jonathan Seal, but Howard Porter says if you look beyond the gimmickry, technology can deliver big benefits
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FeaturesAnd the living is easy
Summertime … and you don't want to break into a sweat turning lights on and off yourself. So Josephine Smit checked out two cool schemes that look after all your security, lighting and entertainment needs – leaving you free to enjoy serious cocktail time
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Lifetime costs: partitioning systems
Or, a specifier's guide to the whole-life cost of partitioning systems. Compiled by Peter Mayer of the Building Performance Group
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FeaturesStarck choices
Your mission: to take a superstar designer's concept for a baroque lounge for the Euro-elite at Waterloo International and bring it in on budget, complete with floating glass partitions, chandeliers and huge graphic artworks. Oh, and the entire site vibrates. Alex Smith finds out how architect Haskoll did it
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Interior walls, partitions and ceilings
A huge range of choices, from plasterboard to rendered coatings, means that the specifier of interior walls and ceilings has a lot to think about. Peter Claridge of David Langdon Schumann Smith offers a step-by-step guide to the seven key points for you to tick off
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Woman's hour
Lorraine Elliott, managing consultant at Hill International, talks about how writing to Building led her to set up the National Association of Women in Construction
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FeaturesNo yes-man
Although the new CIC chairman says he is happy to preach the gospel according to Sir John Egan, Turlogh O'Brien will also give you chapter and verse on where he thinks the great man went wrong. Andy Pearson found out more.
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FeaturesVodafone's mobile home
One of Britain's biggest firms had to use its commercial muscle to get its new HQ built. But, says Martin Spring, Vodafone's Newbury base is not the colossus you might expect
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FeaturesThe sun factor
Britain may be having one of the dreariest summers in recent memory, but it's Building's holiday issue and we've got the sun in mind. We hotfoot it through history to give you the lowdown on everything from solar architecture to sundials – plus, meet the summer-lovin' construction workers …
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Sir Robert McAlpine does the double in July
UK's largest privately owned contractor tops the yearly and monthly tables with seven deals worth £127m.