All Features articles – Page 569
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FeaturesMoney spinners
So far Britain's record on wind farming has been all bluster and no bite. But the government's green energy policy is about to trigger a surge in investment – with plenty of opportunities for construction companies.
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FeaturesAnd this is now
Aldershot's Royal Pavilion used to be Queen Victoria's stand for reviewing Britain's imperial army. Now it's a good spot to see the latest Californian thinking on office design
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FeaturesPower to the people
As a key player in Whitehall policy-making, Richard Rogers is an unlikely champion of devolved government. But, as Marcus Fairs finds out, he now thinks urban regeneration will only happen if decision are taken by the people on the ground
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FeaturesPlane sailing
Madrid airport's new international terminal dwarfs Heathrow's T5, yet will cost half the price and be built in half the time. Building visited the site to see why things are going so well and found political will and national pride an unbeatable mix.
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FeaturesAfter Wembley
Two years of working flat out trying to get the new national stadium built would be enough to persuade most of us to hang up our boots, but Paul Gandy, managing director of the UK arm of Multiplex, has set himself a new goal – building, rather than demolishing, famous ...
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FeaturesSpotless enterprise
Is there life on Mars? Britain is sending a robotic spacecraft to find out. But the space experts' first challenge was to create a room so spotless, the craft could be built bacteria-free. Otherwise it might confuse Martian germs with the Milton Keynes variety … Andy Pearson boldly went to ...
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FeaturesGreat expectation
After years of abortive planning, a realistic scheme is finally emerging for the redevelopment of King's Cross, and it's billed as the most exciting regeneration project in central London for a century and a half. In the first of three articles in the run-up to Prescott's urban summit, Martin Spring ...
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FeaturesWish you were here?
Professionals from the construction industry have a lot to offer when it comes to disaster relief. But helping traumatised locals to rebuild their lives is a sensitive business. As Marcus Fairs and Matthew Richards discover, Rambos need not apply
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FeaturesUp with skool
… because going back there as a grown-up is a lucrative career move, according this year's Mirza & Nacey survey of QSs' fees
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Sitting pretty
Creating the right impression can help your career and your work environment.
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FeaturesBest options and choices initiative – affordable housing providers
The judges were impressed by the amount of choice affordable housing providers are offering residents, but ultimately gave Higgins Construction top ranking in this category, sponsored by Bristan Group
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FeaturesAffordable housing provider of the year
Although it didn’t win an individual category, five placings guaranteed Lovell Partnerships the affordable housing provider award, sponsored by The Office of The Deputy Prime Minister
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FeaturesBest approach to partnering
A shortlist of six companies battled to take this category, which is sponsored by The Prime Connection, but Laing Homes proved the strongest link in the supply chain.
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FeaturesBest health and safety approach
Clear key performance indicators and an integrated approach won Countryside Properties top prize in this category, which is sponsored by Dunbar Bank
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FeaturesThe artful dodger
Glenn Allison is planning a campaign to persuade the English public that they really do want to buy timber-frame houses, regardless of what they may have read about fire risks. Here he cleverly avoids telling us why …
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FeaturesInnovation Award
St James Homes applied timber frame to develop an urban site it would otherwise have ignored and proved the commercial case for medium-rise timber frame, making it a clear winner in this category, sponsored by Zurich Building Guarantees
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FeaturesThe barrier method
The picturesque town of Bewdley made the headlines in 2000 after it suffered three floods in six weeks. The challenge was to stop it happening again, but every option was either impossible, could make things worse or would cost £470m. Except for one …
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FeaturesBest company-wide sustainability strategy
The Peabody Trust has done the double in Building's awards this year. It picked up the sustainability prize in the Building Awards 2002, and now picks up this award, which is sponsored by Thermalite.
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FeaturesBest land and planning strategy
Buying brown and involving the community put Linden homes ahead of the rest in this category, sponsored by English Partnerships.