All Features articles – Page 572
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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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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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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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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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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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FeaturesOut of the dark ages
Archaic lighting guidance designed to work with 1980s computer technology has finally been superseded by the new LG3. So why, asks Thomas Lane, isn't everybody feeling brighter about it?
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FeaturesPipe beams
Depressed by its gloomy offices, a company in Washington DC saw its dreams of a brighter future come true with the help of a rooftop mirror and a giant glass pipe …
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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.
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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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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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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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Local lowdown
Continuing our regional series, Robert Smith of recruitment consultant Hays Montrose turns the spotlight on the job market in the Midlands
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Tender price forecast: Back on track
Despite a dip in orders at the end of last year, the sector is back on track with new workload spurred by generous infrastructure spending, reports Davis Langdon & Everest – but resourcing problems may undermine the sector’s attempts to sustain current levels of output
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FeaturesCutting through the Bull
The Brummies are getting their city centre back. The infamous concrete mess that was Birmingham's Bullring, is no more. In its place, an accessible, pedestrian-friendly shoppers' paradise is emerging – and not a subway in sight.
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FeaturesThe new hedonists
Far from succumbing to Islamic fundamentalism, wealthy Gulf clients are throwing up iconic hotels, casinos and paradise islands like there's no tomorrow. Victoria Madine and Martin Spring found out how British firms can slide into construction's new fast lane
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FeaturesTowering innuendo
Foster and Partner's 'erotic gherkin' tower is rising fast in the City of London
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FeaturesThe likely lad
At just 30, Christopher Leslie is already the consummate politician. But how much does the man in charge of the Building Regulations actually know about construction? Andy Pearson finds out.
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Featureswe can work it out
Major players are falling out of love with PFI, exasperated by the lengthy and costly process. Phil Clark assesses Labour's bid to woo them back – preferably in time to build key schemes before the next election.