All Features articles – Page 595
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Entrepreneur of the Year 2001
All the finalists in Building's Entrepreneur of the Year award had identified gaps in the market and exploited them with great ideas. Building profiles the winner and the worthy runners-up, and looks at the reasons for their successes
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What's IT worth?
As key construction players go global, the need for intranets and extranets is mushrooming. But what are the benefits of such systems and, with firms spending millions on IT every year, do they offer value for money?
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Tate modernised
Tate Britain's £32m redevelopment is a textbook example of current thinking on gallery and historic building refurbishment
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PFI goes global
Despite the mass of controversy around PFIs in the UK, other countries all over the world are keen to get in on the act. We investigate how British firms are exporting their PFI experience
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Damage limitation
The World Trade Centre disaster has led to heightened concern over attacks on prominent buildings. We examine what is being done to reduce the terrorist threat and limit the damage that can be caused
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Cost study: Housing for young people
Harlow Foyer, a Housing Forum demonstration project for housing young people, used timber-frame construction and partnering principles to come in on time and on budget.
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Keeping Ken cool
The arresting shape of the new home for London's mayor and the Greater London Authority is far from being its only innovative feature. The building also houses the ultimate in state-of-the-art, energy-saving air-conditioning and glazing systems.
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World Wide Winners
Last year's league table of the 50 largest contractors' websites found that firms had a lot to learn. Leeds University has just complied a second table: so which firms have got the hang of this e-marketing business?
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Be prepared
Britain may not be in the euro, but that doesn't mean the new currency won't affect your business
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No more New Yorks
Ever since it emerged that the collapse of the World Trade Centre was actually caused by raging fires, safety experts have been putting their heads together to see how fire protection and escape routes can be improved in new landmark buildings.
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Mark Whitby
The next president of the ICE talks to Building about his role as construction's voice on the New York tragedy, and his passion for his profession.
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Just the job
Building talks to Guy Russell of BDG McColl about how he's happiest when he's busy, but can always make time for his family
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Five tips on sprucing up your website
Wow them with a webcamThis camera can be used to broadcast the on-site progress of high-profile projects. It can be set to take photos of its subject at periodic intervals or to film continuously. Web Cams cost between £50 and £250 and are available from all major computer suppliers.Regular news ...
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What's up dock?
With a March 2002 deadline in anticipation of next year's World Cup, it's full steam ahead for Foreign Office Architects' £130m Yokohama International Port Terminal
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Cost model: Shopping centres
As government planning policy drives retail developments back into city centres, the design and construction issues of urban schemes have never been more complex. In this month’s cost model, Davis Langdon & Everest, in association with architect Geoffrey Reid Associates, sets out the key issues and examines the advantages, disadvantages ...
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Back to square one
Construction could take a few notes from the motor industry on process improvement
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Appointments
ContractorsJohn Williams has been appointed marketing manager at Caddick Construction.HousebuildersDavid Jackson (right) has been promoted to regional director of Redrow Homes South West. Peter Dartnell has been made technical director of Redrow Homes North West.Newland Homes has appointed Peter Hayes planning officer.ConsultantsProject and facilities consultant EC Harris has made six ...
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All Saïd and done
Born in scandal, Oxford University's Saïd Business School has succeeded in merging ancient Roman discipline with contemporary urban humanism – with a ziggurat thrown in for good measure. Building visits architect Dixon Jones' monumental building.
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Scottish parliament: The true story
Building was given exclusive access to the site and team behind one of the most misunderstood projects in recent history. Over the next eight pages, we tell the tale of triumph over adversity and interview Benedetta Tagliabue, widow of architect Enric Miralles, who is taking her husband's vision forward.