All Features articles – Page 609
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Wise, after the event
Chris Wise was Arup's star engineer when he came up with the design of the Millennium Bridge. He didn't foresee the wobble at the time, but if he had, he would have gone ahead anyway.
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Appointments
ContractorsWilliam Sapcote & Sons has promoted Ian Burford to development director. Paul Dockerill and Keith Learoyd have been promoted to associate directors.NG Bailey & Co has appointed Alison Ashworth-Brown craft training department manager. HousebuildersDavid Hill, previously with Lovell Partnerships, has joined Redrow Homes' South Wales division as a quantity surveyor. ...
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To Hull and back
Two years after John Prescott took Lord Rogers on a tour of a run-down estate in Hull, Tom Broughton visited the city to find out if things had changed. He found an urban renaissance barely able to keep pace with the disillusionment of residents.
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Bending the rules
Only five wooden gridshells have ever been built, and none without broken timbers. Here's how the team behind this one, the roof of a Sussex museum, is cracking the conundrum.
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Get paid on time
Nick Antoniou - How can businesses protect themselves against late or non-payment of invoices?
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The good life
They feud about tea bags and rodent rights, they take afternoon tea together every day and have cycle paths in the office. Meet Feilden Clegg Bradley, the firm that won Building's best practice award.
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Opening night
Given the weather we've had, a roof that opens to the elements may not be everyone's idea of happiness, but for a view of the stars, there are few things to beat it.
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Zaha's park-and-ride
This mundane suburban transport interchange in Strasbourg dissolves the distinction between art and architecture. Marcus Fairs discovers Zaha Hadid's latest creation.
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On the ropes
Dan Bailey - Abseiling isn't yet widely used in construction, but it offers big benefits to contractors.
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Talent wars
Angela Baron takes a look at how employers should tackle the skills shortage to attract – and keep hold of – the high-flyers that their business really needs.
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Appointments
ContractorsMartin Rogers has been appointed main board director at HBG Construction. David MacDonald has joined as director of the facilities management division, based in Glasgow.Andrew Bradley (right) has joined Morgan Sindall as financial director.Yorkshire-based Allenbuild–Turner has appointed Colin Veitch, previously with HBG, managing director. HousebuildersMary Simpkins has joined KingsOak South ...
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Disciple of change
Anthony Dunnett, boss of development agency SEEDA, has warned that the region faces economic disaster unless housebuilders repent.
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Whatever happened to construction management?
Big-name clients are shunning the once revolutionary procurement method. Is CM losing its lustre?
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Whole-life cost study: Egg's Pride Park
Almost two years after its first call centre cost model, Building revisits Egg’s Pride Park, updating the whole-life costs and comparing it with a model call centre by Citex
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A deal worth doing
Frank Devoy - Mergers and acquisitions are full of potential pitfalls. Here are three ways to make them work.
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Dear Robert
More work queries answered by Robert Smith of recruitment consultant Hays Montrose. This month, going freelance and how to make a good impression
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Five London restaurants for power dining
Globe Theatre RestaurantThis offers fabulous views of the City along the Thames, an interesting menu and widely spaced tables that deter eavesdropping. It also has quite a good theatre attached.New Globe Walk, Bankside SE1, 020-7928 9444The Grill Room at the DorchesterThis is top tucker with service so smooth that you ...
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End of term report
Is construction a better place since New Labour came to power? Will it deliver on its promises in its seemingly inevitable second term? Marcus Fairs asks industry leaders how they'd grade the government's performance …
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Planning gain
Huw Jones - What construction can learn from car makers, part two: don't do anything without a detailed plan.
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The last word on Part L
The much-delayed, eagerly anticipated new energy regulations are here at last – in draft form at least. Here's what they will mean for designers, builders and their clients.