All Features articles – Page 81
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FeaturesSustainability: How EPC requirements could leave buildings at stranding risk
With EPC rating requirements set to be raised, many buildings will become ‘stranded’ and their value will plummet
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FeaturesCPD 19 2019: Corrosion protection
This CPD, sponsored by Steel for Life, looks at how the lifespan of structures can be maximised by protecting them against the elements
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FeaturesProjects: Royal Albert Dock, London
Digital and offsite techniques have unlocked the latest masterplan on this difficult site
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FeaturesOffsite: Out of mind?
Is offsite manufacturing is about to become mainstream? Or are there still barriers to it becoming a more common?
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FeaturesWhy have costs gone up at Hinkley Point C?
The latest cost overrun in the construction of nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset, and fears of a delay in commissioning, have led to questions being asked about the viability of this and future projects.
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FeaturesHinkley Point C: The problems facing nuclear projects
Why is Hinkley delayed and overbudget?
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FeaturesTracker: August 2019
Activity dropped into negative space after three months of expansion, with non-residential activity seeing a 26-point fall into negative territory
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q2 2019
Office construction will continue to decline this year and next in a volatile environment
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FeaturesCPD 18 2019: Guide to daylighting and EN 17037
This CPD, sponsored by VELUX Commercial, looks at which aspects of design EN 17037 can cater for
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2019: Office Refurbishment of the Year shortlist
Ike Ijeh looks at the contenders for Building magazine’s awards for office refurbishment
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2019: Refurbishment Project of the Year shortlist
Ike Ijeh looks at the contenders for Building magazine’s awards for refurbishment
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Seafront 'deckhouse'
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ben Metcalfe, a director at Pad Design
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FeaturesImage of the week: Book mark
A brand-new public library opened in Queens, New York, last week, designed by local architect Steven Holl Architects
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2000 — New look
As we look at the Conservative pledge to boost 100 struggling conurbations with the Towns Fund, Building experiences a sense of deja vu
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FeaturesGoing to town: Will the £3.6bn Towns Fund make a difference?
After years of neglect, does this mark a U-turn in regeneration policy – and are there chances for construction to make a difference?
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FeaturesWhat does construction want from the next Queen’s speech?
Building asks industry experts what they would like the government to offer construction
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FeaturesApplied technology: Machine learning
The use of machine learning could improve the way we predict cost, quantity, schedule and outcomes for the built environment
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2014 — Let the good times roll
While consultants this year grapple with uncertainty and the gradual slowing of the economy, looking back to 2014 brings on nostalgia
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Kantor Centre of Excellence for the Anna Freud Centre, London
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Scott Boote, associate at Webb Yates Engineers