All Innovation articles
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CommentHow robot mediators and AI can help resolve construction disputes
Technology will move us away from the traditional resolution of disputes through the court system, writes Simon Tolson
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FeaturesMeet the commissioners: Martha Tsigkari
Martha Tsigkari talks about the need for construction to embrace change and the importance of machine learing
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NewsCurrie & Brown to manage Scottish medicine centre job
Consultant to provide project and cost management
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NewsFirms bidding for research funding told to get over IP fears
Companies told to work together to tackle productivity problems
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NewsCompetitions to improve construction’s efficiency launched
Winning schemes will share £36m funding pot
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CommentIs the circular economy the way forward?
Construction should look at a more circular approach to reduce the amount of waste it generates
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FeaturesStandardised schools: Here’s one we made earlier
Thanks to a streamlined procurement and design process, councils can now choose a school from a brochure and get it delivered in just 13 months. Is this a revolution in the classroom
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CommentInnovation in blockwork: The Wi Beam
In an industry notoriously cautious of innovation, it’s quite something to meet a brickwork contractor who’s not only inventive but also prepared to see his inventions through
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FeaturesUnder floor building services: ground control
An M&E contractor on a south London civic centre project has come up with a neat way of packaging all the services together at floor level. Stephen Kennett gets down to the detail
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FeaturesHospital specifier: Feeling better now?
Not that lying in hospital is ever going to be any great shakes, but designers can do a lot to improve the patient experience
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FeaturesEmbodied energy: The next big carbon challenge
Reducing the amount of embodied energy in building materials won’t be easy – but it’s essential
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FeaturesSands of time: Foster's shell roof
Novum Structures had just four months to build this complex shell roof structure - part of Foster + Partners’ sand-dune inspired pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 Expo. So how did they do it?
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FeaturesNelson's ship in a bottle: How did they do that?
The latest fourth plinth artwork is a cute idea, but it took some hefty engineering to make the concept a reality, as one of the team behind it explains (plus he shows us the actual calculations)
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Bpod: Prefab just got fabber
A concrete volumetric system for multistorey buildings with a unique loadbearing structure
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FeaturesUpgrading old windows: Old panes, new gains
Improving the performance of old windows is a key part of the strategy to upgrade the UK’s inefficient building stock. But how best to go about it? Thomas Lane made inquiries
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NewsRaising the rafters: Building a timber-framed tower
Timber-frame buildings’ reputation has been through the mill recently. But one international team has a vision for wooden structures that reach to the sky. The only thing now is to make sure they don’t burn down
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FeaturesGoodnight and good luck: Converting offices to hotels
With the commercial office market in the doldrums, developers are waking up to the idea of converting them into hotels. Stephen Kennett works all hours to find out how it’s done
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Building pathology: Wind turbines
The output, reliability and lifespan of wind turbines varies widely depending on a number of factors. Peter Mayer of BLP Insurance talks us through them
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FeaturesPutting on the glitz: Brass cladding
More and more architects, enamoured of the golden lustre of brass, are choosing it as a cladding material, while others love it just because of the way it weathers