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FeaturesInterview: Steve Morriss
The £2.3bn merger of US engineering giant Aecom with rival URS made it the UK’s second largest consultant. But where does it go from here and what does the merger mean for the UK? To find out, Building talked to Aecom’s EMEA boss Steve Morriss
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FeaturesThe cost of training an industry
Criticised for its complexity, the CITB is reforming its method for levying the funds it uses to subsidise industry training. The streamlined plans will see some employees paying less, but for others, it could mean a larger bill.
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FeaturesCost update Q3 2014
Construction output rises 3.5% year-on-year, with new housing construction still a prominent reason for increases in output and materials price inflation
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FeaturesMagdalen College Library: The great unknowns
Refurbishment projects are infamous for their unforeseen difficulties - like the 100 bodies that had to be dug out of the ground before work could begin on the renovation of Magdalen College Library
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FeaturesMarket review: So far, so good
The value of construction contracts awarded in the UK rose to £6bn in October, but there is evidence of a slowdown in the housing market and signs that all is not well in the eurozone. Here are highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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FeaturesBIM survey 2014: Is BIM what it says on the tin?
While Building’s BIM survey indicates that adoption of the technology is increasing, there is growing anxiety about its effect on the dynamics of project teams
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2014: Paying the price
New research into the housebuilding industry shows that although staff are enjoying higher salaries, they’re also taking on more responsibilities, working longer hours and finding their work/life balance out of kilter.
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FeaturesFrom the archive in 2010
The UK government indicates that it intends to adopt BIM for the procurement and management of public assets
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FeaturesCost model: Part L
Will MacDonald of Aecom examines the challenges posed by the 2014 revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations, which form part of the government’s strategy to cut carbon emissions from buildings
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FeaturesBIM architecture: The vision thing
BIM isn’t normally seen as a design tool but increasingly it can influence what a building looks like. We explore the possibilities and dangers of BIM-inspired architecture
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Roofing
This week’s roofing products include bespoke rooflighting for an RIBA award-winning house in Suffolk and a roofing system at a new care housing scheme in North Yorkshire
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FeaturesSpecialists: We've got the power
Burgeoning workloads have given specialist contractors a boost and signalled a shift in their relationship with main contractors. Some of the big players reveal what they’ll do with their new found powers …
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FeaturesMeet the new kids on the block
A new generation of developer clients is shouldering its way into a buoyant property market, giving contractors a lot to get up to speed with
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Lifestyle
Some of our smallest everyday choices can have a huge impact on carbon emissions within and beyond the built environment. Juan J Lafuente and Theodore Darviris of Sturgis Carbon Profiling explore the cumulative effect of lifestyle choices on our carbon footprint
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FeaturesSea Containers House: Ahoy there!
Chosen as a Building ‘blunder’ more times than any other building, Sea Containers House has undergone an extensive salvage operation by TP Bennett. So, how successful is it?
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FeaturesContractors: The tipping point
After years of clients worrying about subcontractors’ health, suddenly it’s main contractors that seem to be in trouble, caught out by rising costs on fixed price jobs. Building reports on a nervous time of profit warnings and senior management departures
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FeaturesSouth-east Asian construction economies: Chasing tigers
China and India may be the big beasts of the East but UK construction would do well to train its sights on South-east Asia where huge untapped potential lies waiting
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Education
This week’s education products include specialist paving, soil and waste products, and single-ply membrane roofing installations at schools in west Ireland and Poplar, and at the University of Plymouth
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FeaturesCroydon’s capital works programme: Educating Croydon
With one of the fastest growing populations in London, Croydon is set for a flurry of development over the next five years. But will the borough be able to meet demand for school places?
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FeaturesTracker: September 2014
The construction activity index takes a hit for the second month running, with all three sectors - residential, non-residential and civil engineering - experiencing contractions