More Focus – Page 130
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FeaturesThe recyclable house
Technology used to build the world’s largest McDonald’s is being adapted to build temporary, highly flexible, 100% recyclable housing in Holland. Could the model be brought here to solve the UK’s affordable housing crisis?
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FeaturesSustainability: Minimum energy performance standards for commercial buildings
From April 2018, all rented properties must meet a prescribed minimum energy performance standard. Adam Mactavish of Sweett Group, Charles Woollam of SIAM and Sarah Sayce, emeritus professor of Kingston University, discuss the implications
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FeaturesReview of 2014's Serpentine Pavilion
Architect Smiljan Radić’s design is perhaps one of the most whimsical Serpentine Pavilion ever commissioned
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FeaturesWhat clients want
A resurgent commercial market means contractors now more able to pick and choose their projects. But this is making clients keener than ever to develop relationships, build a team and engage earlier with specialists
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FeaturesWhat's been the impact of the Green Construction Board?
As the Green Construction Board marks its second birthday, not everyone has found reasons to celebrate. But the board’s defenders point to impressive delivery of a 162-point action plan. Now it needs to convince others it can make a difference
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FeaturesWhy be a distance learner?
More and more construction professionals who want to gain a competitive edge to progress their careers are turning to distance learning. Just don’t think of it as the easy option
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FeaturesSouthmead: The UK's greenest hospital
Carillion’s new £430m super-hospital in Bristol can lay claim to being the greenest hospital in the UK - and it’s all thanks to some fresh thinking on ventilation.
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Hotels
Martina Arata of Sturgis Carbon Profiling explores ways in which the hospitality industry can meet guest expectations while delivering low-carbon hotels
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FeaturesWhat to specify: refurbishment
This week’s refurbishment products include the installation of an aluminium windows and doors system in Hackney, moveable walls in Manchester, and a wood canopy for a campus at Edinburgh University
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FeaturesContractor research bundle
For an overview of the contracting sector download these free pdfs
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FeaturesBrazil's World Cup stadiums: Estadio Beira-Rio, Part 12
In the final part of our series on World Cup stadiums in Brazil, we look at the biggest venue in the south of the country, Estadio Beira-Rio
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FeaturesCost model: Stadium construction
In a changing landscape for major sporting infrastructure schemes, what does it take to develop and operate stadiums and arenas? Hein le Roux and Eugene Corrigan of Aecom report
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FeaturesContractors through the recession: Part 3
In the final installment of Building’s analysis of major contractor’s businesses pre and post recession, we look at which firms have seen the biggest turnover increases and falls
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FeaturesA client's view: Argent
Argent’s Tony Giddings on the developer’s near £1bn pipeline of work and its belief in partnering
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FeaturesInteview: Tony Burton
The Construction Industry Council’s new chairman wants the body to make a strong case on behalf of the industry’s professionals. He talks about skills shortages, improving the image of construction and stepping into the limelight
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FeaturesBrazil's World Cup stadiums: Estadio Mineirao, Part 11
We head to the venue of England’s third group match against Costa Rica, Estadio Mineirao
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FeaturesEcobuild interview: Richard Blakeway
Richard Blakeway, deputy mayor for housing, land and property at the Greater London Authority, discusses the regeneration of the Docklands
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FeaturesEcobuild interview: Stephen Hodder
Stephen Hodder, RIBA president, discusses micro-homes and the compatibility between good design and sustainability
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FeaturesWhich contractors have remained profitable in the recession? (Part 2)
In the second part of Building’s analysis of the performance of the Top 20 UK contractors through the recession, we look into the reducing margins of UK firms - and find out who has bucked the trend