More Focus – Page 163
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FeaturesTrading places: Commercial to residential
Commercial developers are entering the market and giving their residential counterparts a run for their money
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FeaturesBIM: Just a glitch?
Specialist contractors are challenging the cost of BIM and the way it is being used. Iain Withers reports
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FeaturesSustainability: PV Costs
Adam Mactavish of Sweett Group looks at why the cost of residential photovoltaic systems has fallen, assesses their cost effectiveness and considers the potential for future cost reductions
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FeaturesEducation: Bent into shape
BDP’s priority at Bents Green school in Sheffield was to create a safe and supportive environment for autistic pupils. But it has also managed to preserve the site’s 18th-century coach house. Ike Ijeh reports on a tricky balancing act
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FeaturesKevin Taylor and Phil Pringle: We like winning
Kevin Taylor and Phil Pringle, the two men who built McLaren, on how they created a £400m-turnover contractor in the teeth of an economic crisis – and why they’ve got no plans to sell up
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FeaturesSurvival of the fittest
The new Energy Act will make it unlawful for landlords to let inefficient buildings by 2018. Andrew Brister looks at how the property industry is responding and how the M&E sector can come to its aid
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FeaturesThe human factor
With the rise of more intelligent building control systems, offices are beginning to know their occupants’ needs almost before they do
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FeaturesPost-Olympics: London's rolling
The Olympics may be over but the capital still has plenty of exciting projects to fill the void. Here are the main development sectors and key projects
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FeaturesTop 200 Consultants in 2012: Don't look now
There is little movement in this year’s Top 200 Consultants league tables, but don’t take that to mean the outlook is calm for the sector. On the contrary, the predictions are for more mergers, falling incomes and ever tighter margins
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FeaturesRestructuring contractors: adapt or die
Faced with the deepest recession in living memory, construction companies are having to restructure to survive. But what does this actually mean, will the restructuring work - and what are the human consequences?
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FeaturesThe green stamp of approval
Customers can have confidence that a product is truly sustainable when it is certified as such, which is why British Gypsum makes sure its innovations are thoroughly scrutinised and verified by third parties
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FeaturesCountry focus: Poland
Its multibillion-pound roads programme may have hit the slow lane, but Europe’s seventh biggest construction market is still making significant investments in infrastructure
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FeaturesNext up: Rio's Olympic venues
The Olympic focus has now switched from London to Rio, which has the added pressure of hosting two other international sporting events before the 2016 games
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FeaturesIn the pink corner: Interview with Angela Brady
RIBA president Angela Brady has picked a fight over the Olympic No Marketing Rights Protocol. But, one year into her term, how are her other battles progressing?
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FeaturesSecurity regulations: The safety catch
Should the communities department’s recent Building Regulations consultation have done more to tighten security?
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FeaturesDaniel Moylan: In his element?
Last week, after just three months as head of the Olympic legacy body, Daniel Moylan stepped down to lead mayor Boris Johnson’s campaign for a new hub airport to the east of London. He tells Joey Gardiner the reasons for the move and why he thinks the government has got ...
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FeaturesPolitical donations: Mixing in politics
Construction firms are giving substantial sums to political parties. So which companies are donors and can money buy influence?
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FeaturesCost model: Museums and galleries
Cultural tourism has become big business over the past decade, leading to a worldwide market in high-quality exhibition spaces, iconic galleries and historic refurbishments. David Wood of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company adds up the costs
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FeaturesParty conference season: Preview
With party conference season upon us, here’s a guide of key policy areas for the industry
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FeaturesFirst Impressions: DLA's Beacon Centre
Building’s student panel from Nottingham Trent share their thoughts on the building in Blackburn