More Focus – Page 166
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FeaturesThe missing apprentices
Why are there fewer apprentices in construction despite increased government spending on apprenticeships? Building investigates
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FeaturesCost update Q2 2012
Construction inflation is continuing to fall across the board in the second quarter while many wage agreements remain frozen. Peter Fordham of Davis Langdon, an Aecom company, reports
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FeaturesMy working day: Brent Rees of Nightingale Associates
The architectural technician works in the picturesque setting at Harwell
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FeaturesNick Baird: 'You lot need to get out more …'
That’s the message to contractors from the UKTI chief executive. He tells Building why the world’s emerging economies want to see more of British builders.
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FeaturesCoastal attractions
Bored of the beach? Ike Ijeh recommends some buildings to check out on those idle seaside afternoons this summer
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FeaturesHow Canada took the if out of PFI
While the UK government tries to work out what to do with the controversial procurement route, the Canadians have created a version that transacts deals in half the time and gives the market far greater cost certainty. But could their approach work here?
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FeaturesCost of the Olympics: Was it worth it?
Everyone’s agreed that the Olympic park was hugely successful. But with questions raised over the cost of procuring the Games, is this a model other public sector projects should follow?
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FeaturesThe tracker: Summer calm
The overall construction activity index remain unchanged between May and June, with orders below normal for this time of year, despite the orders index increasing. Experian Economics reports
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FeaturesVideo interview with David Philp, head of BIM implementation
The head of BIM implementation at the Cabinet Office discusses how the Construction Strategy has impacted on the supply chain
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FeaturesInternational costs 2012
Construction prices are rising in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Qatar, slowing in China and India, and grinding to a standstill across Europe. Paul Moore of EC Harris reports
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FeaturesAylesbury Estate: Taking back the streets
How phase 1 of a two decade redevelopment has brought back the traditional grain of the streets to London’s deprived Aylesbury Estate
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FeaturesStephen Pycroft: The man who scaled the Shard
With no more Shards on the horizon, how will Mace keep moving upwards? The firm’s chief executive explains
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FeaturesScots on the rocks: Construction in Scotland
Construction activity north of the border is expected to fall 7% this year, but does the Scottish government have better plans than Westminster for digging itself out of trouble?
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FeaturesM&E firms: The heat is on
Why have M&Es been hit so hard this year and can anything be done to stop more of them going under?
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FeaturesThe 12 key moments that made the Olympics
As the gaze of the world fixes on London for tonight’s opening ceremony, Building looks back over the major events, turning points and chance encounters that helped to create the most extraordinary construction project the capital has ever seen
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FeaturesGardens by the Bay, Singapore
How Wilkinson Eyre found a sustainable way of cooling two vast glass conservatories in one of the hottest climates on Earth
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FeaturesInvesting in infrastructure: Safe bet
Questions remain over how the government’s £40bn infrastructure initiative will work - and whether it will unlock the pension funds’ billions
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Further to fall
With the economic outlook worsening, construction activity is expected to keep slowing until the end of 2013, with prices rising slightly
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FeaturesBIM: The inside story one year on
Building caught up with the team on the Manchester library refurb project to see if BIM was everything they hoped it would be
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FeaturesSteve Hindley: Mr Happy
The chair of contractor Midas and the CBI’s Construction Council has a smile on his face. What does he know that we don’t?