More Focus – Page 304
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FeaturesAre we really ready for eco-towns?
Do we have enough green experience to develop sustainable towns?
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FeaturesHave you seen BT’s new mobile?
BT’s property team don’t sit behind desks. They use the latest technology to work from home, clients’ offices and ‘touchdown’ points around the UK. And soon they’ll expect you to do the same
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FeaturesProcurement: Building services
The design and installation of building services needs careful management if a project’s M&E is to be delivered successfully. Simon Rawlinson together with Barry Nugent and Andy Dedman of Davis Langdon Mott Green Wall look at best practice in this specialist area of procurement
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FeaturesGetting heavy
What to do about site waste is construction’s 100 million tonne question. We gathered together some of the industry’s experts to try to find an answer.
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FeaturesA man on a mission
Arup engineer Daniel Rea tells Lydia Stockdale how he followed a path trodden by Dr Livingstone and ended up at the Building Awards
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FeaturesBMW Welt: How’s this for a car showroom?
Architect Coop Himmelb(l)au’s astonishing Munich creation is the latest blow in the battle between BMW and Mercedes-Benz
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FeaturesWho owns this place?
Some PFI consortiums have won leases on their hospital that run for almost a century after they finish their contract. Mark Leftly reveals the Department of Health’s risky gamble
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FeaturesWhat does the House of Lords ruling in Melville vs George Wimpey mean for the Construction Act?
Some would say the latest ruling by the House of Lords goes against the Construction Act-what does this mean for the industry?
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Olympics swell boom
The industry is booming, and with Olympics projects, retail work and office developments in the pipeline, there’s further growth in store
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FeaturesLook who’s lagging behind ...
Spaceships, check. Robots, check. Same old buildings … erm, check. The future could be a worryingly familiar place if a CIOB survey into innovation in the construction industry is correct.
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FeaturesWhat it costs: Textile floor coverings
The whole-life costs of textile floor coverings can be distinctly pricey for commercial and domestic buildings. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans reviews the options
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FeaturesAdjustable-depth pools: Out of the deep
A swimming pool contractor found itself in uncharted waters when it came up with a raisable floor system. Now all it had to do was find a suitable material
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FeaturesSzerelmey: The new stone age
Stone firm Szerelmey started out in 1855, specialising in stone preservation and restoration, and time has been good to it.
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FeaturesMilliken Carpet: We’ve got it covered
Mary-Lorraine Hughes of Milliken Carpet tells us how her firm works to increase the longevity of flooring in commercial buildings and reduce the amount sent to landfill
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FeaturesLost in space
Surface Architects’ conversion of Birkbeck College’s film and media research centre is a complex sculpture that breaks down distinctions between walls, floors and ceilings, opening it up to all manner of interpretations. Martin Spring makes one or two