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FeaturesTest yourself: Building Quiz 2019
It’s quiz time! Here are a selection of questions from this year’s Building quiz - challenge yourself or your colleagues and show off those quizzing skills.
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FeaturesProjects: Porters Edge, London
How did Maccreanor Lavington revitalise an industrial warehouse to create a mixed-use retail and housing complex in south-east London?
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FeaturesCost model: Mixed-use hotel schemes
New hotels are increasingly being built as part of larger, mixed-use projects – and 60% of hotel construction is now happening outside London
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FeaturesCover to cover: Balancing facade safety with aesthetics
The public wants action on facade safety – and the industry must balance these concerns with the drive for sustainability
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FeaturesCities round-up: UK and Ireland
Political uncertainty may be putting the brakes on London, but the outlook for other cities is more positive
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FeaturesProjects: Harris Academy Sutton, London
At the UK’s first Passivhaus secondary school, the key consideration for designers was user comfort through a well-insulated, airtight structure
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FeaturesGeneral election 2019: Where will construction put its cross?
Which party is best for construction? The answer can be found in our reader survey
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FeaturesRoundtable: Attracting the next generation
There clearly needs to be a push to draw young talent into construction. So, how can the industry go about improving its image?
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FeaturesFuture Homes Standard: Heat pumps – a new hope
The government’s proposals place a huge amount of faith in the carbon-cutting powers of this technology. But have its credentials been overinflated?
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FeaturesFuture Homes Standard: Primed for action
You’ve read the consultation, but what happens when the proposals are put to the test?
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FeaturesCloudy with a chance of project starts: What’s the forecast for construction
Glenigan’s forecast for construction is brighter than you might expect. Keep your brolly close by, though, just in case
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FeaturesThe Future Homes Standard: Get ready for a domestic revolution
The government says it will push ahead with the Future Homes Standard – David Blackman reports on what this will mean for housebuilders
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FeaturesWe fought a shark… and won: Rider Levett Bucknall talks to Building
Sixteen years ago, venture capitalists tried to pick RLB clean. Dave Rogers asks three of its top team how it survived – and thrived
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FeaturesProjects: Dudley House, London
Dudley House is a £104m council-led mixed-use development that aims to encourage a more diverse community in central London
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FeaturesSustainability: The WELL Standard
The WELL Building Standard, focusing on human wellbeing and updated last year, can transform occupier fit-outs
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FeaturesBudget busters: What lies ahead for infrastructure?
Crossrail, Hinkley Point and HS2 would all make great subjects for a soap opera – and there are more cliffhangers to come. Then there’s the Westminster saga, with its “season finale” election next month. Jordan Marshall asks what this means for future infrastructure work and the companies that bid for ...
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Full fibre and 5G
Here, Building examines the state of the digital communications market and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead
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FeaturesNever sitting still: AMCM directors Jon Wardle and Simon Wilkinson
Both are known as steady hands in a storm-tossed industry, but that doesn’t stop them striking out to attract new talent and broaden their market
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FeaturesProjects: Gensler HQ, Wapping, London
Gensler has been designing office buildings since the 1960s, so when it came to drawing up plans for its own HQ, it just came naturally
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FeaturesMarket forecast: New work grows – just
New work output saw a little expansion in Q2, but, year-on-year, new orders slipped after a minor rebound in Q1 as Brexit uncertainty continues to make itself felt