More Focus – Page 45
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FeaturesAs important as the internet: Are digital twins the next big thing for construction?
Digital transformation has centred on BIM for years. But digital twin technology could radically change the industry – if it can realise its potential
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FeaturesContractors’ salary survey 2019: Not all about the money
Wage inflation among contractors is subdued, constrained by wider economic uncertainty and doubts over major infrastructure projects
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FeaturesProjects: Walker’s Court, Soho
The Walker’s Court development, on the site of the famous Raymond Revuebar, could help the neighbourhood rediscover some heart
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FeaturesCost model: Higher education refurbishment
UK higher education attracts students from all over the world – this is good for construction, as universities and colleges renew and upgrade campuses and facilities
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FeaturesWhat does construction need from the 2019 general election?
Some claim this is the Brexit election, but then that’s what they said about the last one: What are the other campaign issues close to construction’s heart?
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FeaturesTracker: September 2019
The residential activity index decreased while the non-residential sector index moved up. The civil engineering index saw a fall
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FeaturesProjects: Stock Exchange Hotel, Manchester
Ex-Manchester United football stars Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville’s new Stock Exchange Hotel has taken a sensitive and heritage-led approach
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FeaturesRoundtable: Building smart
Construction and property industry experts shared their views on the potential of smart buildings and how these opportunities might be realised
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Features‘It says a lot about the quality of the region’ — how Manchester is shaping up
Inspired by the regional resurgence of the North-west, Building brought together key regional players to explore opportunities for the sector
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FeaturesThis is Manchester: What’s behind the city’s building boom?
The city is enjoying an unprecedented boom – so much so that it has been dubbed ‘Manc-hattan’. But what’s behind this rush of activity?
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FeaturesMarket update: Birmingham
Investment in regeneration, a young population and fast-growing employment opportunities have boosted Birmingham’s construction market
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FeaturesFeeling run down? Fixing the NHS’s languishing estate
Will the government finally put it on the road to recovery, or merely keep it on life support?
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FeaturesProjects: Copenhill ski slope and energy-from-waste plant, Copenhagen
Bjarke Ingels has combined sustainability with recreation by topping a waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen with a 490m artificial ski slope
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FeaturesCosting steelwork October 2019: Market update
This quarter provides a market update and updates the five cost models previously featured in Costing Steelwork
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FeaturesLead Times: July-September 2019
The past quarter has again shown little movement, with lead times static for all but three packages
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FeaturesOn a mission: Gillian Charlesworth talks plans for BRE Group
BRE chief executive Gillian Charlesworth sits down with Building
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2019
Pay is still going up – driven by continuing skills shortages – but the economic climate has constrained wages this year
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FeaturesSustainability: How EPC requirements could leave buildings at stranding risk
With EPC rating requirements set to be raised, many buildings will become ‘stranded’ and their value will plummet
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FeaturesProjects: Royal Albert Dock, London
Digital and offsite techniques have unlocked the latest masterplan on this difficult site
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FeaturesOffsite: Out of mind?
Is offsite manufacturing is about to become mainstream? Or are there still barriers to it becoming a more common?