More Focus – Page 58
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2018: Female Leadership Award shortlist
Nominations for the award – sponsored by Aecom – include an engineering director who worked on the world’s tallest building
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FeaturesTracker: September 2018
Civil engineering activity finally returned to growth in September, after four months of contraction, while the other sectors stayed steady
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FeaturesJob swap - could you make the change? part two
Jamie Harris speaks to more professionals across the sector who have changed disciplines
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FeaturesProjects: Heatherwick’s Coal Drops Yard
Heatherwick Studio’s Coal Drops Yard retail hub in north London revels in the idiosyncrasies of its original Victorian warehouse architecture and uses them in a brazenly theatrical way to upstage all else on Argent’s King’s Cross Central masterplan.
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2018: Housing Project of the Year nominees
Among the nominees for the Building Award in this category are three impressive schemes for older people and a live-work-eat scheme aimed at trendy, young buyers
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FeaturesIs this the end of the road for Help to Buy?
Next week’s Budget is likely to determine the fate of the government’s controversial Help to Buy scheme. Is it likely to be scrapped, hitting share prices hard?
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FeaturesJob swap: could you make the change?
Jamie Harris speaks to professionals across the sector who have changed disciplines
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FeaturesBIM survey 2018: The rise and rise of BIM
The number of firms using the technology and appreciating the value it brings to their work grows - but how to win over those who are not yet convinced?
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FeaturesCosting steelwork October 2018: Market update
This quarter provides a market update as well as updating the five cost models previously featured and giving details of general cost drivers for framing materials
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FeaturesThe future of offices
Values in the workplace are changing, which in turn means that what occupiers want from an office building is also evolving rapidly
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FeaturesPaul Hackett: Leading the charge for housing change
As chair of London housing association group G15, Paul Hackett has plenty he wants to change about housebuilding in the social sector.
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2018: While the sun shines
How much are roles paid at housebuilders in 2018?
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FeaturesWhat impact will driverless cars have on our future buildings?
How will electric-powered private-hire driverless cars change the way in which we design buildings and utilise land?
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FeaturesWill driverless cars change our urban environment as we know it?
Do electric-powered private-hire driverless cars represent the biggest opportunity to redesign our urban environment since the invention of the motor car itself?
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FeaturesLead times: July-September 2018
With workload and enquiries remaining level, lead times stayed steady for all except two packages – both were driven higher by pressure on design and manufacturing resources
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FeaturesIs shopping a dying concept? No wonder it's hurting construction
As high-street chains close stores around the country, companies that build shops are coming to terms with paused schemes and supply outstripping demand. But many forward-looking firms are exploring alternatives
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FeaturesRoundtable: The way forward for fire safety
Industry professionals discuss their verdict on Hackitt’s fire safety recommendations, with tougher sanctions, responsibility and a potential Joint Combined Authority in the spotlight.
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FeaturesCrushed: The story of one firm brought down by poor cash flow
Richard Dors and James Sinclair’s Dancourt toppled into administration. They tell Will Ing how it all went wrong – and how it feels to go under
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FeaturesThe Gantry: London's new 'home for making'
What might have become a dull business park on the site of London’s 2012 Olympics in Stratford is now a hub for artists and makers
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FeaturesTill debt do us part
Why have contractors’ debt levels risen recently? Is debt as big a problem as it seems?