More Focus – Page 62
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FeaturesNPPF: Industry reaction
Now the final National Planning Policy Framework has been unveiled, how do construction professionals rate it?
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FeaturesTop 150 contractors and housebuilders: Split fortunes
Building’s exclusive full Top 150 league has been released
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FeaturesNuclear energy: Gone with the wind
The National Infrastructure Commission’s landmark report this month seemed to sound the death knell for nuclear energy new-build, calling for a large-scale shift to renewables by 2050 – and for only one more nuclear power station approval by 2025. But are we really likely to get 90% of Britain’s electricity ...
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FeaturesTop 150 contractors and housebuilders: Part 2
Building’s exclusive full Top 150 league is out tomorrow, but here selected results on the top 20 housebuilders have been released early
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FeaturesFire safety at 22 Bishopsgate: A race to the bottom
At 22 Bishopsgate, Lipton Rogers has developed the UK’s first lift evacuation strategy
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FeaturesTop 150 contractors and housebuilders: Part 1
Building’s full Top 150 league is out on Friday, but here selected results have been released early
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FeaturesConstruction methods: modular
Modular construction is touted as the future of the building industry, but while the sector is rapidly growing in some areas, there are still obstacles to overcome. Alex Hyams of Alinea with Ed McCann of Expedition Engineering and Hugh Ferguson assess the pros and cons of volumetric modular offsite construction ...
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FeaturesHive mind: Inside LG’s new campus
Spread over a million square metres in Seoul, the HOK-designed complex of laboratories, offices, atriums, parks and social spaces will host 25,000 researchers and engineers
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FeaturesAsian innovation
From on-site robots to bamboo construction, communal living and smart cities, here are some of the region’s most technologically impressive construction experiments
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FeaturesCosting steelwork: Cost models update
Costing Steelwork is a series from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork. This quarter provides a market update, focuses on long-span and column-free design and updates the five cost models previously featured in Costing Steelwork
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FeaturesSouth-east Asia - getting warmer
With booming economies and rapid population growth, South-east Asia is on the UK government’s radar – but are British construction companies too late to the party?
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FeaturesLead times: April-June 2018
More packages experienced an increase in lead times than in the previous quarter, while a growing number of companies are struggling to find skilled labour as workloads increase
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FeaturesEastern promise
Jim Dunton looks at whether Japan’s successful ‘car factory’ approach could help British housebuilders meet the government’s 300,000-units-a-year target in the future
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FeaturesCutting-edge BIM
Automation, 3D modelling and generative design processes are no longer a pipe dream – they are transforming how flagship developments are constructed. Jamie Harris looks at two pioneering projects using technology to create results that couldn’t have been achieved without BIM
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FeaturesBreaking the traditional housing model: James Lidgate talks to Building
L G has ambitious plans to set up a diversified housing business delivering 15,000 homes a year – a large share of them modular
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FeaturesAnalysis: Carillion by numbers
Since the contracting giant went bust six months ago, a mess of startling facts and figures have emerged into the public domain. Dave Rogers picks his way through
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FeaturesProjects: For a new generation
On a vast regeneration site in London’s Wembley Park, developer Quintain is building what it hopes will be the UK’s largest build-to-rent scheme
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: the road to electric
The motor industry is gradually shifting to electric vehicles, but the rate of adoption is highly dependent on the rollout of charging infrastructure
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FeaturesGet smart: the digital revolution is just beginning
The mainstream use of BIM and emerging technologies that harness big data are just the foundations of the UK’s next digital revolution: smart cities where data will link buildings and infrastructure in a way that could transform our lives. What hurdles do we need to overcome to make this a ...
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FeaturesAir con: not seen or heard
New high-end residential properties need climate control systems that fit quietly and almost invisibly into buildings while responding to the varying needs of occupants. This guide, sponsored by Daikin, explains the range of solutions available