More Focus – Page 63
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FeaturesWill WELL cure all ills?
Building performance used to be all about energy efficiency, but now wellbeing is the big preoccupation for clients, designers and builders.
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FeaturesWishful thinking: dream infrastructure projects
Imagine this: money is no object and you’re tasked with introducing infrastructure projects to improve cities and regions across the UK. What does the country need?
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FeaturesTailored to fit: is custom build going mainstream?
Buyers frustrated with a lack of housing choices are fuelling a growing market for custom build, with new developments offering a range of customisable features. Is designing your own home going mainstream?
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FeaturesHousing Design Awards 2018: Winners
As the respected awards ceremony turn 70, Ike Ijeh looks at this year’s winners and concludes that, when it comes to innovative new schemes, councils are leading the way
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q1 2018
Construction output in Q1 of 2018 was 3% below that of a year ago, with public housing contributing most to the fall – while private housing showed healthy growth again
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FeaturesNetwork Rail's new payment rules: full speed ahead
Will Network Rail’s ban on retentions spark an industry-wide change, and will this put the squeeze on main contractors?
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FeaturesTracker: May 2018
Overall activity levels slipped closer to the no-growth point, although repairs and maintenance were up. New orders kept on growing strongly, but new enquiries less so.
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FeaturesQuick on his feet: Vince Cable talks to Building
Vince Cable believes he’s gaining ground on his two main rivals over Brexit. But the parliamentary veteran is keen to show his isn’t a party campaigning on a single issue
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FeaturesWhat does HS2 mean for landscape, and how is this being approached?
Christoph Brintrup, head of landscape design at HS2 explains the process behind ensuring HS2 considers its urban and rural surroundings
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FeaturesCombustible materials ban: what would it mean?
What might government proposals on the future use of materials in high-rise buildings mean for specifiers and manufacturers?
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FeaturesCanary Wharf: Eighties revival
Wood Wharf, the latest development on the Canary Wharf estate, seeks to move away from the original scheme’s anodyne corporate banking aesthetic
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FeaturesPreview: Vince Cable speaks to Building
Ahead of Building’s full interview with Vince Cable - in print and online from Friday - read an excerpt of the Lib Dem leader’s views on Carillion, Heathrow and housing
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FeaturesAt full tilt: how Manchester velodrome got a new track in record time
When the British national cycling team headed off to Australia in March for the Commonwealth Games, they started a clock back in Manchester for a construction team to replace the wooden track at their velodrome
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FeaturesFollow the leader: who can step in to help transform the sector?
Carillion’s collapse has exposed a crisis at the top of the construction industry – a shortage of influential bosses
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FeaturesThe Active Office - an energy-positive building
The UK’s first energy-positive office, which generates more solar energy than it consumes, opened today at Swansea University
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FeaturesSustainability: modular construction
How can developers get the most from modular construction while effectively managing its risks?
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FeaturesCanada Water: 'More exciting than King's Cross'
Will developer Roger Madelin’s much revered magic touch be enough to turn Canada Water into an attractive neighbourhood?
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FeaturesPlanning for change
The English planning system is in need of a total overhaul, according to the recent Raynsford review. What kind of changes might we implement to create a more straightforward system and one that puts people and communities at its core?
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FeaturesCost update Q1 2018
Costs continue to rise steadily, as a result of ongoing domestic demand for materials and labour
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FeaturesOne year on: What have we learned so far from Grenfell? Part two
The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower breaks for a week of reflection, as today marks one year since the tragedy. In the second part of this two-part feature, Joey Gardiner highlights some of the key issues to have emerged from 2,000 pages of expert reports