More Focus – Page 85
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FeaturesGood Employer Guide 2016: Diversity challenge
Women and people from ethnic minorities make up just 10% of the UK building industry’s total employees, and new recruits are few and far between. So what are firms doing to widen construction’s gene pool?
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FeaturesGood Employer Guide 2016: Trend Setters
An ever-dwindling workforce means the built environment is in dire need of fresh blood. So what improvements are this year’s top 50 employers making to retain staff and entice new recruits?
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FeaturesTracker: October 2016
The construction activity index ticked down three points, while the R M index lost points and is exactly in the zero-growth region
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FeaturesWaiting on the White House
Could having a property developer as US president be good for UK construction?
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FeaturesWhat to specify: M&E
This week, Google gets an airflow system that uses technology developed for Hong Kong’s underground railway, a guide on floor plenum airtightness can be downloaded free, software maps moisture levels in projects and fans get bionic over blades
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FeaturesContractors' salary survey 2016: All to play for
Brexit uncertainty has put a brake on wage inflation among contractors, but the latest salary survey from Hays shows opportunities are still out there
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FeaturesNew Design Museum: Raising the roof
The former Commonwealth Institute has been resurrected as London’s new Design Museum. But how do the new interventions match up to the original 1960s architecture and that memorable roof? Ike Ijeh finds out
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2016: BIM Initiative of the Year
This initiative suggests BIM could be used to facilitate a collaborative 3D multi-screen meeting space
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2016: Building Magazine Project of the Year
Birmingham New Street station’s transformation is one of the most stunning achievements of recent time
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2016: Construction Client of the Year
Transport for London is set become one of London’s biggest commercial and residential developers
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2016: CEO's CEO of the Year
Andrew Davies has boosted Wates’ turnover by £300m annually while placing a commitment to social value at the heart of the company
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Medium term limbo
Brexit continues to cause uncertainty, with increasingly mixed views about the medium-to-long-term emerging across the market. But as Michael Hubbard of Aecom reports, for now, business is looking good
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2016: Small Project of the Year (up to £5m)
Shaftesbury Theatre’s stunning new design rewrites the rules about historic conservation
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2016: International Project of the Year
This extraordinary modern Acropolis is one of the most spectacular cultural complexes in the world
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2016: Skills Initative of the Year
The initiative’s holistic approach to the idea of training especially grabbed the judges’ attention
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2016: Refurbishment Project of the Year
The Whitworth Art Gallery’s refurbishment is an excellent example of culturally-led regeneration
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2016: Sustainable Project of the Year
The first listed building with a BREEAM “outstanding” rating in the UK was a worthy winner
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FeaturesCarbon Neutral Laboratory: Out of the ashes
Catastrophe struck the construction of GlaxoSmithKline’s Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry when, at nearly two-thirds complete, it was burnt to the ground
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2016: Contractor of the Year (up to £300m)
Walter Lilly has a great name in high end projects, with impressive clients saying they’d recommend the firm to others