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Inside an off-site toolkit
Darren Richards introduces a toolkit that maximises off-site technology’s potential
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Steps to successful process improvement
To get the best out of off-site construction, you need to get your build process right, says David Thomas. Here’s how…
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The how what why
Martin Goss answers the key questions about certification, regulation and standardisation
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Features‘We went from greenfield to selling hamburgers in 48 hours’
In the 1980s Richard Ogden played a key role in trailblazing the use of off-site construction for a certain fast-food chain. Now he’s the first chairman of Buildoffsite, connecting burgeoning demand for new construction techniques with supply.
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FeaturesBring it on
Okay, we can all stop worrying about whether off-site techniques will ever be taken seriously as a construction method, or whether anybody outside housebuilding has even heard of it... The real question now is whether the industry is ready to take advantage of all those off-site opportunities – the Olympics, ...
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NewsOne final delay for Spinnaker Tower ...
Five years late and £11m over budget, the Portsmouth landmark finally opens - despite the council's project manager getting stuck in the panoramic lift ...
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Cost of RIBA registration to increase
Architects body to introduce new method of accreditation, with tougher entry requirements and an undisclosed rise in fees.
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Amec wins first major nuclear contract
Amec will manage the restart of two Canadian nuclear reactors in £245m contract.
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NewsBellway posts record turnover
Housebuilder's turnover reaches £1.18bn in the year to July 0150 up 7.8% on last year.
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Allenbuild wins £7.8m water park contract
Aqua Park designed by GLR architects will be built in Southport.
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NewsAedas opens new office in Scotland
New Edinburgh office to be headed by former RMJM architect John Kinsley.
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Westbury selected for Shropshire regeneration scheme
English Partnerships choses Westbury as its preferred developer on 6.82 ha housing renewal scheme in Telford.
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M25 set for £5bn widening deal
International contractors line up for deal to extend 100 km of motorway to four lanes. Plus all the other news from the weekend papers.
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£4m regeneration boost for Falkirk
Forth Valley plans for mixed-use development on 35-acre industrial site bought from aluminium company Novelis.
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NewsScottish Parliament wins Stirling Prize
Controversial design by Enric Miralles wins despite £390m overspend on budget.
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Marriott wins £11.2m Luton contract
Kier subsidiary awarded contract to build innovation centre in Bedfordshire.
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Costs: Structural steel
If structural steel is your frame of choice, you need to think about fire protection. Peter Mayer of Building LifePlans runs through the various options and what each one will cost