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FeaturesTrue cost of sustainable homes
Our roundtable of housing experts, sponsored by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, gathered to discuss how housebuilders can build sustainably and cheaply
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FeaturesThe Green Frontier
All fields of sustainability will once again be covered at this year’s Ecobuild, from design and construction through to use of innovative materials. Andrew Brister talks to two of the show’s premier partners, Skanska and Lend Lease, about their approaches to the sustainability agenda.
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FeaturesMuch ado about zero
Is zero carbon a lost cause? A roundtable discussion of sustainable construction experts set up by Building investigates if mounting industry fears are justified
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FeaturesSubcontracting through the skills shortage
The turnaround in the sector’s fortunes has thrown up new risks for subcontractors finding new skilled tradesmen. Building hosted an audio webinar, with insurer Zurich, to discuss preventing any potential pitfalls
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Archive TitlesA bridge too far
Solar shading is an essential method of controlling light and temperature in glazed buildings - but it can all be undermined by the wrong choice of bracket
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FeaturesBricks and mortar boards
With a constant need to attract the best students, the development of universities has remained a strong sector for the construction industry. But are universities making the most of the connections with the cities they are in? Our roundtable of industry experts gathered to discuss the issues faced by our ...
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FeaturesWhere next for BIM?
With the BIM revolution set to enter a new phase, a panel of experts discuss the challenges facing the industry if it is going to get the most out of the groundbreaking technology. Iain Withers reports
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FeaturesThe new Part L: Small steps and giant leaps
The delayed changes to Part L have come into force at last, but debate rages over whether they go far enough and what their impact on the housebuilding and insulation industries is likely to be. Chris Wheal examines the drawbacks and the benefits
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Archive TitlesWalking the talk
For Balfour Beatty, sustainability isn’t a boardroom buzzword – it’s a rigorously monitored set of targets pursued by every member of its workforce and brought to bear on schemes up and down the country
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Information - BuildingBCSA and Tata Steel Sponsored Content
Content from BCSA’s Framed In Steel video series including the Walbrook Building, the Co-Operative Headquarters, NEO Bankside, Siemens Facility, the Peace Bridge and Isaac Newton Academy, in addition to Steel Insight supplements.
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FeaturesBIM debate: A premium process?
Building Information Modelling is intended to reduce risk and increase accountability. So will it mean paying less on your insurance? Experts debated the question at a seminar hosted by Building and Zurich Insurance
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Steel Insight: Frame solutions
When cost planning structural steelwork, careful and early information gathering is essential to making the right decision about what frame solution to choose
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FeaturesTraining your staff has never been easier
Training grants from the CITB are more generous, and easier to claim, than many builders think
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FeaturesSt Paul's School, London: Best days of its life
Architectural standards were slipping at the 500-year-old St Paul’s School in London, but the elegant exposed interiors and concrete colonnades of Nicholas Hare’s new science building augur well for the future
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FeaturesFoster + Partners' Queen Alia airport
Foster + Partners’ new airport in Jordan uses a mix of in-situ and precast concrete techniques to create a mesmerising pattern of shallow domes, curving beams and tapering columns
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FeaturesBuilding best practice: risky business
Building and Newforma have teamed up for the Building Best Practice series of webinars. The latest broadcast followed the theme of Decreasing Risk on Projects
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FeaturesBIM: A modelling masterclass
What lessons can be learned from a client-driven Building Information Modelling (BIM) project? A webinar from Building and Excitech points the way forward
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FeaturesCRASH: Transforming St Paul’s Homes
With support from CRASH, its patrons and supporters, derelict almshouses have been transformed into comfortable homes that provide a sanctuary for those that have experienced real hardship