All Features articles – Page 188
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Infrastructure: Tunnelling
Significant investment in rail, water and energy infrastructure will drive a strong pipeline in tunnelling for the next decade across the UK. The design and engineering of tunnels can mitigate their impact and optimise construction
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What to specify: Residential
Manufacturers are full of ideas for nifty products to specify on residential projects, whether it’s interactive shower controls, security doors or floor adhesives
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Environment Agency on flooding: 'We're doing our bit. Are you doing yours?'
The director of strategy and investment joined industry experts to debate flood preparedness in the UK
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CPD 30 2015: Use of stone and faience cladding
This CPD focuses on two traditional facade materials in contemporary architecture and restoration projects, examining their sustainability credentials and installation methods. It is sponsored by Szerelmey
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Sketch of the week: Passivhaus for north Essex
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Chris Exley, director at Water Lane Architects
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Battersea Power Station: Pigs might fly
Battersea Power Station was a landmark beloved of the public even before it appeared on the cover of Pink Floyd’s Animals album. So the pressure was on when Historic England insisted on replacing the four iconic chimneys with perfect replicas of the originals
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Image of the week: The world is watching
A projection by artist JR is displayed on the national assembly in Paris as part of the Paris Climate Conference
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The Chinese are coming
With Chinese developers becoming a prominent fixture in UK construction, what must firms here do to compete with the Chinese contractors they bring with them
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Life of Pycroft
He’s the boy from Bradford, done good – a ‘tough as nails’ business leader who built the Shard and steered Mace to become one of the UK’s most prestigious multidisciplinary construction firms
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Tracker: October 2015
The construction activity index is showing notable weakness, while the majority of the country’s regions suffer a second consecutive contraction in activity levels
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Water Matters debate: Is the UK flood ready?
Highlights of lively Water Matters panel debate where Janet Street-Porter quizzes Environment Agency and industry representatives
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Let's talk Turkey
Despite acute problems on its borders and ongoing political instability, not to mention a permanently-pending EU membership application, Turkey has new build figures the UK can only dream of. But is it open to UK firms getting in on the act?
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Terms of engagement
From next year all centrally procured public projects will have to use BIM Level 2 and yet our industry still seems woefully unprepared. ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ asked a panel of BIM enthusiasts how they would get construction more fully engaged to reap the technology’s benefits
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Image of the week: Boris the builder
Boris Johnson ‘helps’ to start work on the Northern line extension in Battersea
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Sketch of the week: River Thames property concept
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Lesley Helly, principal architect at LA Hally Architect
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Cost update Q3 2015
Labour prices continue to be the main driver behind cost inflation in the third quarter of the year
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Market review: Rough with the smooth
Latest figures show that output in almost every individual construction sector took a quarter-on-quarter fall