All Features articles – Page 142
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2017: Skills Initiative of the Year
The PlanBEE campaign aims to ’change Built Environment Education’ by creating professionals with broader skills
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2017: International Project of the Year
The Oslo Airport Extension increased its capacity from 19 million to 30 million passengers a year
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What to specify: Roofing
A lightweight cladding system that uses natural clay tiles, walkable large-span glass roofing and a slate tiled system for conservatory roofs are among this week’s featured products
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2017: Major Contractor of the Year (over £300m)
Graham Construction’s pre-tax profit grew by 49% while it worked on major projects
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2017: Housing Project of the Year
Carrowbreck Meadow proves Passivhaus can still be achieved with a rustic architecture within a rural setting
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2017: Product Innovation of the Year
Leica Geosystems has made scanning ’easy and accessible’ to people at every level
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2017: Engineering Consultant of the Year
WSP’s pre-tax profit increased by 227% and it is a leader on the environmental agenda
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2017: Architectural Practice of the Year
JTP increased turnover in the face of Brexit and came third in Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s Good Employer Guide 2016
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2017: Construction Consultant / Surveyor of the Year (fewer than 100 staff)
Alinea’s income has grown by 28% to £10.5m in the last year
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2017: Construction Consultant / Surveyor of the Year (100 staff or over)
Ridge and Partners has worked on a range of impressive projects including a £330m Proton Beam Therapy developmentÂ
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2017: in pictures
This year’s Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards 2017 welcomed a full house to the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Here’s a snapshot of the evening
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Online poll: The future of AI
This week’s poll: Will artificial intelligence ultimately help industry develop and innovate, or is it purely another method to cut costs?
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Sketch of the week: Marina Piccola, Capri
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Martin Douglas, associate director at Pad Design
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Budget 2017 preview: Something's gotta give
As the chancellor gears up for the Autumn Budget, he is under pressure to ease austerity, potentially taking the focus away from big-ticket construction projects. David Blackman reports on what the industry wants from the Budget versus what it is likely to see
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CPD 25 2017: Introduction to metal ceilings
Metal ceilings can be specified for a wide range of applications. This CPD, sponsored by Armstrong Ceiling Solutions, outlines their benefits, manufacture and installation
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This week in 2002
Interactions between government and home building firms in 2002 were a little more heated
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BIM survey 2017: Model answers
Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s annual BIM survey shows a growing gap between those embracing its potential and those still holding back. After a spike in interest coincided with last year’s BIM Level 2 mandate, take-up has slipped. But, Debika Ray reports, experts remain convinced that digitisation will continue apace
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Image of the week: Open house, but for offices
Source: McLaren McLaren Technology Group’s Woking headquarters, home to McLaren Racing, is one of 20 offices in and around London to open its doors next week in aid of Children in Need. Workplace Week, now in its sixth year, is an Advanced Workplace Associates (AWA) initiative. ...
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Construction 4.0: where are we now?
From drones that do site inspections, to exoskeletons that save construction workers from back injury, to algorithms that crunch building codes to churn out thousands of design variants, artificial intelligence is ushering in a fourth revolution in construction.