All Features articles – Page 149

  • Music Box
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    CPD 13 2017: Specifying access rooflights

    Rooflights can help to transform a roof into usable, desirable space. This module, sponsored by Glazing Vision, outlines how to design an attractive, safe rooflight in accordance with Part K of the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Regulations

  • staycation
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    No place like home: Staycations, Part 1

    2017-08-11T06:00:00Z

    Looking for a vacation without airport stress and high costs? Read the first part of a trip around the UK’s best holiday destinations

  • Mirrored beach hut
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    Wild imaginings: Beach huts, Part 1

    2017-08-11T06:00:00Z

    The humble British beach hut is being reconfigured for the 21st century, as Part 1 of our guide shows

  • Victoria Station Manchester
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    Rail infrastructure: Losing track, Part 2

    2017-08-10T06:00:00Z

    Read the second part of a tour of the UK’s major planned rail schemes. What are the chances of them hitting the buffers?

  • Poll110817
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    Online poll: Contractor margins

    2017-08-09T10:40:00Z

    Can major contractors realistically hit margins of 5% in the near future?

  • Rail tracks in countryside
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    Rail infrastructure: Losing track, Part 1

    2017-08-09T07:00:00Z

    Read the first part of a tour of the UK’s major planned rail schemes. What are the chances of them hitting the buffers?

  • Aecom indices for market forecast 28 August issue
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    Market forecast: Consistently uncertain

    2017-08-08T07:00:00Z

    Construction data – both hard and soft – remains consistently inconsistent. Overall construction activity is slowing, but this doesn’t tell the full story

  • Prods 040817
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    What to specify: Residential

    2017-08-04T06:00:00Z

    Marley Eternit supplies tiles for a unique curved roof in Gloucestershire, Actis’ Hybrid range is certified for another year of local authority use, and Cupa Pizarras’ Thermoslate roof is used in the French Pyrenees

  • Image of the week 040817
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    Image of the week: Illuminating the past

    2017-08-04T06:00:00Z

    A Belgian church is lit up to remember the 100th anniversary of the third battle of Ypres

  • Sketch of the week 040817
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    Sketch of the week: Manchester housing development

    2017-08-04T06:00:00Z

    This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ewen Miller, managing director of Calderpeel Architects

  • Three vans branded with Carillion logo
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    Online poll: Carillion troubles

    2017-08-04T06:00:00Z

    Do Carillion’s recent woes point to wider problems in the business model of tier 1 contractors?

  • Carillion cover 040817 2
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    Carillion: A cautionary tale

    2017-08-04T06:00:00Z

    The UK’s second-biggest contractor has posted some pretty alarming figures recently, from its £695m debt to its £845m writedown. But how did it get into this state, how can it get out again, and what does it mean for the wider industry?

  • Archive 040817
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    This week in 2002

    2017-08-04T06:00:00Z

    A pair of fashion designers work on a housing scheme

  • Theresa May and Arlene Foster
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    DUP: Done deal?

    2017-08-03T10:06:00Z

    With the Conservatives and DUP agreeing increased funding for the region, and a sizeable chunk of it going to infrastructure projects, Northern Ireland looked to be the big winner from June’s election. But does ongoing political turmoil put much of this construction work at risk?

  • Barns Road
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    Housing Project of the Year shortlist

    2017-08-02T07:00:00Z

    A Victorian chapel, rooftop houses, and a playground in the sky are just some of the innovations that feature in this year’s Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards housing shortlist, showcasing the country’s best residential projects

  • Tracker
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    Tracker: June 2017

    2017-08-01T13:50:00Z

    The total activity index was unchanged in June, signifying continued expansion, although both the R M index and civil engineering sector contracted. Experian Economics reports

  • Archive280717
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    This week in 1992

    2017-07-28T17:41:00Z

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ recalls another summer when the party in government was relieved to take its summer break

  • Sketch of the week 280717
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    Sketch of the week: Cheltenham housing development

    2017-07-28T15:32:00Z

    This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Martin Douglas, associate director at Pad Design

  • Atkins roundtable
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    What a difference a building makes

    2017-07-28T12:33:00Z

    Our roundtable of industry experts explores optimising wellbeing in the work place

  • Case study Premier Modular
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    What to specify: Off-site solutions

    2017-07-28T06:00:00Z

    Modular deals include the office space at Hinkley Point C and a quick solution for school classrooms, while a demountable bathroom pod and a solar-powered drying unit are among this week’s new releases