All Features articles – Page 222

  • Getting down to grassroots
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    This week in ... 1994

    2014-06-20T11:00:00Z

    This week we take a look back at a Ðǿմ«Ã½ feature investigating the science behind playing surfaces in the mid 90s, when grass specialists was a relatively new concept

  • Clients feature 20 June 2014
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    What clients want

    2014-06-20T06:00:00Z

    A resurgent commercial market means contractors now more able to pick and choose their projects. But this is making clients keener than ever to develop relationships, build a team and engage earlier with specialists

  • Green Construction Board
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    What's been the impact of the Green Construction Board?

    2014-06-20T06:00:00Z

    As the Green Construction Board marks its second birthday, not everyone has found reasons to celebrate. But the board’s defenders point to impressive delivery of a 162-point action plan. Now it needs to convince others it can make a difference

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    Why be a distance learner?

    2014-06-19T07:37:00Z

    More and more construction professionals who want to gain a competitive edge to progress their careers are turning to distance learning. Just don’t think of it as the easy option

  • Southmead Hospital
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    Southmead: The UK's greenest hospital

    2014-06-19T06:00:00Z

    Carillion’s new £430m super-hospital in Bristol can lay claim to being the greenest hospital in the UK - and it’s all thanks to some fresh thinking on ventilation.

  • Whole-life carbon: Hotels
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    Whole-life carbon: Hotels

    2014-06-18T06:00:00Z

    Martina Arata of Sturgis Carbon Profiling explores ways in which the hospitality industry can meet guest expectations while delivering low-carbon hotels

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    Where next for BIM?

    2014-06-13T14:42:00Z

    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

  • Style Partitions Moveable Walls
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    What to specify: refurbishment

    2014-06-13T06:00:00Z

    This week’s refurbishment products include the installation of an aluminium windows and doors system in Hackney, moveable walls in Manchester, and a wood canopy for a campus at Edinburgh University

  • Outer Hebrides Broch
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    Sketch of the week: Dun Carloway

    2014-06-13T06:00:00Z

    This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by David Grech of English Heritage

  • Archive Millennium Bridge
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    This week in ... 2000

    2014-06-13T06:00:00Z

    This week we take a look back at the start of the millennium, when the construction of the Millennium Bridge was proving problematic, as this Ðǿմ«Ã½ news story reveals

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    Contractors through the recession: Part 3

    2014-06-12T10:33:00Z

    In the final installment of Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s analysis of major contractor’s businesses pre and post recession, we look at which firms have seen the biggest turnover increases and falls

  • Contractor bundle
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    Contractor research bundle

    2014-06-12T09:00:00Z

    For an overview of the contracting sector download these free pdfs

  • Argent
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    A client's view: Argent

    2014-06-12T06:52:00Z

    Argent’s Tony Giddings on the developer’s near £1bn pipeline of work and its belief in partnering

  • Estadio Beira-Rio
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    Brazil's World Cup stadiums: Estadio Beira-Rio, Part 12

    2014-06-12T06:01:00Z

    In the final part of our series on World Cup stadiums in Brazil, we look at the biggest venue in the south of the country, Estadio Beira-Rio

  • Stephen Hodder
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    Ecobuild interview: Stephen Hodder

    2014-06-12T06:00:00Z

    Stephen Hodder, RIBA president, discusses micro-homes and the compatibility between good design and sustainability

  • The Olympic Stadium, Stratford, London
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    Cost model: Stadium construction

    2014-06-12T06:00:00Z

    In a changing landscape for major sporting infrastructure schemes, what does it take to develop and operate stadiums and arenas? Hein le Roux and Eugene Corrigan of Aecom report

  • Tony Burton Wall
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    Inteview: Tony Burton

    2014-06-12T06:00:00Z

    The Construction Industry Council’s new chairman wants the body to make a strong case on behalf of the industry’s professionals. He talks about skills shortages, improving the image of construction and stepping into the limelight

  • Richard Blakeway
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    Ecobuild interview: Richard Blakeway

    2014-06-12T06:00:00Z

    Richard Blakeway, deputy mayor for housing, land and property at the Greater London Authority, discusses the regeneration of the Docklands

  • Estadio Mineirao
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    Brazil's World Cup stadiums: Estadio Mineirao, Part 11

    2014-06-12T06:00:00Z

    We head to the venue of England’s third group match against Costa Rica, Estadio Mineirao

  • Construction site
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    Which contractors have remained profitable in the recession? (Part 2)

    2014-06-11T09:30:00Z

    In the second part of Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s analysis of the performance of the Top 20 UK contractors through the recession, we look into the reducing margins of UK firms - and find out who has bucked the trend