All Features articles – Page 258

  • Tracker
    Features

    The Tracker: A summer lull

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    The decline in construction activity slowed in August, and non-residential work even threatened to show a rise, according to Experian Economics

  • housing
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    Passivhaus for dummies

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    An off-site Passivhaus solution has been developed that can, its maker claims, be put up by anyone able to hold a hammer. Thomas Lane reports

  • Network
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    Consultants in the regions: Two-speed Britain

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Can consultants afford to keep their regional offices open?

  • Ian Baker
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    Ian Baker interview: "It was a big call"

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    In November 2009 Linden Homes decided to embark on a radical growth strategy. Three years later, its profit is up 140%. MD Ian Baker explains how the company pulled it off

  • News Analysis
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    The long wait for BAA

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    BAA’s major projects are waiting on the tarmac. What does this mean for construction and will the operator’s reputation as an innovative client survive the turbulence?

  • Bi 1
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    Ðǿմ«Ã½ intelligence Q2 2012

    2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Output levels continued to head south in the second quarter of 2012, with - perhaps surprisingly - the infrastructure sector recording the sharpest falls. Experian Economics reports

  • Football stadium
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    National Football Centre: Here we go!

    2012-10-11T00:00:00Z

    The £100m National Football Centre provides a world class training base in the hope that our boys will cover themselves in World Cup glory one day

  • Charlotte Sankey of John Rowan
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    My Working Day: Charlotte Sankey of John Rowan

    2012-10-05T13:14:00Z

    The sustainability consultant found her career path through internship initiative The Pledge

  • McLaren
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    Kevin Taylor and Phil Pringle: We like winning

    2012-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Kevin Taylor and Phil Pringle, the two men who built McLaren, on how they created a £400m-turnover contractor in the teeth of an economic crisis – and why they’ve got no plans to sell up

  • M&E
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    Survival of the fittest

    2012-10-05T00:00:00Z

    The new Energy Act will make it unlawful for landlords to let inefficient buildings by 2018. Andrew Brister looks at how the property industry is responding and how the M&E sector can come to its aid

  • M&E
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    The human factor

    2012-10-05T00:00:00Z

    With the rise of more intelligent building control systems, offices are beginning to know their occupants’ needs almost before they do

  • Graph
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    Sustainability: PV Costs

    2012-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Adam Mactavish of Sweett Group looks at why the cost of residential photovoltaic systems has fallen, assesses their cost effectiveness and considers the potential for future cost reductions

  • developer
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    Trading places: Commercial to residential

    2012-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Commercial developers are entering the market and giving their residential counterparts a run for their money

  • BIM
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    BIM: Just a glitch?

    2012-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Specialist contractors are challenging the cost of BIM and the way it is being used. Iain Withers reports

  • Specifier
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    Education: Bent into shape

    2012-10-05T00:00:00Z

    BDP’s priority at Bents Green school in Sheffield was to create a safe and supportive environment for autistic pupils. But it has also managed to preserve the site’s 18th-century coach house. Ike Ijeh reports on a tricky balancing act

  • Projects
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    Post-Olympics: London's rolling

    2012-10-04T07:05:00Z

    The Olympics may be over but the capital still has plenty of exciting projects to fill the void. Here are the main development sectors and key projects

  • Rio
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    Next up: Rio's Olympic venues

    2012-09-28T00:00:00Z

    The Olympic focus has now switched from London to Rio, which has the added pressure of hosting two other international sporting events before the 2016 games

  • costmodel
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    Country focus: Poland

    2012-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Its multibillion-pound roads programme may have hit the slow lane, but Europe’s seventh biggest construction market is still making significant investments in infrastructure

  • The green stamp of approval
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    The green stamp of approval

    2012-09-28T00:00:00Z

    Customers can have confidence that a product is truly sustainable when it is certified as such, which is why British Gypsum makes sure its innovations are thoroughly scrutinised and verified by third parties

  • Angela Brady
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    In the pink corner: Interview with Angela Brady

    2012-09-28T00:00:00Z

    RIBA president Angela Brady has picked a fight over the Olympic No Marketing Rights Protocol. But, one year into her term, how are her other battles progressing?