Liverpool Central Library: The "wow factor"

Austin-Smith:Lord’s £50m refurbishment of Liverpool Central Library is a compelling read

Serpentine pavilion takes shape

21 May 13

Sou Fujimoto’s cloudlike structure nears completion

Photo quiz from 1970

17 May 13

This ‘Spot the Building’ competition from 1970 inspired us to create a new one for 2013

The 2013 consultant salary survey

10 May 13

This year’s Building/Hays Construction consultants’ salary survey shows there are at last a few signs of an economic thaw

Country focus: Burma

YK Ang from Langdon & Seah Thailand reports on the construction opportunities as Burma emerges from the international wilderness

CPD 10: Specifying steel lintels

The latest in our series of CPD modules focuses on the types of steel lintel that can be used over doors and windows and the most important considerations for specifiers. This module is sponsored by Catnic

Video: Is BIM the saviour of sustainable design?

20 May 13

Experts discuss the benefits that BIM can bring in terms of sustainability as well as efficiency

Blacklisting: A folk song

20 May 13

Watch singer and songwriter Chris Tymkow’s folk song about blacklisting in the construction industry

Priority Schools Building Programme: 10 key questions answered

17 May 13

The current state of play with the government’s controversial programme

In focus: Balfour Beatty

20 May 13

In the second of our series on recent changes at major contractors, we look at Balfour Beatty

Timelapse video of Freedom Tower spire installation

17 May 13

The spire in installed on top of New York’s Freedom Tower, making it the tallest building in the Western hemisphere

Free Building White Papers available now

17 May 13

We’re offering four White Papers for free for the next week. Download them now

Vote for the greatest UK construction achievement in 170 years

17 May 13

Here are six contenders, vote for the one that deserves the accolade - or nominate a project of your choice

Keeping up standards, keeping down costs

20 May 13

The Health & Safety Executive’s drive to cut bureacracy could compromise safety, the Association for Project Safety warns

PF2: Vote of no confidence

17 May 2013

Is the government about to ditch PF2 before it’s even been tested?

Every little store helps

17 May 13

Tesco’s £804m writedown signals a big change for the formerly flourishing supermarket sector. Can the emerging convenience store boom make up for the loss of the out-of-town giant? Adam Branson investigates

Interview: Killian Hurley, Mount Anvil

15 May 13

Mount Anvil’s chairman reveals how the housebuilder beat the recession

Sign of the times

17 May 13

Emcor’s decision to pull out of UK construction is a worrying development

Dulux Trade Awards 2012

Contractor painters that go the extra mile have been rewarded by Dulux Trade