All Building articles in 05 April 2013
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Archive TitlesBuilding magazine's BIM countdown
Everyone working in the construction sector needs to understand the potential of Building Information Modelling (BIM), and how they can harness it to produce better quality buildings more efficiently.
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FeaturesRoyal Marsden Hospital: The X-factor
MRI scanners weigh up to 7 tonnes each. So adding an X-ray and scanning suite to the top of a Victorian hospital in a west London conservation area required some creative thinking
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NewsEight of the latest refurbishment products
This month we have products for a range of building projects including refurbishing a historic building, a high street shop and some much-needed homes
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FeaturesAndrew Gould: Pause for thought
In his sabbatical from Jones Lang LaSalle, Andrew Gould is busy being chair of the UKGBC – where he intends to ‘educate’ rather than ‘lobby’ the government on green issues
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FeaturesCostain vs Kier: The battle for May Gurney
Who stands to win if Kier does decide to challenge Costain over its merger with May Gurney?
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NewsAecom wins bigger role on Rio 2016 Olympics
Exclusive: Firm expands masterplan role to include design development work on all Olympic park venues, infrastructure and landscaping
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NewsFoster's Amman airport opens
Architect’s design has flexible modular structure to allow for continued expansion
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NewsResidents attack BRE’s ‘unsustainable’ housing
Opponents are vocal in their criticism of organisation’s Bricket Wood project as consultation for planning permission comes to an end
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence
Data from Experian Economics shows that the first quarterly rise in construction output since the second quarter of 2011 ocurred in fourth quarter of last year. However, not all the trends are positive
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FeaturesFunding colleges: A poor third?
The previous government’s Building Colleges for the Future failed to impress. Will the coalition’s new measures do any better?
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NewsLaing O’ Rourke undergoes management shake-up
Exclusive: Development and design director goes to work for Apple as new finance director appointed
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FeaturesThe Tracker: February 2013
Activity rose in February on the back of a sharp increase in civil engineering work - and it was a strong month for orders too. Experian Economics crunches the numbers
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NewsNetwork Rail appoints Crossrail director
Rob McIntosh to lead Network Rail’s £2.3bn programme of upgrades for the Crossrail development
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NewsByles’ firm joins bid team in £400m defence estate race
Exclusive: Ex-schools capital chief’s firm Cornerstone becomes ‘key adviser’ to Telereal Trillium-led consortium
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CommentMy Digital Life ... Tim Whitcombe
Tim Whitcombe, an architectural assistant with NBBJ’s London studio, on pets with bad habits, getting around London and making lists.
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NewsCapita Symonds wins £40m Bristol City stadium revamp
Football club presses ahead with revamp plans as public enquiry threatens move
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CommentHansom: Of all creation
A rapper sings a rainbow in the name of architecture, the game is afoot for the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, there’s more marathon news, and has Balfour Beatty offended the gods?
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CommentGuaranteed maximum prices: Berth pangs
Francis Ho dives into the topic of guaranteed maximum price provisions and discovers how the pricing provisions for the navy’s new submarine jetty in Scotland were sunk
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FeaturesBuilding best practice: risky business
Building and Newforma have teamed up for the Building Best Practice series of webinars. The latest broadcast followed the theme of Decreasing Risk on Projects
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CommentWonders & blunders … with Steve Bosi
Steve Bosi predicts the Walkie Talkie tower will be a great addition to the London skyline, but looks back with regret at the exterior of Barcelona’s Las Arenas