All Building articles in 19 July 2019
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Features
Building podcast: Meet Building's digital champions
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Projects: Mace's 'rising factory' at Victory Plaza, London
Do new processes such as Mace’s ‘rising factories’ help deliver projects more quickly and efficiently?
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Lead times: April - June 2019
The forecast is for little change with workload and enquiry levels being static
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From the archive: 2008 - Tech travel
After talking technology this week, Building has dug up a digital time capusle from the archives
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Sketch of the week: Terrible Tudors at the Tower of London
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Félicie Krikler, director at Assael Architects
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Comment
How to make the most of the Apprenticeship Levy
Despite its problems, the levy can be a useful tool for employers in the construction industry
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Image of the week: Pricey Apple doughnut
Apple’s ring-shaped HQ in California has been valued at $4.17bn – making it one of the most expensive buildings in the world
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Comment
UK must lead the green revolution
Britain is at the forefront of the fight to protect the environment with world-class designers and engineers – but we need more government action
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Introducing Building’s digital champions: ‘You have just got to be brave’
Here we present our digital champions: construction professionals for whom digital is ingrained and embedded in everything they do
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Comment
Beyond digital: They are the champions
Construction is in safe hands to fully embrace digital transformation, says Jamie Harris
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Comment
Construction industry gossip: Ratted out
A Scottish tower fails to make an appearance and a developer that says it wants to include a giant rodent in its new hotel
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Comment
Ike Ijeh on the 2019 Stirling Prize shortlist
Building’s architecture critic on this year’s six contenders
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News
Architects bank on building society homes
Nationwide Building Society working with developer Igloo Regeneration
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Up-and-comers join Rogers and Grimshaw on Stirling prize shortlist
Winner will be announced in October
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Comment
Stormy waters: Issues when paying subcontractors directly
Sarah Leaver on a boatbuilding case that highlights problems in paying subcontractors directly
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Comment
Mears v Costplan: Identifying practical completion
Steven Carey looks at one of the first cases to apply the recent Mears vs Costplan ruling on identifying practical completion
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News
Fit-out firm drafted in to complete Shaylor’s stalled Silverstone job
Glasgow contractor Elmwood Projects steps into breach
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Galliford Try and Severfield latest firms to be chucked off Prompt Payment Code
Alun Griffiths and Ferrovial Agroman also named and shamed as poor payers
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Wilkinson Eyre biodome complex gets green light
Iceland project will be heated by geothermal energy