All Building articles in 21 August 2015 – Page 3
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Class of 2014: Sam McGuire
Sam McGuire, assistant cost manager, Turner Townsend Q Has the year since you started in construction lived up to expectations? A Most definitely, every day has a new challenge and I am enjoying getting involved and overcoming technical issues we face daily. It has been an enjoyable ...
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Features
Class of 2014: One year later
Building catches up with the class of 2014 to find out if, having made it through their first year, life in construction is all they’d hoped it would be
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Costain sees surge in revenue and orders
Revenue jumps 17% to £621m as order book rises to £3.7bn at half year
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BAM's UK arm returns to profit
UK operations for Dutch engineering giant back in the black with £2.9m profit for first half of 2015
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Bumper month propels Willmott Dixon to top of table
Contractor leaps from fifth to first place with 44 contract wins totalling £171m
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Building apprentice body panned by Ofsted
A body run by mechanical engineering trade association B ES has been slated by Ofsted
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Comment
Out of the frying pan, into a flat
Overheating in homes, particularly in city flats, is increasingly common
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Comment
Delay and Disruption Protocol: Easy Rider
The Society of Construction Law has issued amended guidance to deal with the issue of time impact analysis. Has sense prevailed?
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Hansford to fill "gaps" following CLC revamp
Chief construction adviser to ensure slimmed down Constrction Leadership Council addresses all issues
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Wilmcote House: Thermal vision
The flaws of Portsmouth’s Wilmcote House may have been indicative of 1960s social housing, but now its mass adoption of Passivhaus principles could see it used as a model for sustainable retrofit
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Climate change summit to have dedicated Buildings Day
Day at the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris will be devoted to built environment
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Comment
Who are we building for?
London property should be open for international purchasers but the balance now is wrong
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Philip Youell to leave Arcadis
Former chief executive of EC Harris to retire from role of global director of marketing and communications
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Features
CPD 15 2015: Innovative BIM in small and medium practices
This module, sponsored by Vectorworks, examines the benefits of collaborative BIM technology for smaller architects, and explores how the process worked on two recent projects
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Procurement update: BIM
As the 2016 deadline for the UK government’s mandate gets closer, the take-up of BIM on projects and programmes is accelerating
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London office boom lifts Lakesmere
Cladding contractor sees turnover rises 11% on back of high-rise office market demand
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Mears CEO says living wage will 'increase pressure'
David Miles says short term outlook for care business negative as firm releases half year results
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Persimmon reports profit surge
Housebuilder posts 31% rise in half year pre-tax profit on back of 11% revenue jump
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Comment
Liquidated damages: Time for a penalty shoot-out?
Liquidated damages are, in theory, a cost effective and efficient tool. If only things were so simple