All Building articles in 24 October 2008 – Page 5
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NewsAerospace thermal nano technology for buildings
Thermablok nano technology drastically increase thermal insulation in the construction industry
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NewsJCB staff choose paycut to save jobs
Over 4,000 employees will work a four day week in bid to stave off redundancies
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NewsAnimation: Jeddah Central District
Film shows Solidere's masterplan for the Jeddah waterfront development
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NewsRecession will hit the UK
As the economy shrinks for the first time in 16 years and shares plummet, recession is a certainty
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APC tips: Final assessment looms
What you should be doing in the final days before your APC interview
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NewsLondon mayor retracts opposition to three London towers
Boris Johnson u-turns over £1bn Waterloo development that includes 33-storey tower
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NewsReaders' feedback on concrete, timber or steel, and the number of anomalies in the Code
Two recent questions one on choosing the right material for maximum sustainability, the other asking how many anomalies there are in the Code for Sustainable Homes have sparked off some heated debate…
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NewsJowell admits £500m Olympic shortfall
Olympics minister says credit crunch has left 2012 budget short of private funds
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NewsShortlist revealed for World Building of the Year
But conflict of interest forces Norman Foster to stand down from jury
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Civil engineers urge help for small firms
Banks criticised for failing to ease lending restrictions as firms hit by falling workload
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NewsFoster + Partners picked for New York super-library
New Central Library will become the world's largest public library
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NewsBovis Lend Lease UK confirms Nick Pollard in top role
Chief operating officer will take over from Murray Coleman as chief executive immediately
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NewsBonus bonanza for Wolseley bosses
Profit plunge and 10,000 job losses fail to dent executives' pay
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NewsYour task is …
..build a self-supporting platform out of five planks, some scaffolding and two Workmate benches.
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NewsMigrant labour: what happens when the Poles go home?
These three, and hundreds of thousands like them, are planning to go home. What will happen when the Poles say ‘Do widzenia’ to Britain?
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NewsEric Kuhne interview: Aladdin's cave
In the rush to modernise the Middle East are we losing sight of the region’s history and culture? Architect Eric Kuhne thinks so – which is why he wants to build a metropolis inspired by Arabian tradition.
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NewsExtreme green: Building's Sustainability Awards 2008
Sustainability practices have come a long way in the past few years, which means you have to do more than ever to impress our awards judges. Katie Puckett finds out what separates the best from the rest
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FeaturesSpotlight: Utilities
As a recent NFB survey has found, connecting your site to gas, water and electricity can be a real headache for contractors. Brian Moone and Bob Hollingsworth explain the form
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CommentOut with the old
As the autumn trees are changing, we turn over a new leaf, with a different housing minister, some original vocabulary, a fresh-look logo and the option to go for tapas
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NewsPower tower lowered
Keltbray has successfully completed dismantling and removing concrete pack support structures from the Willington A cooling tower in Derbyshire, built in the fifties.