All Building articles in 27 September 2019
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Features
Applied technology: Machine learning
The use of machine learning could improve the way we predict cost, quantity, schedule and outcomes for the built environment
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From the archive: 2014 — Let the good times roll
While consultants this year grapple with uncertainty and the gradual slowing of the economy, looking back to 2014 brings on nostalgia
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Sketch of the week: Kantor Centre of Excellence for the Anna Freud Centre, London
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Scott Boote, associate at Webb Yates Engineers
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Comment
Tall tower procurement
Jill Hamilton considers what procurement approach is best for the construction of tall buildings in the light of the Hackitt report
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Comment
Can subcontractors raise the same claim twice?
Having raised a claim at an earlier stage does not necessarily entitle a subcontractor to raise the same claim later
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Comment
Construction industry gossip: Grave consequences
An Oscar-winner leaves Croydon, shopkeepers are angry as Crossrail eats into their profits – while a skeleton crew unearth bodies at an HS2 site
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Features
Projects: Troubadour theatre, White City, London
The Troubadour theatre is based on a tried-and-tested model of pop-up venues on London sites
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Comment
Let’s build our way to net zero
Infrastructure investment is the key to achieving the government’s target of net zero emissions by 2050
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News
Rivals on the blocks for 2022 Commonwealth Games work
Mace, Gleeds and Arcadis among those in the running to manage capital works programme
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Image of the week: The dark night
To commemorate Batman’s 80th anniversary, his iconic bat signal was projected onto buildings in cities around the world last weekend
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News
Consultants reel from woes of Brexit and a stalling economy
Top 150 Consultants survey shows biggest firms growing by 12% but many pessimistic for year ahead
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Top 150 Consultants 2019: Upping the digital game
Brexit and a stalling economy are unsettling the market – but the consultants in this year’s Top 150 tables have strategies up their sleeves
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Comment
Top 150 Consultants 2019 - the year of living dangerously
The next 12 months will test consultants’ ability to steady their businesses through any slowdown while also forging ahead into a new digital era
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Top 150 Consultants 2019: The table
See this year’s Top 150 Consultants sortable league table
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Comment
Don’t let HS2 send you off the rails
With HS2 up in the air, it’s wise for those in the supply chain to review their contract position ahead of possible cancellation