All Building articles in 29 June 2018
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News
Westfield development boss to depart
Executive charged with delivering £1.4bn Croydon development set to leave the retail specialist
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Comment
Why ‘fast buildings’ are the future of offices
’Fast buildings’ are set to transform the way our workspaces operate
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Comment
The use of construction technology in disaster recovery zones
What does successful use of technology in the post-disaster environment look like and what are the potential risks and pitfalls?
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Features
What does HS2 mean for landscape, and how is this being approached?
Christoph Brintrup, head of landscape design at HS2 explains the process behind ensuring HS2 considers its urban and rural surroundings
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Features
Sketch of the week: Kensington, London
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ellisha Seagroatt, architectural junior at Calfordseaden
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Comment
Homes, sweet homes - and votes
A raft of housing policy announcements this weeks were somewhat overshadowed by the Heathrow expansion vote - but they could be important steps in speeding up housebuilding
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Comment
Hansom: Who, me?
Confusion reigns as a four-year-old building ends up with a RIBA award and the Commonwealth Games tries to keep the identity of its demolition contractor secret
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Features
Will Hackitt make a difference?
The Business Sprinkler Alliance and Building asked readers what changes they expect as a result of the Hackitt review, and how soon these might come. Debika Ray reports on the survey results
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Comment
Thought for tomorrow: Property delivery models
We ask readers to share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years’ time
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Features
Image of the week: Deal or no deal?
More than 100,000 people marched through central London last Saturday to demand a final vote on any UK exit deal
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Comment
Legal: Counting the cost of change
Lindy Patterson looks at how valuing compensation events under NEC is affected by a retrospective change in scope
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News
Lib Dem leader joins calls for rethink on Haringey homes
Vince Cable labels scheme a ‘very bad development’ and says council should tear up its deal with Lendlease
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Features
Quick on his feet: Vince Cable talks to Building
Vince Cable believes he’s gaining ground on his two main rivals over Brexit. But the parliamentary veteran is keen to show his isn’t a party campaigning on a single issue
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Comment
Legal: Broken records can be expensive
Hannah Mycock-Overell explains how good record-keeping practices will help if disputes later arise
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Features
From the archive: 2006
This week we interviewed Lib Dem leader Vince Cable. We found another political interview, in Building’s dusty archive
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Features
Online poll: Heathrow's third runway
This week’s poll: Will Heathrow’s third runway ever actually be built?
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Features
Combustible materials ban: what would it mean?
What might government proposals on the future use of materials in high-rise buildings mean for specifiers and manufacturers?
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Comment
Charting a course for change
The construction industry needs reform – that much is clear. It’s time to recognise the factors we can’t control and tackle the ones we know we can
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Features
Canary Wharf: Eighties revival
Wood Wharf, the latest development on the Canary Wharf estate, seeks to move away from the original scheme’s anodyne corporate banking aesthetic