All Building articles in 31 January 2020
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Features
Sketch of the week: The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by experimental architect Lebbeus Woods
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Features
UK Hydrographic Office in Somerset: Where wood and water meet
Bringing everything together under one roof was a central aim in creating a new headquarters for the UK Hydrographic Office – so why not make it the defining feature? Helena Russell reports
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Comment
Construction industry gossip: Exit, pursued by a bear
Gossip on excuses for not doing your tax returns, the edgy Shoreditch and a threat for kittens
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Comment
5 minutes with … Audrey McIver, director in property and buildings, WSP
Audrey McIver tells Building about coffee at meetings, secret tunnels, and talking to herself
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Features
Costing Steelwork 12: Market update
Costing Steelwork is a series from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork. This quarter provides a market update and updates the five cost models previously featured in Costing Steelwork.
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News
Sajid Javid set to back HS2
Chancellor discussing railway’s future with PM at key meeting today
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Comment
Will our industry face up to its biggest challenge?
Many construction firms have taken steps to reduce their environmental impact, but there is a way to go yet
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Features
Delivering social value: How to build and give back
Jamie Harris talks to experts about the origins of social value – and where it could be going next
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Comment
How can government improve the key legislation?
Three improvements that the new government should make to the Construction Act
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News
Grenfell fire safety consultant was not sent key report, inquiry told
Exova simply not involved in choosing cladding, firm’s QC says
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Comment
New immigration rules: Construction firms must brace themselves for a worker shortfall
The government is still sending out mixed messages on immigration
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News
Gleeds brings in former WYG boss to lead UK business
Douglas McCormick will be in charge of 1,100 staff
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Comment
Case in focus: Amey LG Ltd vs Aggregate Industries UK Ltd
Ted Lowery on the complications caused by an unexecuted deed of variation
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Features
Projects: 7D BIM - The BIM Identity
Could the holy grail of BIM-enabled whole-life cost estimation be one step closer?
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News
Revealed: How much construction stands to gain now HS2 has been approved
Firms paid over £360m in the three months after government ordered review of scheme