All Building articles in 6 April 2018
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Features
Ten things we don't do now thanks to technology
As construction marches forwards into a shiny digital future, spare a thought for the things we have left behind. We have preserved them for future generations here
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Comment
All on our own
Those who voted for Brexit have got what they wanted: fewer migrants coming to this country to work. So now who’s going to build our houses?
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Features
Building intelligence: Q4 2017
Construction output in Q4 of 2017 was 1% above that of a year ago, with growth driven by new housing – and private housing proving particularly strong
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Features
Tracker: February 2018
Overall construction indicators mostly showed small if steady improvement in February, though civils went the opposite way
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Comment
Legal: Making BIM better
Simon Lewis explains how a new report provides much-needed clarification on the legal issues of BIM
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Features
Online poll: Gender pay gap
This week’s poll: Is the gender pay gap a wake-up call for companies to recruit more women into construction?
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Comment
Trailblazers: The Empire State Building, New York, USA
Project and supply chain consultant Ian Heptinstall explains why this 1929-31 project proves BIM is not the whole answer
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Comment
Thought for tomorrow: UK transport infrastructure
David Whysall of Turner Townsend imagines a more efficient future for travel
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Comment
Hansom: Paxman-style tactics
For once I get the chance to use the phrase ‘health and safety gone mad’ justly, gender pay gap figures bring up unsaid questions and Interserve’s chief exec races against time
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Comment
The gender pay gap – it's just not that simple
The final deadline of gender pay gap information has now passed. Gill Parker of BDG architecture + design explains why the final result should not be taken at face value
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Comment
Due diligence: spotting suppliers on the edge
You may not be directly affected by Carillion’s demise – but perhaps your subcontractors are. Chris Kirby-Turner advises on how to mitigate the risks to your own project
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Features
Projects: Centre Point - the ugly duckling
Conran and Partners has converted Richard Seifert’s landmark Centre Point into luxury flats, completing the transformation of the central London tower from rejected pariah to paragon of sixties chic
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News
Carillion collapse prompts public sector rethink
Public bodies revisiting contracts after Carillion downfall
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Features
Is the collapse of Carillion at fault for a recent market slowdown?
Signs are that Carillion’s implosion has triggered a sudden downturn in contract awards. Is the shock liquidation at fault or are wider problems to blame?
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Features
Sketch of the week: Bretton Country Park Visitor Centre
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by project architect Ross Perkin of Feilden Fowles
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News
Construction boss moved £1m to avoid paying debts
Paul Winskill banned from running companies for eight years
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News
Women paid up to a third less than men at big-name firms
Companies with over 250 staff now required to publish differences between what they pay men and women