Andrew Brister

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    Sponsored feature on flood risk: Troubled waters

    2016-12-20T13:06:00

    As the UK prepares for the next wave of winter storms, there is growing awareness of the need to improve the resilience of properties to protect against devastating floods. Andrew Brister reports on the action plan devised by the recent Bonfield Review and looks at some of the emerging solutions

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    Digitising construction

    2015-06-26T06:00:00

    4Projects by Viewpoint investigates the future of BIM

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    The Green Frontier

    2015-02-27T06:00:00

    All fields of sustainability will once again be covered at this year’s Ecobuild, from design and construction through to use of innovative materials. Andrew Brister talks to two of the show’s premier partners, Skanska and Lend Lease, about their approaches to the sustainability agenda.

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    Ecobuild 2015 programme preview

    2015-02-24T06:00:00

    From an election manifesto for construction to the latest in biophilic design, there is something for all tastes at Ecobuild. Andrew Brister picks out some of the highlights

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    Sustainability: From start to finish

    2011-07-22T00:00:00

    Sustainability means more than how a finished building performs - how the materials start and end their lives is increasingly important. Building looks at the challenges faced when trying to go green and how three sectors are adapting

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    The green pound

    2011-04-01T00:00:00

    Energy and carbon legislation is an increasing preoccupation for clients who need their buildings to comply - providing a real opportunity for M&E contractors

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    Green goodies

    2011-04-01T00:00:00

    With feed-in tariffs, the Renewable Heat Incentive and the carbon reduction agenda driving the market, what technologies are emerging in green building services? Here are the front-runners