All Buildings, Design and Specification articles – Page 29
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NewsGove steps in and puts £400m plan to turn ITV studios into office complex on ice
Communities secretary has issued a notice preventing demolition work at 72 Upper Ground site ahead of possible call in
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FeaturesSpeedier construction through frame standardisation
The Seismic consortium has engineered a standardised frame solution for schools that claims to be 75% faster than traditional construction
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NewsPlans for roof extension at listed former music venue in Birmingham
Central Methodist Hall was built in 1904
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NewsLendlease lands £120m office retrofit job in Covent Garden
Firm will extend Richard Seifert-designed scheme to provide 260,000 sq ft of office space
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CommentWhat I learnt from overseeing work on the Elizabeth line
Embracing uncertainty and new ways of approaching programme management will be crucial for future major programmes around the world
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NewsDevelopers and designers picked for £350m London Bridge life science hub
Oxford and Reef to mastermind Snowfields Quarter scheme
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FeaturesDoes the key to cutting carbon lie beneath your feet?
The flat floor slab has been the default option for years but they contain the bulk of a building’s embodied carbon. What are the alternatives?
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NewsUkraine war blamed as fresh delays hit Newcastle ferris wheel
Scheme has suffered repeated delays with Covid previously cited
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FeaturesCost model: Impact of building regulation changes
Changes this June to the Building Regulations Parts L and F will raise standards on decarbonisation and ventilation. What are the cost implications?
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NewsIn Pictures: Amanda Levete’s firm picked to design Belgrade concert hall
London-based practice wins international competition to design Serbia’s largest cultural project
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FeaturesWhy facade engineering excellence is important for contractors
Led by design. Backed by expertise. These two elements are fundamental to Schüco aluminium and steel facade, window and door systems
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NewsConsultants drafted in as Manchester United starts to look at Old Trafford revamp
Industry sources say Laing O’Rourke would be favourite if club decided on complete rebuild
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CommentMoney well spent: an evaluation of the Transforming Construction Challenge
Over four years ago we had a vision to fund R&D in construction, and now we are seeing a return on that investment, says UKRI’s Sam Stacey
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NewsPlans submitted for new Bury St Edmunds ‘garden’ hospital
Development part of government’s New Hospitals Programme
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NewsNo reason to reverse Oxford Street M&S demolition decision, says mayor
Khan had agreed to revisit decision after carbon emission concerns
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CommentFutureproof and fire safe: specifying for office interiors
Regulations are changing and some are still ambiguous, so it makes sense to go above and beyond official current standards when it comes to specifying safe materials
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NewsGlenn Howells teams up with Eden Project for Canary Wharf revamp
New parks and gardens planned at east London business district
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NewsHigh Court quashes Adjaye’s £100m holocaust memorial plans
Proposals ruled to be in breach of a 1900 legal act protecting listed Victoria Tower Gardens
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NewsAberdeen FC commits to building Europe’s first net zero stadium
Club yet to decide between two potential sites for stadium