All Buildings articles – Page 87
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FeaturesThe rebirth of Charles de Gaulle
Four years after a structural collapse killed four people, Terminal 2E at France’s biggest airport has reopened. James Clegg flew in
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NewsManchester's new Islington Millennium Community
Construction Excellence looks at the sustainable approach clients EP and Urban Splash has taken in East Manchester
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FeaturesWhitelee wind farm: Putting the wind up
You might think the biggest difficulty in building a wind farm would be the wind itself, but on the moor outside Glasgow the rain, snow and liquid peat are just as bad. Thomas Lane donned his souwester to take a look at the construction of Europe’s largest onshore wind farm.
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NewsSustainable approach at Whitecross school
Construction Excellence assesses the challenges the contractor faced to introduce sustainable features at the Herefordshire school
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NewsEco-features at Rotherhithe Estate project
Constructing Excellence looks at the eco-improvements that lead to the scheme being awarded an EcoHomes rating of Excellent
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NewsSt Barts and the Royal London take a green line
Construction Excellence reports on the sustainability champions introduced throughout the refurbishment of UK's oldest hospitals
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NewsAtkins masterplan for Cardiff Bay scheme wins approval
Bay Pointe waterfront development will feature Wales’ tallest residential buildings
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NewsGreen lessons from Sweden
With growing pressure to build quick yet green buildings, the UK should look to Sweden for inspiration
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NewsHeathrow T5 recycles and reuses waste
In the first of a series of sustainable case studies submitted by Construction Excellence, the body assesses the work carried out on the recently completed Terminal 5 project with 97% of its waste material recycled or recovered
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Features12 weeks in the cooler
Temperatures of 55°C below zero, no privacy, strictly rationed alcohol … and they’re only a third of the way through the job. Thomas Lane finds out what it’s like to spend a ‘summer’ on site at the Halley VI Antarctic research station
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FeaturesMichael Tippett school: Wilful disobedience
Marks Barfield’s Michael Tippett school – London’s first Building Schools for the Future project – succeeds by ignoring many of the guidelines on both design and procurement. There’s probably a lesson in that, reckons Martin Spring
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NewsZero-carbon housing kit: RuralZed explained
RuralZed is a zero-carbon housing kit for affordable low to medium-density developments that, its makers say, will meet the Code for Sustainable Homes from level three up to six and beyond. Here’s how it’s done.
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NewsHowe Dell school, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire Council commissioned the project to test the latest eco-friendly system with its most intriguing feature being the temperature control
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NewsElm Park, Dublin
Bucholz McEvoy Architects’ Elm Park is a stunning £300m mixed-use, sustainable extension to Dublin, made all the more attractive by the charmless dross that surrounds it
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FeaturesHowe Dell: Too cool for school?
Healthcare and education The Howe Dell school and children’s centre project was commissioned by Hertfordshire council in order to test the latest eco-friendly systems, and as Chloë Stothart discovers, its most intriguing feature is its temperature control
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FeaturesDare to be different: Elm Park, Dublin
Bucholz McEvoy Architects’ Elm Park is a stunning £300m mixed-use, sustainable extension to Dublin, made all the more attractive by the charmless dross that surrounds it.
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NewsBankside 123
A giant £220m office development, delivered on time, to budget, with zero defects – and an admirable approach to sustainability
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NewsDuggan Morris wins £11m Liverpool Bay competition
Architect's design chosen for Merseyside observatory and visitor centre near landmark Gormley sculture
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FeaturesSnug as a bug in rug
When the Natural History Museum decided it needed to house 20 million insect and plant specimens within one structure, building a giant shiny, ivory coloured cocoon seemed to make perfect sense. Thomas Lane buzzed over to find out more …
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NewsThe Gus Report: Welly garden city
In the first of a series of reviews of important housing developments, Gus Alexander looks at English Partnerships’ remarkable scheme in Upton, Northamptonshire, which is built on a bit of a marsh …