All Features articles – Page 136
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FeaturesA safer future
As the Hackitt report publishes its findings on building regulations and fire safety, a panel put together by the Business Sprinkler Alliance discusses what needs to change to prevent another Grenfell disaster
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FeaturesImage of the week: Throwaway art
The Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford, originally opened in 2008 in memory of the teenager killed in 1993, has reopened after a refurbishment by BW
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008
This week we decided to see if our review of the year 2008 could really be doom and gloom from beginning to end. It was
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FeaturesCPD 11 2018: Virtual desktop infrastructure
Virtual workspaces simplify the process of adopting BIM Level 2. This CPD, sponsored by Creative ITC, looks at the advantages of visual desktop infrastructure
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FeaturesTracker: April 2018
Activity increased across all sectors compared with March, and most of all in civil engineering. Tender prices are also still on the rise, but new orders are growing more slowly
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FeaturesAnalysis: Public land - keep out
As the likely scrapping of Haringey’s 6,500-home joint venture with Lendlease dramatically signals public-private partnerships’ fall from grace, Joey Gardiner looks at why the scheme caused so much controversy and other ways for councils to fund housing renewa
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FeaturesTechnical Study: What lies beneath
Construction of Nottingham Trent University’s new Confetti Digital Media Hub revealed medieval caves beneath the ground
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FeaturesSketch of the week: The Principal, Manchester
This week’s multimedia #buildingdoodle sketch is by associate director Martin Douglas at Pad Design
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FeaturesImage of the week: A fitting tribute
The Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford, originally opened in 2008 in memory of the teenager killed in 1993, has reopened after a refurbishment by BW
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FeaturesResidential construction markets - how do London and Melbourne compare?
Two consulting teams - one in London, UK, and one in Melbourne, Australia, compare the residential construction markets in their two cities
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FeaturesInternational salary survey 2018: Moving up in the world
Brexit may be looming but the prospect hasn’t yet forced an exodus from Britain’s construction industry
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008
This week we look back at how foreign climes beckoned for Brits pre-recession
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FeaturesOnline poll: Final conclusions
This week’s poll: Do you broadly agree with the conclusions and Dame Judith Hackitt’s report into fire safety and building regulations?
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FeaturesHackitt report: ‘In theory she’s right but in practice she could be wrong’
Dame Judith Hackitt’s report into building regulations and fire safety blames a broken system that needs fixing. So far, so uncontroversial. But her prescription for change has caused uproar right across the industry
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FeaturesProjects: The Royal Academy
Expanding Burlington House into Burlington Gardens is all about forging a strong link between these two historic buildings, using existing underground vaults and a new connecting bridge
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Coombe Wood school, Croydon
This #buildingdoodle sketch is by Lee Bennett, partner in Sheppard Robson and head of schools
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FeaturesCPD 10 2018: Flooring insulation
This CPD module, sponsored by Dow, will examine a range of factors which need to be considered when addressing ground floor insulation, including construction techniques
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FeaturesMarket forecast: On the slide?
Brexit looms ever larger, with no answers as yet, while output continues a gradual decline and firms struggle to turn rising input cost pressures into higher market selling prices
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1894
This week we look back at a scathing review of an iconic London landmark
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FeaturesCPD 9 2018: Roof windows – performance, efficiency and aesthetics
This CPD, sponsored by Keylite, will outline specification issues, as well as guidance relating to installation, technical performance including energy savings, security and ventilation, and safety.