All Features articles – Page 162
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FeaturesMentoring: Support act
Mentoring is touted as an effective way to help employees starting off in their careers to work their way up the ladder. So what do those who have signed up to be mentored get out of it? Yoosof Farah asked three of them
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Cladding
This week, cladding systems are bolstered by heavy duty bonding for natural stone and a windproof membrane, and given a makeover with translucent panels and a traditional red brick finish
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FeaturesSustainability: Efficient offices
How do you create an energy-efficient office that is cost effective and great for the workforce?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Basilica da Estrela
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Martin Douglas, associate director of Bristol-based Pad Design
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FeaturesThis week in 2016
One year ago, Building was investigating what might happen in the event of a Brexit vote
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FeaturesThe sky’s the limit
New York is home to some of the most pioneering modern engineering feats - a 7,000-ton hovering stadium roof, impossibly skinny skyscrapers and a mammoth flood defence system disguised as a park
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FeaturesImage of the week: Dying of the light
People watch the iconic advertising screens at Piccadilly Circus being switched off
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FeaturesBrexit: Make yourself heard
As Theresa May makes clear that she favours full separation from the EU and we approach the March deadline to trigger Article 50, Building launches a survey to find out what readers want from the Brexit deal, both for your business and the wider industry
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FeaturesTrumpitecture
Donald Trump’s architecture talks louder than the man himself, with its gaudy interiors and unashamed excess. But what do his developments reveal about the man who promises to transform America?
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FeaturesCost model: Palliative care
The demand for high quality healthcare facilities aiming to improve the quality of life of patients with serious illnesses is increasing
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Mega Silk Way
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by David O’Brien, senior landscape consultant with architect and masterplanning firm Chapman Taylor
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FeaturesImage of the week: The deep ones
The final phase of sculpture Jason deCaires Taylor’s ‘Museo Atlantico’ was officially inaugurated on Tuesday
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FeaturesThis week in 2012
Five years ago, Building was flagging up a number of problems with an eco subsidy scheme
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FeaturesPaul Cossell: Above and beyond
Paul Cossell took charge of ISG last year as the fit-out, construction and engineering firm transferred into private hands, a move which has enabled him to explore areas outside the core business
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FeaturesKing’s College Hospital: Surgical precision
Inserting a new intensive care ward above the live theatre block of King’s College Hospital required meticulous planning, an ingenious solution to hoisting steelwork and a steady nerve
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Construction industry Dragon Boat Challenge
The Construction Dragon Boat Challenge is back!
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FeaturesIt takes a village
The government’s recent commitment to back new garden villages sounds lovely
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FeaturesTracker: November 2016
The total activity index and R M index both fell and the orders index ticked up, while the indices for the separate subsectors showed mixed results
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q3 2016
The latest Office for National Statistics figures show the economy has been in good shape since the referendum vote to leave the European Union. However, more challenging times seem to be ahead
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Mount Pleasant
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Hannah Smart, urban design associate at practice West Waddy ADP