All Features articles – Page 167
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Autumn Statement: Mister Money Bags?
The new chancellor indicated that it might be time to abandon his predecessor’s budget surplus plan
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Image of the week: No vacancies
A blaze destroys what is thought to be Britain’s oldest hotel
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Sketch of the week: Richmond upon Thames College
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Philip Watson
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This week in 1971
45 years ago Building was organising a conference about going into Europe
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Voorlinden museum: A light touch
The Voorlinden museum in Holland wanted naturally lit gallery spaces full of light. But how to do that while protecting the superlative art collection on display? Arup came up with a highly imaginative solution. Ike Ijeh reports
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CPD 21 2016: Specifying insulation for inverted flat roofs
This module examines the benefits of using high-performance extruded polystyrene to insulate inverted roofs, a technique that is particularly appropriate for green roofs. It is sponsored by Dow Building Solutions
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Spain: End of the affair?
With Spain’s economy in recovery and its construction industry bouncing back, ties between Spain and the UK have been strengthening. But after the Brexit vote, will the mutually beneficial relationship continue?
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Waiting for a EU turn
The new government professes grand ambitions to boost housebuilding and infrastructure
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Tracker: September 2016
Residential activity grew but the civil engineering index dropped to its lowest level since February
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CPD 19 2016: Air and vapour-tight OSB For timber-frame buildings
Reducing air permeability is a key principle of the Passivhaus standard. This CPD, sponsored by SMARTPLY, shows how advanced OSB panels can help to achieve this goal
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Sketch of the week: The King’s Library
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Sarah Collingwood
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Image of the week: Prepare for lift off?
Transport secretary Chris Grayling arrives at Downing Street as the decision on airport expansion is finally announced
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So near and yet so far…
Setting up the National Infrastructure Commission was seen as a sign of the government’s commitment to getting rail, power and other major schemes built
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International costs 2016
Global economic volatility, the UK vote for Brexit and currency fluctuations have triggered big movements in the relative construction costs of world cities
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Battle of the BIM
Building Information Modelling is seen by many as the future of the industry, but who has made it to this year’s Building Awards BIM Initiative of the Year shortlist?
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UK airports timeline: Half a century of political indecision
Today’s government decision to back a third runway at Heathrow comes after nearly 50 years of debate about where to expand airport capacity in the South-east
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Market review: Inflation on the horizon
The data shows that the fall in the value of the pound is likely to lead to a period of inflation, with prices rising
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Image of the week: Nowhere left to go
Work continues on a wall in Calais to stop migrants boarding UK-bound lorries, as the residents of “the Jungle” camp are told to evacuate
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Sketch of the week: Battle, East Sussex
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Mette McLarney