All Features articles – Page 190
-
FeaturesCPD 26 2015: Rainscreen cladding support systems
This module looks at rainscreen cladding systems, also known as ventilated facades, which are two-stage constructions designed to weatherproof buildings. It is sponsored by NVELOPE
-
FeaturesSketch of the week: Early Years International School, Singapore
This week’s sketch is by Ian Bogle, founder of Bogle Architects
-
FeaturesVan Gogh Museum: Going Dutch
Hans van Heeswijk Architects has used pioneering techniques in structural glass to build a new entrance to Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum
-
FeaturesImage of the week: The vanishing city
The City of London skyline is obscured by fog on Monday
-
FeaturesThis week in 1940
The design of bunk beds set to be distributed to shelters during the Second World War is called into question
-
FeaturesSpending cuts: Where the axe falls
As the chancellor prepares to unveil the latest Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement, Building asks where will the cuts be made
-
FeaturesCommercial developments: Playing catch-up
Office construction is at its highest point since the credit crunch. So why aren’t the main players full of confidence for the future?
-
FeaturesCPD 25 2015: Concrete repair and BS EN 1504
This module examines the dangers of concrete corrosion, exploring the most common causes and offering guidance on the most effective methods of repair. It is sponsored by Mapei
-
FeaturesTracker: September 2015
The construction activity index strengthened slightly after falling into negative territory last month, but the order index worsened for the second successive month in a row
-
FeaturesImage of the week: King of the castles
The world’s biggest sandcastle is built on Virginai Key Beach, Miami
-
FeaturesSketch of the week: London Bridge and the City
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by illustrator Nick Richards, and shows the view of London Bridge and the City from the south bank of the Thames
-
FeaturesThis week in 2009
As Lewis Hamilton takes the F1 championship, we revisit 2009, when the Formula One-themed Yas Hotel lapped Abu Dhabi’s other buildings
-
FeaturesEconomic recovery: On the turn?
Future-gazing economists don’t have to look very far to see threatening signs on the horizon for the construction industry. As the CPA revises its forecasts down, should we be calling time on the recovery?
-
FeaturesMarket forecast: A change of mood
With demand outstripping supply, selectivity was the dominant theme for contractors this year. And a failure to attract tenderers led to more creative approaches to procurement. But will these changes be lasting or is this just the current stage of a cyclical process?
-
FeaturesWhat do you really think about BIM?
Building wants your help in getting behind the BIM hype with this online reader survey
-
FeaturesRecycling timber: Wasting away
We recycle just one-tenth of our waste wood - the rest ends up in landfill, meaning we lose out on the huge economic and environmental benefits of using the wood again
-
-
FeaturesHousing: Home delivery
While politicians wrangle over the number of homes they propose to build, housing stock is falling woefully behind the UK’s needs
-
FeaturesMarket review: Balancing act
A buoyant infrastructure sector keeps construction stabilised despite housing seeing a significant drop in activity
-
FeaturesWhat to specify: Sustainability
In Goudhurst, Kent a new fascia and soffit system has been specified for the renovation of an old Methodist chapel, while the 16th century Tudor Kirtling Tower switches to a biomass heating system