All Features articles – Page 191
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FeaturesSketch of the week: King's Cross Gasholders
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Wilkinson Eyre founder Chris Wilkinson
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FeaturesLos Angeles: That's sprawl, folks
The city is undergoing its biggest construction boom since the 1980s but regeneration has to battle suburban spread, and economic and racial segregation
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FeaturesLos Angeles: Bloc party
The £117m redevelopment known as The Bloc is the largest scheme to tap into LA’s need for mixed-use spaces
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FeaturesImage of the week: The end of the steel age
The SSI steelworks in Redcar turns off its coke ovens and blast furnace
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FeaturesConstruction leaders reception
Building magazine’s publisher hosts an event for leading industry figures
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2015: Making hay…
This year’s housebuilders’ salary survey finds that wages and bonuses are both on the up. But how long will it last?
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FeaturesWellness: The ups and downs
Now that employers have cottoned on to the link between wellbeing and improved productivity, pressure is growing for clients to start taking the concept seriously
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FeaturesCPD 24 2015: Introduction to ground granulated blast-furnace slag
Using GGBS as an additive in concrete mixes can reduce embodied carbon and improve resistance to chemical attacks. This CPD, sponsored by Hanson, outlines how it works and its various benefits
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FeaturesSpotlight: Managing lead times
With the ripples of recession still being felt through the lead times of many specialist trades, Brian Moone discusses how clients of the supply chain can minimise disruption
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FeaturesLead times: July - Sept 2015
Increases to lead times continue, albeit to a smaller number of trades than seen in previous quarters. The major issue forecast going forward is labour shortages
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FeaturesGlobal city focus: Jeddah
Jeddah, the Bride of the Red Sea, is a city steeped in history and culture, capitalising on its heritage as a regional hub to place itself as a leading city of the Middle East
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FeaturesImage of the week: Still standing
The demolition of Glasgow’s Red Road flats on Sunday left two blocks still partially intact
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Hitting home
In the first of a series of articles leading up to the Building Live conference, Joey Gardiner reports on the opportunities in infrastructure
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FeaturesBES: Birmingham or bust
Birmingham council has scrapped its energy efficiency drive. We look at how the £1bn Birmingham Energy Savers scheme and the Green Deal’s fates were inextricably bound, and what the city’s options are now
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FeaturesBuilding hacking: Who's in control?
As building management systems become a greater part of our daily lives, their susceptibility to cyber attack is ever increasing. How would your building handle getting hacked?
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FeaturesCPD 23 2015: Avoiding contract disputes
Unless all parties understand where key responsibilities lie, a project can quickly unravel. This CPD, sponsored by QUALSURV International, highlights the major project roles, and areas of misinterpretation, under NEC contracts
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