All Features articles – Page 205
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FeaturesImage of the week: Slotting into place
Laing O’Rourke completes ‘jigsaw’ Crossrail station at Custom House
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FeaturesInterview: Haydn Mursell
Haydn Mursell, Kier’s third chief executive in five years, is keen to maintain the firm’s traditional financial disciplines, while using his background in corporate mergers and acquisitions to push for future growth. Will he manage it?
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Heritage building near Mariinsky Theatre
This week’s sketch shows proposals for a mixed-use aparthotel and residential scheme close to The Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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FeaturesThis week in 1992
Labour leader Neil Kinnock spoke directly to Building following the publication of his party’s Building a Better Britain construction manifesto
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FeaturesMarket review: Ebb and flow
Construction takes an unexpected drop - its first year-on-year fall since May 2013 - but the wider UK economy makes a strong start to 2015. Michael Dall presents highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Wellbeing
Improving the energy efficiency of a building may be good for the planet, but occupiers may only be prepared to foot the bill if they can directly feel the benefit. Gareth Roberts of Sturgis Carbon Profiling analyses the latest research
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FeaturesPreview: Building Awards Small Project of the Year shortlist
From swimming pool to school, court to chapel, the architectural gems up for this year’s Building Awards Small Project of the Year prove that size isn’t everything
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Flooring
A range of flooring styles is demonstrated this week, from a resin floor used to direct passengers at a refurbished bus terminal to the striking design feature made from rubber floor tiling at SAP’s office reception
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FeaturesCPD 8 2015: Ceiling Solutions for Education
This module will examine how suspended ceilings can help meet both the acoustic and thermal-performance demands of schools under the PSBP. It is sponsored by Armstrong Ceilings
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FeaturesInside Westminster: One for the road
Continuing our series looking at construction from inside the corridors of power in the run-up to the election, Mark Leftly asks if the coalition’s track record on infrastructure is anything to celebrate
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Easyjet flight to Mipim
This week’s sketch depicts the cabin of a bustling flight to this year’s Mipim
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FeaturesThis week in 2010
George Osborne presents his first Budget as chancellor of the newly formed coalition government
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FeaturesImage of the week: George’s last stand?
Our image of the week shows the chancellor preparing for his final Budget of this parliament
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FeaturesInterview: Nick Taylor
Nick Taylor closed the Russian office of his company, Waterman Group, one month before Putin annexed the Crimea. He explains why pulling back from developing markets and focusing on the UK is right for the engineer
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FeaturesPreview: Building Awards Project of the Year shortlist
The schemes in the running to be Building’s Project of the Year are as varied as the purposes for which they were designed. But whether a hockey centre or a special needs school, the teams behind these buildings went the extra mile
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Energy transmission
The UK’s energy transmission networks need to attract large volumes of investment to respond to a rapidly changing energy market. David Porter and Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris review progress as new regulatory systems bed down
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Woburn Coffee House
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Frank Porthouse, director at Project Design Studio
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FeaturesImage of the week: The breakthrough
The Crossrail boring machine breaks into the eastern end of Liverpool Street station
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FeaturesInterview: Peter Rogers
Despite a career spent working on London’s skyline, Peter Rogers has never lost his hunger for a challenge. Which is just as well, as he’s taking on the Pinnacle, possibly the capital’s most troubled project