All Features articles – Page 215
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FeaturesLead times: July-September 2014
Although there are only four trades reporting an increase in lead times this quarter, there are 10 trades that anticipate increases in the next six months
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FeaturesTop 150 consultants 2014: Let the good times roll
There’s an upbeat mood in this year’s Top 150 consultants survey with strong growth and jobs being created. It’s now just a matter of finding the staff to keep it going
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Rothenburg market square
This week’s sketch is by Bryan Avery, principal of Avery Associates Architects.
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FeaturesImage of the week: Goodbye to the age of steel?
Scunthorpe steelworks, which is set to be sold by owner Tata Steel
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FeaturesMuch ado about zero
Is zero carbon a lost cause? A roundtable discussion of sustainable construction experts set up by Building investigates if mounting industry fears are justified
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FeaturesBuilding at Construction Rocks 2014
The great and the good of UK construction took to the stage at The Vaults in London
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FeaturesTop 150 consultants 2014: Engineers
Building’s full Top 150 Consultants 2014 survey is out tomorrow, but we’re releasing the results showing the top 50 engineers online today
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FeaturesAlways read the label: Home performance labelling
The amount of consumer information for home buyers is pitiful, but now a pilot project will test what better home performance labelling might look like in practice
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FeaturesTop 150 consultants 2014: Architects
Building’s full Top 150 Consultants 2014 survey is out tomorrow, but we’re releasing the results showing the top 50 architects online today
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FeaturesCountry focus: Oman
Oman’s strategic Vision 2020 couples social reform with economic diversification. With five years left to deliver the vision’s ambitious objectives, EC Harris explores Oman’s competitive construction market
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FeaturesCPD 30 2014: Ensuring data accuracy on BIM projects
The latest module in our CPD series considers the importance of consistent, accurate data in the BIM process, and the key role played by manufacturers in providing it. This module is sponsored by British Gypsum
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FeaturesDesigning for dementia
A pioneering scheme in Norfolk shows how care homes can be adapted to the complex needs of people with dementia
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Lime Tree primary
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Philip Watson at Atkins.
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FeaturesImage of the week: Looking to the next level
Nick Clegg explains his policy on garden cities to the Lib Dem party conference
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FeaturesA sustainable future
Is implementing green policies a must for the future, or an unnecessary cost in an industry just back from the brink of recession? Four corners of the sector have their say
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FeaturesSchools under the flight path: A breath of fresh air
Hounslow’s £150m school rebuilding programme aims to give children under Heathrow’s flight path quieter classrooms and better ventilation
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FeaturesThis week in 1999
It’s been 15 years since the Millennium Wheel was hoisted upright on London’s South Bank
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FeaturesInterview: Pat Ward
The new boss of Aggregate Industries is working overtime to ensure a recovering market has all the materials it needs and to improve the firm’s relationship with the supply chain
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FeaturesSustainability: BREEAM in new offices
Sweett Group looks at the costs of achieving different ratings under the BREEAM 2014 certification for new offices