All Features articles – Page 22
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Ringing in the new year: completing the Elizabeth Tower’s reconstruction
Working on the iconic clock tower Aecom’s senior engineer Matthew Penellum found hidden Second World War damage and some serious technical challenges – all of which made Big Ben’s bongs this new year extra special
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Market forecast: Weathering the storm
The UK is now clearly heading into recession but strong momentum in construction output should help to insulate our sector, despite only slightly slowing cost pressures
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Nine Elms: How the Chinese redefined development in London
The past decade has seen the riverside area around Vauxhall transformed with Chinese developers cutting their teeth on three major schemes. Thomas Lane visited the project
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Lack of trust and transparency - the root of all evil in construction
Trust and transparency have long been nothing more than buzzwords but failing to address these is fuelling so many of the issues we face as an industry, says Lukas Olbrich, chief executive of Sablono.
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From the archives: The construction of the Palace of Westminster, 1847
In the first of our series of archive articles celebrating our 180th anniversary, we unearth an editorial from 1847 on the construction of the Houses of Parliament
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What does the RICS’ new board chair have in his in-tray?
As the 154-year-old institution prepares to implement sweeping reforms following the governance scandal, new chair of the board Martin Samworth has a busy year ahead
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5 minutes with … Tim Carpenter at Durkan
The former Willmott Dixon trainee on the challenges of working in the current environment and the buzz of handing over the keys to a new home
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Best of 2022: Building’s most popular interviews and features
At the end of another busy year, here’s a reminder of the features and interviews that stood out for our readers
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Best of 2022: Building’s most popular columns and opinion pieces
At the end of another busy year, here’s a reminder of the features and interviews that stood out for our readers
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CPD 16 2022: Ensuring social housing windows are fit for purpose
This Eurocell sponsored CPD examines the specification options for refurbishing or replacing window units in social housing alongside the best practice methodologies for ensuring they are fit for purpose. Deadline for completion Friday 3 February 2023.
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Best of 2022: Building’s most popular news stories
At the end of a very busy year, here’s a reminder of the stories that stood out for our readers
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Weathering the storm: how architects plan to survive the recession
Designers are usually among the first built environment professionals to feel the impact of an economic downturn. With forecasts getting gloomier by the week, practice leaders are preparing for a rough ride, writes Tom Lowe
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CPD 15 2022: Utilising value engineering
This CPD module, sponsored by Eurocell, will explore the scope of value engineering, its application and how utilisation can benefit a production process. Deadline for completion Friday 3 February 2023.
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Sustainability: Estate decarbonisation
In decarbonising their portfolios, estate owners must strike a careful balance between making sound investments and driving efficiencies
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Costing Steelwork 22: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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What is East West Rail and why is it being built?
Linking up the Oxford-Cambridge Arc was one of the pledges in the autumn statement and now the team for phase two is being apppointed, so what do we know about this important rail project?
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Data security in construction
Industry experts gathered to discuss data security in construction and how to achieve it, at a recent roundtable hosted by Building and Bluebeam
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Top 50 Housebuilders 2022: full table
Full sortable data from Housing Today’s ranking of the top 50 UK housebuilders
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Top 50 Housebuilders 2022: in-depth analysis
Exclusive data and full analysis on the biggest homebuilders in the UK
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Top 150 Contractors and Housebuilders 2022: Signs of hope in the economic phoney war
Contractors are wary but the need for more recruits and a better-than-expected autumn statement mean it’s not all doom and gloom for the year ahead, writes Dave Rogers