All Features articles – Page 228
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FeaturesTax changes for temporary site workers
In a radical move that seems bound to increase labour costs, the government is clamping down on temporary site workers claiming to be self-employed. And as if that wasn’t bad enough news for construction companies using this kind of labour, they’ve only got two weeks to prepare for the change ...
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Overheating
As the latest update to Part L is implemented, Juan J Lafuente of Sturgis Carbon Profiling reports on the findings of a two-year research programme into building performance - which suggest that improvements to airtightness standards could actually lead to higher carbon emissions in the UK
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FeaturesThis week in ... 1939
Over 70 years ago The Builder drew attention to that rare breed: a woman architect. Oh how times have changed …
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FeaturesCreating the Design Museum's new home
The iconic Commonwealth Institute needed a new tenant - and the iconic Design Museum needed a new home. But adapting a fragile and low-spec sixties building to house a visitor attraction meant using some serious technical know-how
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Refurbishment
Renewing existing buildings from top to bottom is easier with innovative products to suit a range of projects, from cost-effective acoustic ceiling tiles to slip-resistant flooring
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FeaturesBuilding 17: Refurbishing Cromford Mill
The historic but neglected Victorian factory buildings at Cromford Mill in Derbyshire were overdue a refurb. But decontaminating the timber from chemicals used in industrial dyeing proved a test of modern ingenuity
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FeaturesMaking steady progress
As Barbour ABI launches its latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review, Michael Dall presents highlights, including sector and regional statistics with a focus on the residential sector
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Roman columns
Thanks to Bryan Avery of Avery Associates Architects for sending in his sketch of the week
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FeaturesManchester Central Library: A modern classic
Manchester’s thirties Central Library was a warren of rambling interiors and inaccessible book stacks. But then Ryder Architecture got to work on an edited version
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FeaturesThis week in ... 1864
Controversy surrounding the development of Smithfield market? Not just in 2014, but also exactly 150 years ago in the pages of The Builder
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FeaturesInfrastructure: highways maintenance
Damage to UK roads due to flooding has put a spotlight on the condition of our highways, at a time when the maintenance backlog is already estimated to be at least £10bn. Barbra Carlisle and Brian Fitzpatrick of EC Harris examine the key issues
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FeaturesAgenda 15: Green priorities
In the latest in our series on Building’s Agenda 15 campaign ahead of the next election, and fresh from the Ecobuild sustainability event, we report on what the industry wants the government to do about green regulation
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FeaturesInterview: Peter Rees
Peter Rees’ 29 years as head of planning in the Square Mile have been nothing if not controversial. In his first interview since announcing his departure, he talks about transforming the City, his legacy and why his critics are wrong about him
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FeaturesBIM debate: A premium process?
Building Information Modelling is intended to reduce risk and increase accountability. So will it mean paying less on your insurance? Experts debated the question at a seminar hosted by Building and Zurich Insurance
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FeaturesInterview: Neil Martin
It’s been all change in Lend Lease’s European business, with recent years marked by management instability and falling profits. Can the managing director of its construction arm Neil Martin succeed where others have failed and turn the business around?
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FeaturesBudget 2014: Over to you, George
Ahead of next week’s Budget, Building looks at the measures the construction industry can expect to emerge from Osborne’s red box
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FeaturesThis week in ... 1979
Read this fascinating article from Building magazine’s archive on how urban design can be used to cut the numbers of children killed on our roads
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Flooring
This week, we tread over new ground, including heavy-duty entrance matting at the Birmingham New Street redevelopment, coloured concrete at the British Museum and a walnut finish at Corby Cube
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FeaturesBuilding Magazine Small Project of the Year shortlist
This year’s Small Project of the Year finalists include a private residence, a youth centre, a creative arts hub and an architect’s own office