All Features articles – Page 3
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FeaturesBest of 2025: Our biggest stories about construction projects, people and issues
Here is a reminder of some of the features that stood out for our readers
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FeaturesWhat the latest documents tell us about the government’s progress on building safety
A flurry of progress reports, consultation documents, reviews and statements were put out by the government last week. Building unpacks what has been achieved in responding to the Grenfell Inquiry’s recommendations and what is to come
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FeaturesWill there be an exodus from the ARB register next month after Chris Williamson’s decision not to renew?
The RIBA president’s decision to abandon his architect title in a statement against the ‘absurdity’ of the registration system has heightened debate around what the term really means, and how regulatory oversight of the architectural profession can be reformed
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Features5 minutes with … Andrew Kitley at Kitall
The firm’s co-founder and director on public perceptions of our industry, the importance of adaptability, his admiration for the Candy brothers and his love of martial arts
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FeaturesCould York Central be the model that solves the housing viability problem?
Work has started preparing ground for York Central, a 45-hectare development next to York station that will deliver up to 3,000 homes and 1.4m sq ft of commercial space through a public-private partnership
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FeaturesMaking the most of AI and data in construction
AI promises to transform construction, but turning potential into productivity requires culture change and collaboration too. A roundtable held by Building and sponsored by Procore explored how AI and digital tools can move beyond hype to deliver real value on site
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 34: Market update and and structural steel coatings guidance
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life
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FeaturesTop 50 Housebuilders: searching for signs of hope
With hopes of a rapid return to growth dashed, which firms have managed to navigate choppy waters successfully? And do the seas look calmer ahead?
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2025: Delving into the detail
Beneath the headline rankings of the top 150 contracting and housebuilding firms in the sector, there are more complex stories to tell based on turnover, profit and margins. Here Carl Brown unpacks the figures in more detail
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2025: The main table
Full sortable data from Building’s ranking of the top 150 contractors and housebuilders in the UK
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FeaturesTop 20 FM/Services firms 2025
Full sortable data from Building’s ranking of the top 20 FM/services firms in the UK
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FeaturesTop 50 Housebuilders 2025
Full sortable data from Building’s ranking of the top 50 housebuilders in the UK
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FeaturesTop 80 Contractors 2025
Full sortable data from Building’s ranking of the top 80 contractors in the UK
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FeaturesTop 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2025: Can we please get on and build?
Jobs are still being stalled by planning red tape, legislation and funding issues. A ho-hum Budget hasn’t helped contractors’ mood either but at least some are trying to look on the bright side, writes Dave Rogers, ahead of Building’s Top 150 Contractors & Housebuilders list released tomorrow.
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Features5 minutes with … Alex Macaulay at Kinland
The firm’s founder and managing director on the challenges that followed the acquisition of their first site, why it is important to keep moving and why you need to network even when you don’t want to
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FeaturesFrank Gehry: from LA experimentalist to the architect of the Bilbao effect
Ben Flatman examines how Gehry’s work evolved from local, materially driven invention into one of the most recognisable architectural vocabularies of his generation
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FeaturesSustainability: Decarbonising schools across the four UK nations
Governments are targeting individual sustainability and decarbonisation goals for schools across the UK, driving innovative approaches to building and retrofitting
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FeaturesDulwich College by alma-nac: a new lower school library and the refurbishment of its emblematic Charles Barry block
Designed to LETI Net Zero Carbon standards, the Raymond Chandler Library is refining its energy performance after a year in use, while the team also restores the school’s central Charles Barry building, Sarah Simpkin reports
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FeaturesFire dampers and firewalls: achieving true compliance
A recent roundtable, hosted in partnership with Siniat, tackled the complexities of fire damper specifying – and explored how fire protection specifying needs to change in the light of the Building Safety Act. Mary Richardson reports
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Features‘They’re a demanding group of people’… Keeping the scientists happy at the University of Cambridge’s new Ray Dolby Centre
Architects Jestico + Whiles were challenged to make the Cavendish Laboratory’s science accessible to the public while meeting the demands of its top researchers. Daniel Gayne visited to see how they did it