All Features articles – Page 472
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FeaturesSustainability
A police headquarters that has turned to geothemal heating and cooling to meet its sustainable brief and give the constables year-round comfort
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FeaturesThe verdict
In 2001, Labour made some big promises on housing, planning and regeneration and John Prescott held major conferences across the UK to prove he was serious. But did the government deliver in its second term?
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Local lowdown: Northern Ireland
Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property looks at a revitalised Northern Ireland
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FeaturesThe future
Assuming the polls are right and Labour wins the election, there are still several major obstacles remaining.
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FeaturesWhen disaster strikes
The earthquake that struck Indonesia just three months after the Boxing Day tsunami should be a warning to us that in high-risk areas we need to build – and rebuild – with more than one type of catastrophe in mind. We examine the findings of a new report on disaster ...
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FeaturesThe debate
Building and sister magazine Property Week joined forces with the RICS to host three debates with the three main parties’ housing representatives. Here’s what they had to say
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FeaturesSpecialist costs: Lifts and escalators
In the latest of our specialist market overviews, Robert Nicholson of Gardiner & Theobald looks at hot topics, lead times, key suppliers and costs in the lift and escalator sector – plus a specialist manufacturer is put under the Q&A spotlight
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FeaturesThe comment
How do the parties look from the point of view of a volume housebuilder? Here Redrow boss Paul Pedley looks at the three main parties’ proposals
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FeaturesJoined-up thinking
In an age of ingenious designs, bridges have become the latest must-have commission for architects. Fortunately, engineers seem happy to share the plaudits with their new colleagues. Here, we look at the stunning results of architect Hakes Associates and engineer Buro Happold’s joint venture
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FeaturesJust the job
Surveyor Gemma Petrie on raising the profile of Midlands women in the construction industry
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FeaturesHow to get out of jail using a trowel
Inmates at Wandsworth are being given the chance to escape from a life of crime by building their own prison walls.
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FeaturesThe dragon tamed
Nearing completion, on time and close to budget, the Welsh assembly in Cardiff has managed to avoid the excesses of the Scottish parliament. But this welcome result belies an arduous, epic journey that involved the client ditching its original procurement route as costs started to escalate …
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Koolhaas strikes again
For his latest trick, a £70m Portuguese concert hall, Rem Koolhaas has subverted the earnest business of concertgoing with another masterpiece of architectural surrealism
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Costs: Doorsets and site assembled doors
What are the cost benefits of factory-finished doorsets compared with doors assembled on site? Peter Mayer of the Building Performance Group looks at the whole-life values
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FeaturesSpecifier Products
Keep sun rays, draughts and burglars where they belong with these door and window products, which also include high-speed industrial doors and one-way mirror film. Plus, all the latest industry happenings
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FeaturesDoors and windows
In this week’s issue, keeping up with new technology in doors and windows, the whole-life costs of factory-finished doorsets and all the latest portal-related products. But first, the many ways in which you can reduce solar gain