All Features articles – Page 580
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FeaturesHow to fix an unfixable roof
The roof of the Commonwealth Institute had attained the status of an urban myth among London's roofing contractors, who told awestruck tales of leaks that no man could fix. Alex Smith finds out how it was finally sorted
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Lifetime costs: Full metal packet
Metal roof coverings are many and varied – and so are the accompanying costs. In the first of Specifier’s Lifetime costs series, the Building Performance Group offers a guide to lifespan, whole-life costings and the durability of metal sheet roofing
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Checklist: Commercial roofing
In our first Checklist, Peter Claridge of Davis Langdon Schumann Smith takes you step-by-step through the essential points every commercial roofing specifier needs to consider, from identifying the roof type through to weatherproofing
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Regulations: Don't be an April fool
Sweeping changes to Part L of the Building Regulations come into effect on 1 April, and will have major implications for roofing specifiers. Insulation will have to be thicker, and buildings must be airtight and condensation-free. Alex Smith examines the ways you can keep up with the key changes
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FeaturesNorthern light
Oldham's outlandish art gallery will form the centrepiece of a new cultural quarter, as part of the troubled city's ambitious regeneration plans. Martin Spring took a peek at Pringle Richards Sharrat's answer to Peckham Library.
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On shaky ground
The Millennium Bridge should have been British engineering's finest hour. Instead, it has become a metaphor for a profession in crisis.
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FeaturesAs hard as it gets
Zaha Hadid's Wolfsburg Science Centre is probably the most complicated structure humanity has ever tried to build. To get it right has required the harnessing of some great engineering minds and multiple software upgrades. Andy Pearson finds out how it will be done
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First taste
Ian Shaw, personnel manager at contractor Simons Construction, explains how and why firms should put a good work experience programme in place
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FeaturesTerry Farrell
When an ennobled architect suggests tearing down the walls of Buckingham Palace, you know you're dealing with something of a nonconformist. Mark Leftly finds out what Terry's rebelling against.
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FeaturesCost model: Prefabrication and preassembly
How can prefabrication and preassembly deliver the buildings that clients and designers aspire to? In this cost model, Davis Langdon & Everest looks at case studies of recent applications of preassembly techniques
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FeaturesThe mask of command
After an exemplary career in the military, Sir Antony Walker has taken up service with Aqumen. He tells Marcus Fairs some of his secrets of leadership.
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Strategic choices
What was so interesting about the league of European contractors Building published last month?
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Product innovation: Composite structural beams
Composite structural beams could revolutionise the way long-span structures such as stadiums or bridges are built. They are less than a quarter of the weight of traditional reinforced beams and have the same ultimate load capacity. Their light weight is also an advantage in situations where transporting and installing them ...
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Appointments
Contractors Midlands contractor William Sapcote & Sons has appointed Phil Livesey, previously with Mansell, senior project surveyor. HousebuildersJayne Boldison has been appointed sales adviser at Cala Homes. She was previously with property agent DTZ. David Taylor has joined Crest Nicholson Residential as design manager for Attwood Green in Birmingham. Consultants ...
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FeaturesAction stations
The British Army is about as tough as clients get: complex, demanding, and heavily armed. Victoria Madine looks at how contractors can get a piece of its rapidly increasing capital budget, and on pages 45-46 Marcus Fairs interviews a general who's also a construction guru
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Five things to know about accounting standards
Why worry about International Accounting Standards?All stock-market listed companies in the European Union must prepare their accounts under International Accounting Standards by 2005 at the latest. This will make it easier to compare companies throughout the Continent.Isn’t 2005 still a long way off?Annual reports for 2005 must contain IAS-compliant comparative ...
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FeaturesWelcome to the videodrome
A startlingly different shopping experience is being offered to New Yorkers by cult fashion retailer Prada and architect Rem Koolhaas – but what were all the IT consultants for? Martin Spring tells all