All Features articles – Page 7
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2025 shortlists: Digital Excellence Award
In a series celebrating the Building Awards finalists, we look at the shortlist for the Digital Excellence Award, sponsored by Bellrock
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Features‘You still sparking? Aye…’ SES’s Rob Clifford on his journey from apprentice electrician to running a £550m business
The M&E contractor’s boss tells Dave Rogers about rewiring a house, moving into new sectors and the wonder of Jimmy Glass
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 33: Market update and the future of steel construction and design
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life
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FeaturesTop 150 Consultants 2025: Are we finally heading for growth or more stagflation?
This year’s survey reveals frustration as fee income slows and margins are squeezed, but there is still hope that recent government announcements will spur growth in the year ahead and beyond. Carl Brown reports
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FeaturesTop 150 Consultants 2025: Assessing a year of a Labour government for construction
Only 12% of respondents to Building’s survey think Keir Starmer’s party are doing a good job in supporting the built environment. Carl Brown digs into the reasons why
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FeaturesTop 150 Consultants 2025: The main table
Full sortable data from Building’s ranking of the top 150 consultants in the UK
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FeaturesTop 150 Consultants 2025: Driving efficiencies through artificial intelligence
The importance of AI and machine learning to construction continues to grow year on year. This year we asked consultants for concrete examples of efficiencies or savings enabled due to the technology. Carl Brown reports
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FeaturesTop 50 Project Managers 2025
Full sortable data from Building’s ranking of the top 50 project managers in the UK
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FeaturesTop 50 Surveyors 2025
Full sortable data from Building’s ranking of the top 50 surveyors in the UK
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FeaturesTop 50 Architects 2025
Full sortable data from Building’s ranking of the top 50 architects in the UK
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FeaturesTop 50 Engineers 2025
Full sortable data from Building’s ranking of the top 50 engineers in the UK
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2025 shortlists: Housebuilder & Housing Developer of the Year
In a series celebrating the Building Awards finalists, we look at the Housebuilder & Housing Developer of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2025 shortlists: Engineering Consultant of the Year
In a series celebrating the Building Awards finalists, we look at the Engineering Consultant of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesHigh tech architecture pioneer Sir Nicholas Grimshaw dies aged 85 leaving global legacy
The architect behind Eden Project and Waterloo International has died, leaving a practice that exported British high tech architecture worldwide and buildings that embodied optimism in technology’s power to address challenges.
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Foysol Islam, assistant design manager at Willmott Dixon
At school Foysol thought he wanted to be an architect, but later he decided joining a contractor would suit him better. While on a site visit through Open Doors he asked if he could get some work experience, and that gave him the confidence to apply for his first role ...
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FeaturesCost model: Why London office MEP upgrades are essential
MEP systems are ageing while regulations and sustainability targets tighten. Upgrades are needed to maintain asset value and rental competitiveness
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FeaturesIntroducing JCT Target Cost Contract 2024 (TCC 2024)
The JCT Target Cost Contract 2024 is a new contract family introduced as part of the JCT 2024 Edition. The family includes a main contract, sub-contract, and respective guides. The ethos of the contract is risk sharing. This conceptually is apposite for the current difficult marketplace. The ...
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FeaturesFrom discontented planners to a glorious summer: Leicester Cathedral’s new extension
The number of visitors to Leicester Cathedral soared following the discovery of Richard III’s tomb. The opening of a new heritage and learning centre marks the completion of Leicester cathedral’s masterplan to improve facilities for staff and visitors alike, Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2025 shortlists: Contractor of the Year (up to £500m)
In a series celebrating the Building Awards finalists, we look at the shortlisted entries for Contractor of the Year (up to £500m), sponsored by Clement Windows Group
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2025 shortlists: Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (more than 100 staff)
In a series celebrating the Building Awards finalists, we look at the shortlisted entries for Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (more than 100 staff)