More Focus – Page 103
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Residential
This week’s residential products include aluminium rainwater products on a major regeneration project in Sheffield, and ready mix plaster for a ‘superhome’ that was showcased on Grand Designs
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FeaturesHave you seen the BIM deadline?
From Monday, any firm wanting to be considered for public sector construction work will need to be BIM level 2 compliant. Yet just days before the deadline, only about half of companies are using the technology
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FeaturesWho wins with BIM?
If your firm isn’t using BIM level 2 by Monday, then it can’t be considered for public sector work. So what does the requirement mean for the industry - and who will be the winners and the losers?
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FeaturesTracker: February 2016
The construction activity index suffers a contraction, with many sub-sectors following suit. But the orders index continues to improve
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Building intelligence: Q4 2015
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that total construction output was up for the third consecutive year, but the rate of growth is slowing
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FeaturesAndy Steele: ‘Was that me?’
It took Andy Steele just five years to transform Connaught into a £240m-turnover sensation. Can he pull it off again?
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FeaturesHiscox building: Makes you stare
Make Architects’ Hiscox Building in York is a triumphant fusion of heritage and modernity that has at its heart a spectacular foyer of swirling concrete staircases and balconies - oh, and a rocket from the former Soviet arsenal
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FeaturesConstruction materials: Past our peak?
It turns out that the construction industry is using substantially less ‘stuff’ than it was 15 years ago. Is this a blip or a victory for resource-efficiency?
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FeaturesMarket review: A bumpy ride
A drop in monthly construction output comes courtesy of a reduction in infrastructure activity, but the bigger picture shows steady growth
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Flooring
Some big strides forward on flooring, from the latest recycled carpet tiles to low-energy underfloor heating and a fast-drying solution for Southend’s refurbished Cliffs Pavilion
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FeaturesApprentices: ‘The numbers don’t add up…’
Three times as many people are leaving the industry each year as are joining, so today’s skills crisis is set to get a lot worse
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FeaturesEU procurement: Drawing lines
Architects have played down the effect that a vote for Britain to leave the EU this summer would have on the profession, but its impact on procurement could make a big difference
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FeaturesCost update Q4 2015
Labour costs continue to be the primary driver of building cost inflation in last year’s final quarter, with a mixed picture still for building materials
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FeaturesSimon Eyers: Beating the odds
National Apprenticeship Week: Being born deaf and mute hasn’t stopped Simon Eyers landing a job as an electrician at contractor FM Conway
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FeaturesGlobal city focus: China's Pearl River Delta
Connectivity between the cities of China’s Pearl River Delta is key to economic development. Investment in advanced infrastructure is creating the world’s first ‘megalopolis’
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FeaturesBudget 2016: Box clever
The infrastructure sector may not be expecting much from this year’s Budget, but both George Osborne and Boris Johnson are in contention for the biggest title in the land
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FeaturesMore Young Architects of the Year: On sustainability
In the second of our series talking to the nominees for the Young Architect of the Year award, the architects give us their take on sustainability
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Features7 Air Street: A breath of fresh air
Barr Gazetas’ retrofit of a 1920s office block on Air Street in central London has resulted in the first BREEAM ‘outstanding’ rating for a listed building
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FeaturesThe green business case
Since its election last year the Conservative government has cut back a lot of sustainability legislation. But can sticking with the eco-building agenda benefit construction firms’ business model anyway?
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FeaturesYoung Architects of the Year: On sustainability
Built from the beginning in a context of eco-awareness, the work of these Young Architect of the Year nominees has been green-tinted from the start. But what do they think of the state of sustainability today?