More Focus – Page 109
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FeaturesWhere will the UK be in 2030?
In the week of the publication of Global Construction 2030, Building was given exclusive access to the report’s findings, and the answers are not necessarily what you’d expect
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FeaturesWhole-life carbon: Facades
How embodied and whole-life carbon can be reduced through simple design and specification decisions at little additional cost
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Roofing
This week’s roofing products include roofing membranes chosen for an extension of the Park Plaza Riverbank hotel in London, and a replacement waterproofing system at California House in Birmingham
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FeaturesVan Gogh Museum: Going Dutch
Hans van Heeswijk Architects has used pioneering techniques in structural glass to build a new entrance to Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum
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FeaturesSpending cuts: Where the axe falls
As the chancellor prepares to unveil the latest Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement, Building asks where will the cuts be made
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FeaturesCommercial developments: Playing catch-up
Office construction is at its highest point since the credit crunch. So why aren’t the main players full of confidence for the future?
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FeaturesTracker: September 2015
The construction activity index strengthened slightly after falling into negative territory last month, but the order index worsened for the second successive month in a row
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FeaturesEconomic recovery: On the turn?
Future-gazing economists don’t have to look very far to see threatening signs on the horizon for the construction industry. As the CPA revises its forecasts down, should we be calling time on the recovery?
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FeaturesWhat do you really think about BIM?
Building wants your help in getting behind the BIM hype with this online reader survey
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FeaturesMarket forecast: A change of mood
With demand outstripping supply, selectivity was the dominant theme for contractors this year. And a failure to attract tenderers led to more creative approaches to procurement. But will these changes be lasting or is this just the current stage of a cyclical process?
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FeaturesRecycling timber: Wasting away
We recycle just one-tenth of our waste wood - the rest ends up in landfill, meaning we lose out on the huge economic and environmental benefits of using the wood again
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FeaturesHousing: Home delivery
While politicians wrangle over the number of homes they propose to build, housing stock is falling woefully behind the UK’s needs
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FeaturesMarket review: Balancing act
A buoyant infrastructure sector keeps construction stabilised despite housing seeing a significant drop in activity
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Sustainability
In Goudhurst, Kent a new fascia and soffit system has been specified for the renovation of an old Methodist chapel, while the 16th century Tudor Kirtling Tower switches to a biomass heating system
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FeaturesLos Angeles: That's sprawl, folks
The city is undergoing its biggest construction boom since the 1980s but regeneration has to battle suburban spread, and economic and racial segregation
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FeaturesLos Angeles: Bloc party
The £117m redevelopment known as The Bloc is the largest scheme to tap into LA’s need for mixed-use spaces
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FeaturesConstruction leaders reception
Building magazine’s publisher hosts an event for leading industry figures
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2015: Making hay…
This year’s housebuilders’ salary survey finds that wages and bonuses are both on the up. But how long will it last?
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FeaturesWellness: The ups and downs
Now that employers have cottoned on to the link between wellbeing and improved productivity, pressure is growing for clients to start taking the concept seriously
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FeaturesLead times: July - Sept 2015
Increases to lead times continue, albeit to a smaller number of trades than seen in previous quarters. The major issue forecast going forward is labour shortages