More Focus – Page 115
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FeaturesTracker: April 2015
Constraints on activity tightened in April and the orders index has stopped growing but there’s less worry about labour shortages even though employers look set to take on more workers
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FeaturesFrancis Crick Institute: Larger than life
The awe-inspiring scale, ambition and innovation of the Francis Crick Institute more than matches the pioneering biomedical research that is soon to take place within its walls
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FeaturesSchools: Where are they all going to sit?
25% more new school places will be needed in the next five years than the previous five, yet the government is cutting overall capital funding by 16%
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FeaturesCost update Q1 2015
The consumer price inflation rate dips into negative territory on a single-month basis for the first time in recorded history
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FeaturesMarket review: An unexpected drop
Construction activity increased in March against a backdrop of wider economic stability, with low inflation, low unemployment and forecasts for moderate growth
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FeaturesConsultant’s duty to warn: Edward Goldswain and Jacqueline Hale vs Beltec Limited and AIMS Plumbing and Building Services Limited
Before Mr Justice Akenhead in the TCC. Judgment delivered 10 March 2015
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FeaturesIt’s time to fix the housing crisis
With a dire shortage of homes in the country, what has the government got to do to get housing working again?
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FeaturesWates and Shepherd deal - at a glance analysis
Wates eyes expansion, while Shepherd Group focuses on modular builder Portakabin
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FeaturesProfessions: Now you see them, now you don’t
Construction’s professions could effectively disappear within a decade, according to the author of a challenging report
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Off-site manufacture
This week’s modular products include a stylish services solution at David Chipperfield’s One Pancras Square, a nanotechnology lab, and a school sixth form centre constructed in just 14 weeks
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FeaturesEnterprise Centre: A plan is thatched
The £11.6m Enterprise Centre at the University of East Anglia is one of the most innovative green buildings in the UK. But for its prefabricated cladding, it relies on the region’s most traditional building method
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FeaturesInternational infrastructure totex
When considering the cost of a building, it is vital to look at the total in-use and maintenance costs as well as capital investment
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FeaturesICE 2015 London Engineering Awards
This year’s awards showcase the diverse and innovative nature of projects taking place in the UK’s capital
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FeaturesThe next five years
Following a surprise result which leaves the Tories free to rule without coalition partners, what can construction expect from the next parliament?
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FeaturesInteriors products: What’s new?
Here’s a preview of some of the new products on display at the May Design Series, from bathroom brassware to infrared-controlled radiators
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FeaturesInside Westminster: Bringing the house down
Costs are being estimated for the critical repair job needed to the Houses of Parliament - with some suggesting the Palace of Westminster has just 20 years before it’s unusable
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FeaturesCan better design help to solve the housing crisis?
Andy Pearson looks at four housing design proposals that could transform the way we live
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FeaturesGlobal city focus: New York
New York is a city at the crossroads of global influence. How can it translate its economic and political strength into investment in infrastructure and affordable housing for its population?
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FeaturesHow interior design is changing
As part of our May Design Series preview, Sebastian Conran and Daniel Hopwood offer their perspectives on how interior design is changing
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FeaturesMay Design Series preview: Three days in May
The May Design Series focuses on the key trends and issues affecting interior design - and explores them in a compelling conference and seminar programme