More Focus – Page 126
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FeaturesDesigning for dementia
A pioneering scheme in Norfolk shows how care homes can be adapted to the complex needs of people with dementia
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FeaturesA sustainable future
Is implementing green policies a must for the future, or an unnecessary cost in an industry just back from the brink of recession? Four corners of the sector have their say
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FeaturesSchools under the flight path: A breath of fresh air
Hounslow’s £150m school rebuilding programme aims to give children under Heathrow’s flight path quieter classrooms and better ventilation
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FeaturesInterview: Pat Ward
The new boss of Aggregate Industries is working overtime to ensure a recovering market has all the materials it needs and to improve the firm’s relationship with the supply chain
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FeaturesSustainability: BREEAM in new offices
Sweett Group looks at the costs of achieving different ratings under the BREEAM 2014 certification for new offices
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FeaturesWhat to specify: M&E
This week’s M E products include a video fire detection system that has been installed at the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight hangar, and a new heating system for the Humberside Police HQ in Hull
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FeaturesFrom the archives in 2010
In 2010, Building profiled the prospective stadium designs of Qatar’s 2022 world cup bid
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FeaturesInterview: Steve Morgan
Steve Morgan left Redrow in 2000 but returned five years ago to save the housebuilder he founded, now it’s posting record results
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FeaturesContractors' salary survey 2014: The only way is up
Construction’s recovery was always going to bring higher wages and the upward pressure on salaries is almost countrywide
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FeaturesShored up: The RNLI's lifeboat centre in Poole
Before the Royal National Lifeboat Institute could begin construction on its All-weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole Harbour, Dorset, it first had to find a way to manage the flood risk of its quayside location
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q2 2014
Experian Economics shows that construction activity stayed flat throughout the second quarter of the year, but still putting it 5% higher when compared with the same period for 2013
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FeaturesTracker: August 2014
The construction activity index slides down to 58 following the previous month’s post-recessionary high, while activity by sector also takes an overall negative shape
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FeaturesThe Russian dilemma
The Ukraine crisis has brought uncertainty to what should be a flourishing Russian market, but there are still good reasons for doing business there
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FeaturesFrom the archives in 2010
Building meets then shadow housing minister Grant Shapps in the run-up to the 2010 general election
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FeaturesInterview: Phil Wilbraham
Phil Wilbraham, the man who oversaw two Heathrow terminals, now has to implement the airport’s new framework strategy, which means driving down construction costs
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FeaturesCost model: Extra care housing
With a rapidy ageing population demanding high standards of both housing and care, while also imposing a rising cost on public finances, could “extra care” housing be part of the solution?
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FeaturesSlow progress
The recovery is still moving at a slow pace but August saw a year-on-year increase in construction awards. Michael Dall presents highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review, with a special focus on the commercial and retail sector
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FeaturesSingapore National Stadium: Breaking new ground
It isn’t so much the Singapore National Stadium’s vast steel dome that sets it apart, as the pioneering cooling system that might just come to the rescue of the 2022 Qatar World Cup
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FeaturesAgenda 15 draft manifesto
Building’s draft manifesto for construction for the next parliament is now online for consultation here - and we want you to let us know what you think
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FeaturesThe class of 2014: Consultants and engineers
What made our consultants and engineers choose construction and what can we learn from them about recruiting new talent?