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Archive TitlesCollaboration key to Bracknell town centre delivery
Due to the scale and complexity of the redevelopment of Bracknell Town Centre, coupled with a short timeframe in which to deliver, it was crucial to appoint an experienced specialist contractor with an established supply chain. Prater began work on site in 2015 and the project team’s collaborative working ethos ...
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Archive TitlesInnovative software transforms subcontractor processes for contractor
Payapps.com’s cloud-based collaboration platform streamlines the application for payment, valuation and certification process for main contractors and their subcontractor base, as GF Tomlinson found out
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FeaturesWhat a difference a building makes
Our roundtable of industry experts explores optimising wellbeing in the work place
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FeaturesFlooding resilience: watch the Big Debate
On 5 April industry experts debated the future of flood resilience in the UK – watch the debate here
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Archive Titles82% of construction industry investing in sustainability strategies
A market insight into sustainability attitudes and practices’, reveals key findings from a survey commissioned by Tata Steel in March 2016
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FeaturesSponsored feature on flood risk: Troubled waters
As the UK prepares for the next wave of winter storms, there is growing awareness of the need to improve the resilience of properties to protect against devastating floods. Andrew Brister reports on the action plan devised by the recent Bonfield Review and looks at some of the emerging solutions ...
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Archive TitlesWhite Paper: Applying for ISO 9001 Accreditation
Download advice on how to remove risks when applying for this respected standard
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Archive TitlesWhat workers want: Evidence-based design
In the midst of a skills crisis and a pressured market, employers are looking ever more carefully at what makes their staff satisfied and productive. Enter the emergent field of wellness and evidence-based design. Following a recent Building webinar in association with Evidence Space, three industry professionals from varying backgrounds ...
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Archive TitlesPreserving history
The team behind Heritage Building and Conservation are committed to preserving and protecting historic buildings for future generations
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Archive TitlesWilsons Auctions hosts first one bidder takes all unreserved auction
Over 28,000 kitchen, bathroom and electrical goods set to go to the highest bidder
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FeaturesComar gave this student hall façade form as well as function
How Comar Systems were used in the development of the University of Birmingham’s new student accommodation
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FeaturesHigh Speed 2.0
Move over, HS2. Dubai has plans to reduce the travel time from the emirate to neighbour Fujairah from two hours to just 10 minutes. And the Build Earth Live Hyperloop, a free 48-hour BIM competition created by Asite, is seeking the smartest minds and solutions for a new Hyperloop
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FeaturesA smart move
Today’s retirees enjoy incomes higher than their 20-something counterparts and many are sitting on large family homes. No wonder investors have their eye on the UK’s retirement market
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FeaturesTell me how you feel
Clients, architects and occupiers are increasingly focused on how a building makes its users feel. A recent webinar revealed current best practice and future trends in the emerging field of evidence-based design
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FeaturesBack to the future
Clancy Consulting had to use all its creativity and attention to detail as engineering consultant for the award-winning British Motor Museum to create an innovative building worthy to house the UK’s greatest motor vehicles - including a particularly famous DeLorean
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FeaturesWhat’s the hold up?
Our roundtable of industry experts explores how those still dragging their heels can be persuaded to get on board with BIM