All articles by Stephen Kennett – Page 10
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NewsUK's first virtual reality training centre opens
£8.7m ACT-UK Simulation Centre to train site managers as though on real project
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NewsCoalition maintains zero-carbon commitment
Conservative-Lib Dem government confirms that from 2016 all new homes will be zero-carbon
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FeaturesSands of time: Foster's shell roof
Novum Structures had just four months to build this complex shell roof structure - part of Foster + Partners’ sand-dune inspired pavilion for the Shanghai 2010 Expo. So how did they do it?
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FeaturesSupport act: Cannon Place
Finding somewhere to lay the foundations for an office block above London’s Cannon Street station proved so difficult, the engineers had to call on the structural principles of the Forth Bridge to get the job done
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NewsPPPs ‘vital to £500bn programme’
Public-private partnerships and financing models such as that developed for Crossrail will be critical in delivering the UK’s £400-500bn infrastructure investment in the coming decade
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NewsPioneering biodiversity scheme launched
Project, paid for by developers, aims to create wildlife habitats, provide flood mitigation and store carbon
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FeaturesNelson's ship in a bottle: How did they do that?
The latest fourth plinth artwork is a cute idea, but it took some hefty engineering to make the concept a reality, as one of the team behind it explains (plus he shows us the actual calculations)
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NewsCow dung to power data centres
Hewlett-Packard is developing methane-powered data centres to be sited at dairy farms
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Coalition scraps Hips
Housing minister announces plan to ’cut pointless red tape’ by dropping information pack requirement
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National Grid to seek £3.2bn for green upgrade
Rights issue-funded adaptation of existing network is planned to create about 5,000 new jobs
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Latest phase of Middlesbrough transporter bridge upgrade begins
Refurbishment is part of the build-up to the centenary celebrations of the iconic structure's openiing
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Travis Perkins announces slight increase in profits
Builders' merchant says revenue up 2.2% since December last year
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Waterman expects fall in profit
Engineering consultant blames subdued activity in commercial market for 7% dip in revenue in third quarter
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Kier reports improved order book
Company sees slight improvement on last year, with most work coming through frameworks and from the education sector
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Bpod: Prefab just got fabber
A concrete volumetric system for multistorey buildings with a unique loadbearing structure
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Wolseley appoints Steve Ashmore managing director
Former brand development director won post through 'impressive' track record at firm
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Work starts on first council rented homes for 20 years
PCKO Architect's project in Ealing has received HCA funding for 30 flats and six houses for social rent
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ZEDpavilion unveiled at Shanghai Expo
Bill Dunster's ZEDfactory practice wins competition to build sustainable section of street