All Features articles – Page 213
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BIM survey 2014: Is BIM what it says on the tin?
While ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøâ€™s BIM survey indicates that adoption of the technology is increasing, there is growing anxiety about its effect on the dynamics of project teams
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Housebuilders' salary survey 2014: Paying the price
New research into the housebuilding industry shows that although staff are enjoying higher salaries, they’re also taking on more responsibilities, working longer hours and finding their work/life balance out of kilter.
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From the archive in 2010
The UK government indicates that it intends to adopt BIM for the procurement and management of public assets
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Cost model: Part L
Will MacDonald of Aecom examines the challenges posed by the 2014 revisions to Part L of the ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Regulations, which form part of the government’s strategy to cut carbon emissions from buildings
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BIM architecture: The vision thing
BIM isn’t normally seen as a design tool but increasingly it can influence what a building looks like. We explore the possibilities and dangers of BIM-inspired architecture
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What to specify: Roofing
This week’s roofing products include bespoke rooflighting for an RIBA award-winning house in Suffolk and a roofing system at a new care housing scheme in North Yorkshire
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Specialists: We've got the power
Burgeoning workloads have given specialist contractors a boost and signalled a shift in their relationship with main contractors. Some of the big players reveal what they’ll do with their new found powers …
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Meet the new kids on the block
A new generation of developer clients is shouldering its way into a buoyant property market, giving contractors a lot to get up to speed with
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This week in 1913
Buckingham Palace brings to an end 60 years of building work with the refurbishment of its east front
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Whole-life carbon: Lifestyle
Some of our smallest everyday choices can have a huge impact on carbon emissions within and beyond the built environment. Juan J Lafuente and Theodore Darviris of Sturgis Carbon Profiling explore the cumulative effect of lifestyle choices on our carbon footprint
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Sea Containers House: Ahoy there!
Chosen as a ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø ‘blunder’ more times than any other building, Sea Containers House has undergone an extensive salvage operation by TP Bennett. So, how successful is it?
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Contractors: The tipping point
After years of clients worrying about subcontractors’ health, suddenly it’s main contractors that seem to be in trouble, caught out by rising costs on fixed price jobs. ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø reports on a nervous time of profit warnings and senior management departures
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Sketch of the week: One Church Square
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by architects and urban designers Paul Davis + Partners.
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This week in 1850
The restructuring of the Palace of Westminster is hit by delays, cost overruns and controversy
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Image of the week: Open for business
The One World Trade Center in New York opens, 13 years after the 9/11 attacks
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What to specify: Education
This week’s education products include specialist paving, soil and waste products, and single-ply membrane roofing installations at schools in west Ireland and Poplar, and at the University of Plymouth
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South-east Asian construction economies: Chasing tigers
China and India may be the big beasts of the East but UK construction would do well to train its sights on South-east Asia where huge untapped potential lies waiting