All Features articles – Page 87
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2019 in construction: ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøâ€™s review of the year - part one
We look back at the highs, lows and other key events of the past 12 months
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2019 in construction: ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøâ€™s quotes of the year
Debbie White, Daniel Levy and Ray O’Rourke feature in our collection of the year’s best quotes
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Who finished on top of the festive tree? Highlights from this year’s ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Quiz
Competition was fierce at ºÚ¶´ÉçÇøâ€™s Christmas quiz this year as the 16 contenders, fuelled by plenty of pizza and buckets of beer, fought to find out which team was the brainiest of them all. Jamie Harris reports…
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø podcast: Behind the hype – smart technologies
WSP’s Matthew Marson on smart buildings and how clever manipulation of data can transform your building without spending a fortune
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Test yourself: ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Quiz 2019
It’s quiz time! Here are a selection of questions from this year’s ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø quiz - challenge yourself or your colleagues and show off those quizzing skills.Â
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø podcast: Behind the hype – social value
Igloo Regeneration’s Chris Brown on the origins of social value, its varied initiatives, and how it is procured and valued
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Projects: Porters Edge, London
How did Maccreanor Lavington revitalise an industrial warehouse to create a mixed-use retail and housing complex in south-east London?
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Sketch of the week: Sunderland City Hall, Tyne and Wear
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Lee McLaughlin, a partner at architect FaulknerBrowns.
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Image of the week: Pause for breath
Extinction Rebellion protesters blocked a road in central London last week by gluing their hands to yellow-painted breeze blocks
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Ray O’Rourke: ‘I’ve never seen anything like this before’
Ray O’Rourke outlines his personal wish list for ministers and assesses the industry’s prospects for the year ahead
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Election 2019: What does construction want from the new government?
We are all still talking Brexit, but many of construction’s influential figures have other matters on their minds
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From the archive: 2009 – Goodbye to getting stuck up the chimney
A decade ago an architect considered what the world’s chief deliverer of presents might want.
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Cost model: Mixed-use hotel schemes
New hotels are increasingly being built as part of larger, mixed-use projects – and 60% of hotel construction is now happening outside London
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø podcast: Behind the hype – flexible workspaces
JLL’s Elaine Rossall on Gensler and the BCO’s report into the revolution in flexible workspaces – and its impact office design and build
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Cover to cover: Balancing facade safety with aesthetics
The public wants action on facade safety – and the industry must balance these concerns with the drive for sustainability
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Cities round-up: UK and Ireland
Political uncertainty may be putting the brakes on London, but the outlook for other cities is more positive
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Projects: Harris Academy Sutton, London
At the UK’s first Passivhaus secondary school, the key consideration for designers was user comfort through a well-insulated, airtight structure
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CBI conference 2019: poor payment leads to poor mental health
If construction wants to improve mental health across the sector we must all look to tackle, and eliminate, payment abuse
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Sketch of the week: Deptford Creekside Conservation, south-east London
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Jack Hughes, senior architect at Metropolitan Workshop