All Features articles – Page 99
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Image of the week: Wimbledon’s new Court 1 roof
On day 1 of the Wimbledon tennis tournament on 1 July, the newly installed retractable roof of Court 1 was on display
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ڶ podcast: John McAslan talks to ڶ; Stirling Prize 2019 shortlist predictions
Listen on our website here or on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or your preferred podcast app
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Waste electronics in the spotlight
ڶ engineering services can account for around a third of a building’s whole life environmental impacts. Read more about the updated WEEE directive
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Changing the DNA: how building using a cement substitute is reducing global carbon emissions
Imperial College London’s £90m biomedical engineering research centre is built from an unusual material. Thomas Lane reports on how the challenges of working with GGBS have been overcome to imposing effect
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‘We can’t continue as we are’: Philip Hoare, Atkins, talks to ڶ
Atkins’ new president talks about embracing digital, his plans to grow the firm outside the UK and his determination to transform construction’s broken models
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Shaylor Group: What went wrong?
Jonathan Owen reports on how the firm became one of an increasing number of companies to crash into insolvency
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Digital brilliance in 5 easy steps
What are top companies looking for when they hire new recruits in this increasingly digitalised industry?
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Offsite, on trend - why volumetric modular construction is the future
There’s huge pressure for construction to find offsite solutions to boost its productivity and meet the housing and infrastructure needs of the country
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ڶ podcast: What can construction and design learn from the music and gaming industries?
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What is automation good for?
Automation tends to polarise opinions: either it’s the great saviour of construction or the rise of the machines threatens to de-skill professionals
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Growth market: Serviced apartments
The blurring of the lines between residential and hospitality in the emerging serviced apartments segment and examine the design considerations and cost factors that developers should take into account
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Digital transformation: What workers want
The industry may be showing faith in new technologies, but uptake isn’t automatically keeping up
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Projects: The Pavilion, Hardman Square, Manchester
The Pavilion in Spinningfields’ Hardman Square stands out among a sea of steel and glass. Ike Ijeh reports on how a modular CLT building has brought a high-end touch of green to Manchester’s financial district
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Sketch of the week: Kissing Gates, London Festival of Architecture
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Sam Clarke, architect at TP Bennett
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From the archive: 2008 - A firm hand
“Robots could soon take charge of business decisions,” proclaimed ڶ in 2008
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Image of the week: I love Paris in the summer… when it sizzles
Parisians enjoy water jets at the Trocadero after weather forecasts predict temperatures of over 40°C this week
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Heathrow expansion: Getting it together
The expansion masterplan for Heathrow airport unveiled last week was the product of a most unusual design team – a multidisciplinary alliance of 800 individuals
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Construction CEOs: In a spin?
There have been chief executives appointed at four of the top 10 contractors and seven of the top 20 housebuilders. What’s behind all this upheaval?
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Q&A with Lara Poloni: how can we drive digital change?
Aecom chief executive EMEA Lara Poloni on how to champion high-tech transformation from the top