All Features articles – Page 184

  • 1940 bunk beds
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    This week in 1940

    2015-11-06T06:00:00Z

    The design of bunk beds set to be distributed to shelters during the Second World War is called into question

  • crossrail alamy
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    Spending cuts: Where the axe falls

    2015-11-05T06:00:00Z

    As the chancellor prepares to unveil the latest Comprehensive Spending Review and Autumn Statement, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV asks where will the cuts be made

  • Pinnacle
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    Commercial developments: Playing catch-up

    2015-11-04T06:00:00Z

    Office construction is at its highest point since the credit crunch. So why aren’t the main players full of confidence for the future?

  • CPD 25 index
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    CPD 25 2015: Concrete repair and BS EN 1504

    2015-11-03T11:51:00Z

    This module examines the dangers of concrete corrosion, exploring the most common causes and offering guidance on the most effective methods of repair. It is sponsored by Mapei

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    Tracker: September 2015

    2015-11-02T11:29:00Z

    The construction activity index strengthened slightly after falling into negative territory last month, but the order index worsened for the second successive month in a row

  • World's biggest sandcastle on Virginia Key Beach
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    Image of the week: King of the castles

    2015-10-30T07:00:00Z

    The world’s biggest sandcastle is built on Virginai Key Beach, Miami

  • City from London Bridge
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    Sketch of the week: London Bridge and the City

    2015-10-30T07:00:00Z

    This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by illustrator Nick Richards, and shows the view of London Bridge and the City from the south bank of the Thames

  • Archive index: The right formula
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    This week in 2009

    2015-10-30T07:00:00Z

    As Lewis Hamilton takes the F1 championship, we revisit 2009, when the Formula One-themed Yas Hotel lapped Abu Dhabi’s other buildings

  • on the turn
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    Economic recovery: On the turn?

    2015-10-30T06:00:00Z

    Future-gazing economists don’t have to look very far to see threatening signs on the horizon for the construction industry. As the CPA revises its forecasts down, should we be calling time on the recovery?

  • market forecast chart 2
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    Market forecast: A change of mood

    2015-10-29T06:00:00Z

    With demand outstripping supply, selectivity was the dominant theme for contractors this year. And a failure to attract tenderers led to more creative approaches to procurement. But will these changes be lasting or is this just the current stage of a cyclical process?

  • BIM
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    What do you really think about BIM?

    2015-10-29T06:00:00Z

    ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV wants your help in getting behind the BIM hype with this online reader survey

  • waste-wood
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    Recycling timber: Wasting away

    2015-10-28T11:42:00Z

    We recycle just one-tenth of our waste wood - the rest ends up in landfill, meaning we lose out on the huge economic and environmental benefits of using the wood again

  • October BCSA Steel Insight 14
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    Steel Insight 14

    2015-10-28T10:32:00Z

    Read the latest Steel Insight digital supplement

  • new-housing-uk
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    Housing: Home delivery

    2015-10-28T10:18:00Z

    While politicians wrangle over the number of homes they propose to build, housing stock is falling woefully behind the UK’s needs

  • ECMR
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    Market review: Balancing act

    2015-10-27T15:43:00Z

    A buoyant infrastructure sector keeps construction stabilised despite housing seeing a significant drop in activity

  • TissinoD
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    What to specify: Sustainability

    2015-10-26T15:18:00Z

    In Goudhurst, Kent a new fascia and soffit system has been specified for the renovation of an old Methodist chapel, while the 16th century Tudor Kirtling Tower switches to a biomass heating system

  • Wilkinson Eyre sketch
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    Sketch of the week: King's Cross Gasholders

    2015-10-23T06:00:00Z

    This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Wilkinson Eyre founder Chris Wilkinson

  • LA aerial
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    Los Angeles: That's sprawl, folks

    2015-10-23T06:00:00Z

    The city is undergoing its biggest construction boom since the 1980s but regeneration has to battle suburban spread, and economic and racial segregation

  • CROP
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    Los Angeles: Bloc party

    2015-10-23T06:00:00Z

    The £117m redevelopment known as The Bloc is the largest scheme to tap into LA’s need for mixed-use spaces

  • SSI Steelworks, Redcar
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    Image of the week: The end of the steel age

    2015-10-23T06:00:00Z

    The SSI steelworks in Redcar turns off its coke ovens and blast furnace