All Features articles – Page 190

  • York Art Gallery: A new mezzanine level reveals the once secret gallery
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    York Art Gallery: Show time

    2015-07-28T07:00:00Z

    Architects working on the £8m refurbishment of York Art Gallery have peeled away decades of callously inappropriate interventions to unlock a wonderland of architectural secrets

  • contract locations
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    Market review: Begin again

    2015-07-27T12:30:00Z

    The Budget has given us a taste of this Conservative government’s economic policy and forecasts for the sector are also looking strong

  • Southfacing
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    SME catch-up: Whatever happened to …

    2015-07-24T10:23:00Z

    Five years ago ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV profiled 10 small, young firms whose fresh thinking and bright ideas stood in stark contrast to the gloomy economic environment at the time. Now, we revisit them to see how these cutting edge companies have fared while the industry has started to recover. So who has ...

  • Fan Bay Deep Shelter
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    Image of the week: Down into the past

    2015-07-24T07:00:00Z

    A piece of Second World War history opens its doors to the public

  • Marble Hotel
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    Sketch of the week: Hualien Marble Hotel

    2015-07-24T06:00:00Z

    This week’s sketch is by architected Gianni Botsford

  • archive
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    From the archives in 2005

    2015-07-24T06:00:00Z

    Richard Rogers’ Barajas Airport terminal in Madrid opens

  • Policy bonfire
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    Construction policies: In the line of fire

    2015-07-23T07:01:00Z

    After the Conservatives’ unexpected torching of construction policies, we look at the driving force behind this drastic industry shake-up

  • Gatwick airport
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    Gatwick: Ground control

    2015-07-22T07:01:00Z

    BIM is central to the success of Gatwick airport’s massive £1.2bn capital investment programme

  • When specifying wetrooms for disabled use, it is essential to ensure that the floor surface can be gripped by tyred wheels
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    CPD 14 2015: Integrated solutions for wetrooms with tile and stone coverings

    2015-07-21T10:55:00Z

    The latest module in our CPD series introduces the key considerations in the design and installation of walk-in shower areas. This module is sponsored by Schlüter-Systems

  • Quality street: Native Land’s Neo Bankside
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    Spotlight: Residential fit-out

    2015-07-20T13:13:00Z

    As the London residential market continues to boom, the ‘deliverability ceiling’ looms for the supply chain. Brian Moone examines the data

  • Lead-times-SMALL
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    Lead times: April - June 2015

    2015-07-20T12:48:00Z

    With six packages increasing their lead times and widespread reports of increasing enquiries and workload, growth is holding steady. Brian Moone of Mace reports

  • Mexican policeman with gun in pipe
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    Image of the week: There may be tunnels ahead …

    2015-07-17T07:00:00Z

    Police guard a drainage pipe outside Altiplano maximum security prison in Mexico following a high profile escape

  • Archive July 2010
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    This week in 2010

    2015-07-17T06:00:00Z

    The 2010 Top 150 Contractors and Housebuilders tables show solid ground may finally be in sight

  • Top 150
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    Top 150 contractors: Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow

    2015-07-17T06:00:00Z

    This year’s contractors and housebuilders Top 150 list shows the sector pulling out of recession and with a spring in its step. But with big losses for some contractors pushing down profits, and margins increasing by a mere 1.2%, the danger remains they could still fall flat on their backs. ...

  • Network Rail
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    Network fail?

    2015-07-16T06:00:00Z

    Network Rail is a huge client for the UK construction industry but with the Department for Transport increasingly frustrated by engineering overruns, can chief executive Mark Carne safeguard the company’s future?

  • B / quarterly construction output (all work) and annual rate of change (new work)
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    Economics: Market forecast

    2015-07-15T07:01:00Z

    Revised figures for Q1 2015 saw market pricing volatility increase, with a project’s attractiveness playing a crucial role in this current trend. Michael Hubbard of Aecom reports

  • Bradbury Place, Andover, Hampshire
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    Housing Design Awards 2015: Winners

    2015-07-15T07:01:00Z

    This year’s Housing Design Awards show that the sector’s return to strength has brought with it bold and experimental design, with council housing and housing for older people in particular taking some unexpected forms

  • Astor House, a £21m student residential building in Plymouth, uses Marley’s HDPE soil and waste products and eight-way collar boss
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    CPD 13 2015: Introduction to sanitary pipework design

    2015-07-14T07:01:00Z

    The latest module in our CPD series examines the regulations, standards, materials and other key factors to consider when designing pipework layouts. This module is sponsored by Marley Plumbing Drainage

  • Balfour
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    Who’s running Balfour Beatty?

    2015-07-10T07:00:00Z

    New Balfour Beatty chief executive Leo Quinn has wasted no time making his mark on the contracting giant. But so far his actions haven’t managed to stem the flow of senior figures departing the troubled firm

  • offshore wind
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    Infrastructure: Offshore wind

    2015-07-10T06:00:00Z

    Reduced costs and the ability to attract finance are critical to the viability of the UK wind industry, and with the government recently withdrawing onshore subsidies, the focus on offshore has never been greater