All Features articles – Page 218
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BIM research bundle
Download this in-depth specialist research on ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Information Modelling from ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s archive for free
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The beautiful game
Busted budgets, poor planning and co-ordination, horrendous delays, cancelled transport schemes, laborious bureaucracy, corruption, mass protests and onsite fatalities - apart from that, preparations for the 2014 World Cup seem to have gone very smoothly
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This week in ... 2006
This week’s football coverage continues with a look back at a ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV feature from the archive on office celebrations during the 2006 World Cup
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Brazil's World Cup stadiums: Arena das Dunas, Part 1
While the football on the pitch will be making headlines in Brazil this month, it’s the host nation’s stadium construction that has been highly scrutinised in the build-up. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV reviews the 12 showcase stadiums that have seen groundbreaking design as well as serious set backs during the build, starting with ...
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Hays international salary survey 2014
As memories of the dark days of recession in the UK fade, working abroad may no longer be a necessity, but is often still an attractive option.Jim Dunton looks at Hays’ International Salary Survey 2014 for regions that are on the up
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CPD 14 2014: BIM - collaboration and the common data environment
The latest in our CPD series examines the data-sharing requirements of BIM projects, and the various online tools that can help to meet them. This module is sponsored by 4Projects by Viewpoint
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Sketch of the week: Stonehenge Visitors Centre
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Barrie Marshall, found partner at Denton Corker Marshal
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The Alan Cherry Debate 2014: Pickles goes back to the future
The communities secretary used this year’s Alan Cherry debate to argue that the way to increase housing supply is through a full-blown return to off-site manufacture. But not everybody was convinced, as Joey Gardiner reports
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Tracker: April 2014
Construction activity showed a slight fall in the third month of the year but remained in positive territory, pointing towards a period of sustained expansion. Experian Economics reports
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Sketch of the week: Morrow + Lorraine
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by JJ Lorraine at Morrow + Lorraine.
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The London housing problem
Best estimates suggest that London needs to be creating between 42,000 and 52,000 homes each year to keep up with demand. But with only 17,000 built in the last year, what chance is there of closing the gap?
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This week in... 1979
This week we pull a story about the development of large-scale supermarkets from the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV archives
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CPD 13 2014: Specifying oriented strand board
The latest in our CPD series examines the applications and benefits of OSB wood-based panels, as well as the various standards governing their use. This module is sponsored by Coillte
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National Graphene Institute, Manchester: Graphene content
As the place of study for what is potentially the most groundbreaking scientific discovery in manufacturing of recent times, it seems fitting that the construction of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute should be a testament to modern science itself
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Cost update Q1 2014
New housing construction is primary reason for total construction increase since Q3 2013. Total employment figures increase year-on-year
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On track for a good year?
Indicators for Q1 2014 show the economy began the year strongly, but the challenge remains to ensure the growth is sustainable. Michael Dall presents highlights of Barbour ABI’s latest monthly Economic Construction Market Review, with a special focus on the infrastructure sector
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Sketch of the week: Luxor
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch was drawn by Bryan Avery, principal of Avery Associates Architects
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Agenda 15: What's the big idea?
Want a say in shaping the future of the construction sector? With Agenda 15, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV is gathering the most important policy proposals for the next UK government to address. From infrastructure to environmental issues, it’s a chance to have your voice heard - but hurry, submissions close on 13 June ...
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ICE London Engineering Awards winners: Capital schemes
Transport infrastructure projects feature heavily among the winners of this year’s ICE London Engineering Awards. Thomas Lane reports on the ambitious engineering and sheer inventiveness of the developments that aim to make life easier for Londoners