All Features articles – Page 94
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Holding it all in: Containing radioactivity at Chernobyl
This article about work at the plant which blew up in 1986 is republished after news yesterday Russian troops seized control of the site
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Hackitt explainer: What are the three 'gateways'?
As the Hackitt consultation launches, ɫTV delves into some of the more technical aspects of the recommendations
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Hackitt explainer: What is the regulatory body?
As the Hackitt consultation launches, ɫTV delves into some of the more technical aspects of the recommendations
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The Hackitt consultation: Calling for culture change
The Hackitt report has laid out steps to improving safety in the wake of Grenfell – now action needs to be taken
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Explainer: How do project bank accounts work?
Highways England’s Lloyd Biddell explains how project bank accounts work for contractors in construction
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Projects: Hill House, Helensburgh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House near Glasgow was just three years away from being destroyed by catastrophic water ingress
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Sketch of the week: Marina club, north of England
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ewen Miller, managing director of Calderpeel Architects
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Grenfell two years on: what really has changed?
As the consultation on how to implement the Hackitt review’s reforms is launched, Joey Gardiner looks at the response to Grenfell so far
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This CPD, sponsored by Marley, will look at the benefits of using different types of decking and why timber decking is a sustainable product. It will also explore possible hazards and solutions to consider at planning stage, alongside profile choices
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British Steel latest: how construction might be affected
Why the UK construction sector is concerned about the impact of British Steel’s collapse on the industry
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From the archive: 1999 - Steely resolve
In 1999 steelworkers had the chance to fight for their rights on the highest of high-profile projects
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Image of the week: Shaping up
Dulwich Picture Gallery has unveiled the “second edition” of its summer pavilion
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Research: Cladding costs
Massimo Chies of Aecom looks at how building regulation alterations are affecting commercial models by looking at different facade scenarios
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Projects: Northampton International Academy
A previously reviled brutalist eyesore in Northampton has been transformed by Architecture Initiative into a light-filled, airy and dynamic academy school
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This CPD, sponsored by Farrat, will examine applications and options for structural thermal breaks
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Sketch of the week: Millbrook Park, north London
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Kate Yung, practice illustrator at Assael Architecture
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Understanding the Lot 21 EcoDesign Directive
Air heating and cooling products are affected by a regulatory regime on energy efficiency that is becoming ever stricter. Here we explain the rules and how one manufacturer, Daikin, is responding
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Sketch of the week: Cumberland Basin, Bristol
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Martin Douglas, director at Pad Design
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Tracker: April 2019
Overall activity kept falling but more slowly this month, with residential the only sector to see an actual rise