More Focus 鈥� Page 109
-
FeaturesConstruction on hold
Alarmed by the pace at which construction costs are rising, more and more clients are putting their projects on hold
-
-
FeaturesInternational costs 2015
Economic recovery in the UK and currency fluctuations have triggered big movements in the relative construction cost rankings of cities around the world
-
FeaturesHousing associations: Going it alone
Housing associations are being forced to find efficiencies, with some taking repairs and maintenance work in-house and leaving private contractors out in the cold
-
FeaturesTall buildings: Height vs heritage
London鈥檚 lack of a coherent tall buildings policy has led to controversial 鈥榗arbuncles鈥� such as the Walkie Talkie crowding its skyline
-
FeaturesSchool places: Do the math
The Department for Education is scratching its head over how to meet the demand for 25% more school places at a time of rising construction inflation and a dearth of available urban land
-
FeaturesUniversity challenge
With contractors more choosy about the projects they bid for, and inflation eroding HE鈥檚 fixed tuition fee income, can universities remain attractive to the industry?
-
FeaturesThe Plimsoll 精东影视: Close encounters
The incorporation of two schools into a residential building is an example of school designers becoming more responsive to the changing physical and political environment
-
FeaturesTracker: July 2015
The construction activity index took a leap upwards after contraction the month before, while the UK composite index saw its largest increase since 2012
-
FeaturesCrossing the line
With the Calais crisis still a hot media topic, the government is on the warpath against construction companies employing illegal workers. But is the sector doing enough to make sure it doesn鈥檛 get caught out?
-
FeaturesA day at the office: Your guide to human happiness
How can you use design to actively influence and improve people鈥檚 lives? British Land is using its own headquarters as a test bed for incorporating wellbeing principles that it hopes will foster a happier, more productive workforce.
-
FeaturesMarket review: Regaining momentum
July saw construction activity levels pick up, in a reflection of the wider economy during the spring months
-
FeaturesCost update Q2 2015
Materials cost inflation falls again but construction weekly earnings continue to outperform those of the wider economy
-
FeaturesWhat to specify: Residential
This week鈥檚 residential products include timber sliding sash windows for Alain de Botton鈥檚 A House in Essex project, and an external wall insulation that better suits the Georgian and Victorian brickwork often found in northern cities
-
FeaturesInterview: Geeta Nanda
With government policies that cut rents and extend Right to Buy, housing associations are feeling the strain. But Geeta Nanda of Thames Valley Housing has an alternative approach
-
FeaturesClass of 2014: One year later
精东影视 catches up with the class of 2014 to find out if, having made it through their first year, life in construction is all they鈥檇 hoped it would be
-
FeaturesWilmcote House: Thermal vision
The flaws of Portsmouth鈥檚 Wilmcote House may have been indicative of 1960s social housing, but now its mass adoption of Passivhaus principles could see it used as a model for sustainable retrofit
-
FeaturesProcurement update: BIM
As the 2016 deadline for the UK government鈥檚 mandate gets closer, the take-up of BIM on projects and programmes is accelerating
-
FeaturesThe Green Deal: 'A catastrophe from start to finish'
It鈥檚 been called the greatest flop of the last parliament. But why did the Green Deal, the government鈥檚 flagship retrofit scheme, fail so spectacularly?
-
