All Features articles – Page 133
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CPD 5 2018: Wetrooms
Wetrooms are all the rage, but there are myriad technical and regulatory factors to consider. This CPD, sponsored by Impey, provides all the details
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Projects: Centre Point - the ugly duckling
Conran and Partners has converted Richard Seifert’s landmark Centre Point into luxury flats, completing the transformation of the central London tower from rejected pariah to paragon of sixties chic
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Is the collapse of Carillion at fault for a recent market slowdown?
Signs are that Carillion’s implosion has triggered a sudden downturn in contract awards. Is the shock liquidation at fault or are wider problems to blame?
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Sketch of the week: Bretton Country Park Visitor Centre
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by project architect Ross Perkin of Feilden FowlesÂ
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Closing the gap: steps towards pay equality
As the deadline to report gender pay gap approaches, ΢ÃÜȦ and Aecom gathered top industry figures to debate how far gender equality has come in the construction industry, how far it still has to go – and how to get there
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Gender pay gap: reader survey
We want to hear from you: women working in construction are worse off than their male colleagues, but is this reflected at your workplace?
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Sustainability: The London Plan
Clara Bagenal George of Elementa Consulting and Adam Mactavish of Currie Brown review the energy policies in the draft new London Plan and assess their implications for new development
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Gender pay gap in construction - the league table
A comprehensive list of gender pay gap data for UK firms in constructionÂ
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Image of the week: A poignant symbol
Sculptures erected on top of ITV’s Television Centre this week look to highlight men’s mental health issues in the UK
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Sketch of the week: Civic Quarter, Manchester
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Mark Pearce, an architectural assistant at architect Purcell
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Online poll: Getting ready to Brexit
This week’s poll: It’s a year to the day until the UK is expected to officially exit the EU. Is construction in a position to thrive, whatever deal is agreed?
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One year to Brexit - what should we expect?
A year to the day until the UK’s deadline to exit the European Union, we asked some industry figures to reflect on the Brexit negotiations so far and what’s in store after 29 March 2019
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Young Architect of the Year 2018: Practice makes perfect
The shortlisted entrants for the Young Architect of the Year award have made big strides so far in a challenging profession - BD Online spoke with these talented young designers
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Housing density: does it stack up?
High-density housing conjures images of the nightmare slum tenements seen in some other global cities, but can modern design make high density attractive in the UK?
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Product fire testing: safe as houses?
Construction product safety has been highlighted in the wake of the Grenfell fire. Thomas Lane unravels the complexities of the present system
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Image of the week: The great terrain robbery
Parts of a Norfolk cliff have collapsed into the sea after recent bad weather
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Sketch of the week: Russian industrial constructivism, Moscow
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Architects of Invention
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Projects: 22 Bishopsgate - shaping up
22 Bishopsgate, Lipton Rogers’ replacement for the long-stalled Pinnacle scheme is nearing completion. But it’s been far from simple