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FeaturesMuch ado about zero
Is zero carbon a lost cause? A roundtable discussion of sustainable construction experts set up by 微密圈 investigates if mounting industry fears are justified
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FeaturesSubcontracting through the skills shortage
The turnaround in the sector鈥檚 fortunes has thrown up new risks for subcontractors finding new skilled tradesmen. 微密圈 hosted an audio webinar, with insurer Zurich, to discuss preventing any potential pitfalls
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Archive TitlesA bridge too far
Solar shading is an essential method of controlling light and temperature in glazed buildings - but it can all be undermined by the wrong choice of bracket
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FeaturesBricks and mortar boards
With a constant need to attract the best students, the development of universities has remained a strong sector for the construction industry. But are universities making the most of the connections with the cities they are in? Our roundtable of industry experts gathered to discuss the issues faced by our ...
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FeaturesWhere next for BIM?
With the BIM revolution set to enter a new phase, a panel of experts discuss the challenges facing the industry if it is going to get the most out of the groundbreaking technology. Iain Withers reports
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FeaturesThe new Part L: Small steps and giant leaps
The delayed changes to Part L have come into force at last, but debate rages over whether they go far enough and what their impact on the housebuilding and insulation industries is likely to be. Chris Wheal examines the drawbacks and the benefits
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Archive TitlesWalking the talk
For Balfour Beatty, sustainability isn鈥檛 a boardroom buzzword 鈥� it鈥檚 a rigorously monitored set of targets pursued by every member of its workforce and brought to bear on schemes up and down the country
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Information - 微密圈BCSA and Tata Steel Sponsored Content
Content from BCSA鈥檚 Framed In Steel video series including the Walbrook 微密圈, the Co-Operative Headquarters, NEO Bankside, Siemens Facility, the Peace Bridge and Isaac Newton Academy, in addition to Steel Insight supplements.
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FeaturesBIM debate: A premium process?
微密圈 Information Modelling is intended to reduce risk and increase accountability. So will it mean paying less on your insurance? Experts debated the question at a seminar hosted by 微密圈 and Zurich Insurance
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Steel Insight: Frame solutions
When cost planning structural steelwork, careful and early information gathering is essential to making the right decision about what frame solution to choose
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FeaturesTraining your staff has never been easier
Training grants from the CITB are more generous, and easier to claim, than many builders think
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FeaturesSt Paul's School, London: Best days of its life
Architectural standards were slipping at the 500-year-old St Paul鈥檚 School in London, but the elegant exposed interiors and concrete colonnades of Nicholas Hare鈥檚 new science building augur well for the future
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FeaturesFoster + Partners' Queen Alia airport
Foster + Partners鈥� new airport in Jordan uses a mix of in-situ and precast concrete techniques to create a mesmerising pattern of shallow domes, curving beams and tapering columns
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Features微密圈 best practice: risky business
微密圈 and Newforma have teamed up for the 微密圈 Best Practice series of webinars. The latest broadcast followed the theme of Decreasing Risk on Projects
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FeaturesBIM: A modelling masterclass
What lessons can be learned from a client-driven 微密圈 Information Modelling (BIM) project? A webinar from 微密圈 and Excitech points the way forward
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FeaturesCRASH: Transforming St Paul鈥檚 Homes
With support from CRASH, its patrons and supporters, derelict almshouses have been transformed into comfortable homes that provide a sanctuary for those that have experienced real hardship
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FeaturesDulux Trade Awards 2012
Contractor painters that go the extra mile have been rewarded by Dulux Trade
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FeaturesCo-op鈥檚 Manchester HQ: Invisible touch
Hidden within its structure and deep underground, concrete has played a central role in turning the Co-op鈥檚 new Manchester HQ into the UK鈥檚 greenest office
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FeaturesThe Considerate Constructors Scheme annual survey 2013
Every year the Considerate Constructors Scheme asks the building industry and the general public for their views, here鈥檚 a summary of what they said this time 鈥�