All Features articles – Page 5
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Features‘The industry is broken.’ The soul-searching begins as London M&E specialist succumbs to familiar foes
Yesterday’s collapse of Michael J Lonsdale has prompted more anger and sadness in a sector already used to such events
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, 1930
New York’s tower craze restarts following a 15-year lull as two of the city’s most famous towers race to become the world’s tallest
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Features5 minutes with … Jack Newton at RSHP
The firm’s associate partner on struggling with dyslexia at school, increasing diversity in the profession, working under Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour and watching his children playing with his Lego
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FeaturesReforming planning: one way to solve the housing crisis
The Building the Future Commission has spent several months analysing the English planning system. Joey Gardiner reports
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Paul Devlin, chief operating officer at Causeway Technologies
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesDeveloping a sense of trust: What could warranty reform mean for scheme viabilitiy?
For housebuilders and developers, the mandating of increased warranties could drive up costs. But if they respond with an improved focus on quality, there will be benefits in the form of enhanced reputations and greater trust from homebuyers. Jordan Marshall reports
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FeaturesInfrastructure in crisis: ministers must honour commitments so schemes like HS2 can overcome poor perceptions
Will the UK’s biggest projects ever be built on time and to budget? Despite recent evidence, it’s not impossible to think that they might – but some things have to change, Dave Rogers reports
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The construction of New York’s Woolworth Building, 1911-13
How Building charted the rise of the Big Apple’s tallest pre-First World War skyscraper
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FeaturesCPD 04 2023: Specifying metal web joists
Designed to give you a better understanding of specifying metal web joists in your projects, this MiTek-sponsored CPD module will discuss the material’s properties, alongside possible applications, relevant regulations and various design considerations. Deadline for completion Friday 3 November 2023.
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Features5 minutes with … Charlene Shum at Platform
The project executive on the industry’s blame culture, the importance of collaboration and why it is vital to care about those smallest details
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FeaturesInside UCL East’s new £250m Marshgate campus
With the biggest development in its history, UCL wanted to create a new type of university campus. Daniel Gayne reports on how the team got on
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FeaturesWho finished top of the table? The Building Quiz results revealed
Some of construction’s best and brightest battled it out at this year’s Building Quiz, writes Jordan Marshall. Photography by Wilde Fry
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FeaturesMy route into construction … James Preston, site manager, McLaren
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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Features‘Communicating the value of architecture’: why Muyiwa Oki wants to shift the debate on reuse
In part two of our our interview, RIBA president Muyiwa Oki explains why he wants to refocus architectural education on to a reuse agenda.
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FeaturesTesting times ahead: What could warranty reform mean for product testing and manfacturing ?
Product manufacturers are beset with uncertainties over the the new safety regime. Will products need to be retested for extended durability? Will the testing backlog worsen as a result? And how will regulatory changes on warranties impact a sector already undergoing major change? Jordan Marshall reports
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FeaturesProcurement update: a guide to housing joint ventures
A slowdown in the for-sale housing market has resulted in a surge of interest in partnership models aimed at delivering affordable housing
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FeaturesUnlock the potential of residential spaces with sliding door solutions
Sliding doors are now more popular than ever due to their flexibility and functionality, wirtes Paul Smith, Head of Specification Sales at Häfele UK
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