Are you BIM ready? What your business needs to do before 2016
We round up articles from the 'Are you BIM ready? What your business needs to do before 2016' series.
Building regulation powers were devolved to Wales on 31 December 2011. We explore the impact on Building regulations powers.
Koko Udom investigates oral contracts and adjudication.
Simon Lewis looks at the importance of standard form contract clauses.
Faithful+Gould share their thoughts on how to realise the full and true potential of BIM drawing on practical experience on their own projects.
Simon Lewis assesses next steps in the road towards a BIM protocol.
Mealanie Thompson explores a study by the UK Energy Research Centre.
Lynne Sullivan OBE looks at how to change ethos and embed sustainability at all stages of a construction project.
This article looks at the changes to the payment procedures brought about by a range of changes to legislation.
We report back on your views as to how well amendments to the Construction Act are taking to bed down.
We look at the journey to the amendment of the Construction Act.
13 December 2012
| by NBS
This programme looks at how the Sainsbury Laboratory was built. It examines the crucial role engineer Adams Kara Taylor (AKT) II played in realising the highly technical building, including designing the building's long spans and cantilevered walkways, tackling a brief that called for a complete absence of visible expansion joints, and overseeing the complicated in-situ, jointless concrete pours that have helped give this building such a distinctive look.
We call out some key safety considerations when undertaking site surveys.