Hiding from radar: stealth technology, the science of creating objects transparent to radar, has an increasing role to play in buildings close to airport runways

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Stealth technology is rarely used in civilian buildings, but the British Airways' Compass Centre at Heathrow has been designed for radar transparency. Usually non-conductive materials are more radar-transparent, and some types of solar reflective glass can be picked up by radar. The inclination of the glazing on the north and south elevations of the Compass Centre reflects radar energy into the car park, but the plant rooms on the roof had to have a radar fence installed.

Building, Developing, and General Contracting, Building Construction, Usage, Design and construction, Buildings, Stealth technology

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Building a successful team: a recent workshop at the IoAAS in York examined how the UK construction industry could benefit from the concept of team working

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A workshop at the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies looked at how the concept of working in teams could benefit the UK construction industry. The workshop 'Managing Teams' emphasised the need to recognise and solve the different expectations and interest of all those involved in the building process. It was also emphasised that teams will only succeed if they continue beyond the single project.

Management

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