Is there a new building in your city you're gagging to have a look around? For many construction professionals working in Edinburgh, the Informatics Forum holds that sort of fascination. Architect Bennetts Associates has included all sorts of novel design features to make a bright modernist statement within the traditional Edinburgh university campus, and it has also managed to obtain a BREEAM "excellent" rating. But as it's one of the world's top five research centres in a particularly complex branch of IT, it's usually only open to computer geeks. Fortunately for newcomers to Edinburgh's construction industry, Building's Phase One event gave them the chance to have a look around. So on a Thursday evening two weeks ago, they assembled at the Forum to debate the building's merits, swap business cards with contacts from across the industry, grill our speakers and enjoy a drink or two.
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