All ɫTV articles in 15 March 2024 – Page 5
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Features
Women in Construction: Kimberly Dowdell, AIA 2024 president and director of strategic relationships HOK
“My biggest career challenge is wanting to do so many different things and having to prioritise them,” says Kimberly Dowdell, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2024 president and director of strategic relationships at architecture firm HOK. This urge to do as much as she can in the industry she ...
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Comment
A celebration of diversity: An introduction to the Women in Construction special report
Be inspired by female construction leaders from around the world interviews with 12 industry leaders of today and tomorrow
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‘If you can’t see it, you can’t be it’: why International Women’s Day is important for construction
Today we profile 12 women around the world succeeding in male-dominated professions – here’s why we need to share their positive stories
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Women in Construction: Sarah Ball, principal, Woods Bagot
From my perspective, it’s not necessarily about attracting women into architecture; it’s about retaining them,” says Sarah Ball, principal and Melbourne studio hub chair at Woods Bagot. “The ratio is 50:50 out of university – but that drops off as you move towards the more senior roles within practices. That’s ...
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Who would back a ‘retrofit only’ mandate? RICS debate airs range of industry views
Industry experts met last week at RICS’ Parliament Square headquarters to discuss how much weight should be given to retrofit schemes by the planners and regulators. Tom Lowe reports
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DLUHC picks top barrister to lead review into speeding up major infrastructure projects
Department also opens consultation on accelerated planning for big commercial schemes
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Software failure delays government’s green homes consultation
Housebuilders worried that glitch in Future Homes Standard software will mar roll-out of energy efficiency standard
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Kier to pay first dividend in five years as firm cuts debt pile further
Shareholders to receive payment in May as company prepares to rejoins FTSE 250
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Firms eye £200m City fringe scheme after office job gets council OK
Laing O’Rourke worked on construction management plan as part of planning application but Edge Shoreditch job expected to go out to tender
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Budget 2024: Key measures at-a-glance
The measures announced by Jeremy Hunt with the biggest potential impact for construction
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Fresh attempt to find developer for Royal Docks site
On-off scheme was promised as gateway for Chinese firms by then London mayor Boris Johnson over a decade ago
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Comment
This was not the Budget to fix broken Britain
Radical thinking and major surgery are urgently needed, but the chancellor offered little in yesterday’s statement to get the industry excited, writes Richard Steer
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Budget 2024: Housing sector sounds alarm over build to rent tax hike
British Property Federation says abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief will hit industry investment
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Budget 2024: RIBA calls package ‘a missed opportunity’
Institute desribes housing funding as a “drop in the ocean” and laments lack of a retrofit strategy
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Budget 2024: Hunt confirms purchase of nuclear sites and east London homes funding
Chancellor also raises VAT threshold for small businesses and cuts Capital Gains Tax on domestic property sales
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ɫTV safety group ‘baffled and disappointed’ as it tears into developers still building high-rises to old standards
‘We do not understand that mindset,’ group chaired by Judith Hackitt admits
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Strong balance sheets ‘means clients and subcontractors sleep at night,’ says Galliford Try boss
Firm posts improved set of interim figures
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Output stays in reverse but housing jump fuels optimism for coming year
S&P Global/CIPS report says companies more confident about upcoming work
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Fears of fresh crisis as London council finds unsafe plastic cladding on 600 homes
Barnet Council alerts DLUHC to risks posed by timber-frame homes fitted with UPVC panels
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Ibstock profit nosedives as housing slowdown hits brickmaker’s numbers
Firm says restructuring programme will save it £20m a year