All ɫTV articles in 16 July 2021 – Page 2
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Let’s switch ‘working from home’ to ‘working near home’
We don’t have to make a binary choice between the old commute and working in isolation, there is a third way says Matt Driscoll
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Collaboration is the key to social value
To identify opportunities to enrich local people and places, we must look outside the construction chain, says Adam Crossley
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Sustainability: Calculating social value
Alinea and Social Value Portal explore how social value can be deliver and calculated, with examples of how it can work in practice
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Hammersmith Bridge to reopen to pedestrians this weekend
Mott MacDonald report found safety risk was ”acceptably low” after temporary fix to prevent cracking
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Worries over materials shortages take gloss off improving confidence for architects
Practices say isssue now delaying jobs, as optimism among firms in capital tops pre-pandemic level for first time
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Construction industry gossip: Acropolis now
Cold War bunkers, the embarrassing largesse of HS2, a brutally cutting cabbie… and is that a Greek temple on the A14?
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5 minutes with … Matt Voyce at Quintain
Quintain’s executive construction director says structural engineers are the unsung heroes of the sector and reveals his love of coffee, chocolate and cycling
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Workers in East Midlands picking up nearly £1k a week
Roofers, bricklayers and shopfitters see biggest pay rises in June
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Staff at collapsed Welsh contractor mull legal action over lost redundancy pay
Firm sank last week with the loss of more than 140 jobs
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Galliford Try says investment in modern building methods helping overcome materials threat
Firm issues upbeat trading statement ahead of annual results
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Face masks should still be used on sites after restrictions ease, CLC says
Statement comes amid confusion over government’s guidance on easing covid-19 restrictions
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HS2’s eastern leg ‘not needed’, says West Midlands mayor
Andy Street said the business case for connecting Midlands towns was ‘substantially better’ than for HS2
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Pandemic blamed as Zaha Hadid calls time on historic Bowling Green Lane home
Practice leaves Victorian classrooms after nearly 40 years for nearby Goswell Road
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US architect beats UK big hitters to win £30m National Gallery contest
Selldorf Architects picked in global hunt for designer of Sainsbury Wing redevelopment
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Countdown to COP26: Getting back to nature should be the first consideration of sustainable design
There are many challenges when building in an urban setting, but resolving them using on-site natural resources is good for the environment and good for the wellbeing of those who live or work there
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Terra Firma among bidders for Keepmoat
Privately owned housebuilder considering either sale or stock market flotation
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Ban on new petrol and diesel trucks by 2040
Transport decarbonisation plan to phase out polluting HGVs, while pinning hope on new technology to make aviation green