All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV articles in 19 November 2021
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Features
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with David Rudlin at BDP
Episode 3: David Rudlin talks about the importance of urban design and why planning needs to rediscover its capacity to create good quality places
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Selina Mason at Lendlease
Episode 2: Selina Mason talks about people-focused urbanism and the work she is doing on Birmingham’s Smithfield scheme
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Talks Creating Communities podcast: In conversation with Jo Wright at Perkins & Will
Episode 1: Jo Wright talks about the impact on her career of working in Berlin before the wall came down and designing for the long term
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Comment
Net Zero Jargon Buster: Nabers UK
The performance gap is a huge challenge, and now there is a system to verify office buildings in use - listen to how it works
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Net Zero Jargon Buster: climate risk and finance
Pressure is growing from investors to design buildings for extreme weather events - do you understand the risks?
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Net zero and how to get the best out of construction materials
Tips from Webb Yates engineers on how to think creatively and sustainably about projects
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Comment
Net Zero Jargon Buster: heat pumps
Simon Wyatt at Cundall on the pros and cons of replacing gas boilers with heat pumps
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Comment
We can (and must) be a force for positive change
The past year has seen a shift in construction’s attitude to the environment and talk has started moving to action
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Comment
Net Zero Jargon Buster: carbon sequestration
Listen to Simon Wyatt at Cundall on what sequestration and the use of timber means for carbon calculations in buildings
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Features
Five things you should know about the RICS’ external reviewer
Michael Bichard was once tipped as a cabinet secretary and has a reputation for shaking things up. What does his appointment mean for the RICS?
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Comment
Case in focus: Surrey County Council vs Suez Recycling and Recovery Surrey Ltd
Ted Lowery looks at a case that examined conflicting dispute mechanisms in a PFI contract
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Comment
Why a good mentor has never been a more valuable asset
Everyone needs someone to provide perspective, wisdom and guidance if they are to fulfil their full potential
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Comment
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Talks Net Zero Podcast: Materials matter - how to use concrete and steel responsibly in buildings
Episode 6: Interview with engineering firm Webb Yates and a visit to Feilden Fowles ‘demountable’ studio co-located on a farm | Heat pumps explained
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Comment
Witnesses – do we need them?
Hamish Lal considers the relative value of witness evidence versus the documentary record
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Ray O’Rourke set to be replaced at Laing O’Rourke by Anglo American boss
Seamus French taking over as chief executive at end of next summer
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Ray O’Rourke going, Steve Pycroft leaving? Blimey!
Two of the industry’s biggest personalities will be gone within months of each other
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Firms not doing enough to decarbonise property estates, Mace warns
Survey says almost a quarter of business leaders think COP26 will have no long-term impact
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Buro Happold’s Maria Smith on the rising tide of greenwash
Extended audio interview after COP26: ‘I’m just as angry, just as hopeful, just as pessimistic’
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Imperial College unveils plan for 50-storey towers close to HS2 station at Old Oak
West London residential scheme includes 56-storey block
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We need to act now to sustain the old as much as the new
New buildings are increasingly designed to mitigate the effects of climate change but historic buildings require and deserve just as much attention