All covid-19 articles
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Legal abroad: Doing business in Chile
Our series on foreign jurisdictions: green infrastructure opportunities must be weighed against the uncertainties of a new political direction
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Omicron ‘likely’ to lead to fresh material shortages, CLC warns
Group’s latest materials update flags risk of new covid variant on production into next year
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Contractor wins job on covid vaccine testing facility at Porton Down
Scheme awarded without competition because of ‘extreme urgency’Â
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A lab of two halves … Warwick’s bold bid to keep those nasty bugs at bay
Designed by Hawkins\Brown, Warwick university’s new £54.3m interdisciplinary biomedical research facility features contrasting facades of dark bronze and white concrete that reflect the two different aspects of what is happening inside
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Legal abroad: Doing business in Bahrain
Gerard Moore and Bruno Savoie look at a country where infrastructure is strongly funded and arbitration well established
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HS2 appoints former vaccine taskforce director as new commercial chief
Ruth Todd recruited from business department
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CLC tells government to relax covid-19 self isolation rules as industry buckles under soaring absences
Industry leaders warn absences are threatening the viability of some firms
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Critical construction workers could be exempt from self-isolating
Government to send letters to key individuals as ‘pingdemic’ escalates
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​Soaring number of self-isolating workers worsening materials delays, Travis Perkins admits
Industry in for a ‘tough few weeks’ one boss warns as covid cases hit highest level since January peak
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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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Legal abroad: Doing business in Singapore
Continuing our series on operating under foreign jurisdictions, Paul Teo and Natalie Wong examine the opportunities in a Singapore that is set to thrive post-covid
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Don’t waste this chance to transform economy, CBI tells construction
Decarbonisation and adopting AI could change businesses for the better, new report argues
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Government’s chief infrastructure advisor casts doubt on next phase of HS2
Nick Smallwood says for link to go ahead rail passenger numbers need to recover to pre-covid levels
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Existing offices could become ‘rapidly obsolete’ after pandemic, Landsec chief warns
Mark Allan made comments at Mipim debate on future of real estate
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Construction workers should not have vaccine priority, trade groups say
Chiefs reckon other groups more at risk
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Construction industry gossip: Look on the bright side
The Garden Bridge wasn’t bad for everyone, it appears – and at least it’s half term! Meanwhile in Italy, Renzo Piano has had his jab
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Laing O’Rourke hit by covid outbreak at £1bn Edinburgh St James scheme
There have been 11 positive cases
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Features
Specifier: Covid-safe technology
In the wake of covid-19, it is clear that infection control needs to become integral to buildings – as well as to construction sites. David Ludlow surveys some innovative products that can help protect against virus transmission
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Construction industry gossip: Nutty effervescence
A housing minister comes over all Marie Antoinette as he sips a bit of bubbly… meanwhile, working parents are going round the bend
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Vaccine rollout to power construction to 14% growth this year, CPA says
But output not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until next year