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Features鈥業t was always the plan ...鈥� Keltbray鈥檚 Brendan Kerr on selling infrastructure and what he鈥檚 going to do next
The specialist contractor鈥檚 owner talks to Dave Rogers about going back to building, succession planning and why he never intends to quit
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Features鈥榃e hope to be a good neighbour鈥�: how the new Liverpool Street station team is rethinking London鈥檚 most controversial project
A week after Herzog & de Meuron鈥檚 proposals were dropped, 好色先生TV speaks to Network Rail and the scheme鈥檚 new architect Acme about the redesign of the listed station and what exactly has happened to development partner Sellar
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Electricity transmission owners hold key to UK鈥檚 energy transition but face challenges
The transmission sector is a key link in the chain that will deliver a net zero future, write Mark Docherty and Simon Rawlinson
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FeaturesHow worried should the industry be about Vistry?
Housebuilding industry poster-child Vistry has been charting an aggressive growth course despite a tricky market over the last two years.聽Joey Gardiner asks why it has聽now lost half its value after two profit warnings in two months
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Liz Ramsden at Knights
The senior associate in the firm鈥檚 residential property team on the challenges of the 好色先生TV Safety Act, her love of Vietnamese food and the importance of answering the phone
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FeaturesLabour鈥檚 tax-and-invest Budget fell flat with the OBR. But is there a brighter story for growth in the built environment?
We asked experts from across the construction sector what levers the government still has to pull to boost growth聽
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FeaturesWhy they won: A closer look at all the 好色先生TV Awards 2024 winning entries
The winners of the 好色先生TV Awards were announced at a ceremony last night. Here is more detail about all the winning entries
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Richard Burdett-Gardiner at Kier
The firm鈥檚 director of applied digital services (ADS) on the importance of embracing new tools and technology, the skills his grandfather taught him and the best days on which to own a boat聽
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Amaia Harries, design manager at Legendre UK
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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Features鈥業鈥檒l retire when we double in size鈥欌�� Stantec鈥檚 new regional boss on his ambitions for the UK energy sector
As the government presses ahead with its plan to decarbonise the UK grid by 2030, the engineering firm aims to take advantage of the huge amount of infrastructure work up for grabs over the next 10 years. Managing director Brian Yates tells Tom Lowe there are exciting times ahead
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FeaturesSpace House: 1960s icon gets another chance to shine
Centrepoint鈥檚 little sister was realised by the same architect and developer and built with similar pioneering techniques. Neglected for the past four decades, a recent refurbishment restores and celebrates the building鈥檚 groundbreaking architectural qualities
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Shamayne Harris at Pagabo
The firm鈥檚 head of procurement on the need to be flexible, the importance of relationships with聽stakeholders and her love of projects that involve lots of data聽
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FeaturesWhat Brookfield is doing to repurpose its 5 million sq ft office portfolio
Relatively new office buildings right across the world have fast become outdated as occupiers expect greater sustainability credentials. Tom Lowe speaks to one of London鈥檚 largest commercial landlords about how it is dealing with the challenge
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Features鈥榃e鈥檝e won stuff we know we wouldn鈥檛 have won before鈥� talking growth with Kenneth Wood and Neil Fyles of Drees & Sommer UK
Two years after being bought by the German consulting giant, the team behind AA Projects is now on an acquisition spree of its own
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Features鈥業t鈥檚 madness what the industry goes to work for鈥欌�� Sisk鈥檚 Paul Brown on margins, making the right decisions and working on Man City鈥檚 stadium
鈥楾he last two or three years in the UK have been the toughest I鈥檝e experienced,鈥� the Irish contractor鈥檚 Liverpool-born chief executive tells Dave Rogers
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FeaturesThe challenges and opportunities of data centre delivery
Senior industry professionals gathered to share their diverse perspectives on the rapidly changing world of data centres and the dynamic growth of this construction sub-sector, at a roundtable hosted by Jubb and 好色先生TV magazine
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FeaturesWhy they won: A closer look at all the Architect of the Year Awards 2024 winning entries
The winners of the Architect of the Year Awards were announced at a ceremony last night. Here is more detail about all the winning entries
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FeaturesA crisis hiding in plain sight: is the UK鈥檚 built environment failing children and young people?
While housing supply and affordability dominate public debate, the prevalence of safe, accessible spaces for children and adolescents is a critical yet overlooked issue. Nora Redmond takes a closer look at whether the built environment is leaving young people underserved