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This CPD, sponsored by Welsh SlateTM, will look at how slate can be used in construction, how it should be installed for different purposes and the regulatory standards that need to be followed by those working with the material
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FeaturesBreak through: how AI and machine learning could transform construction
Advances in AI and machine learning could be about to transform the construction sector, using techniques such as image recognition and analysis to reduce risk, prevent schedule overruns, and improve cost-effectiveness.
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Science Gallery, London
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Rob Haworth, associate director at LTS Architects
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1999 - Tomorrow's world
Ten years before this week鈥檚 exploration of machine learning and artificial intelligence, 好色先生TV offered readers a 鈥渃ornucopia鈥� of 99 things to look out for in 1999
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FeaturesImage of the week: Once in a red moon
During the terrifying-sounding 鈥榮uper blood wolf moon鈥� eclipse event earlier this week, the moon rose over a statue of a mythical Kelpie water spirit near Falkirk
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FeaturesOnline poll: Staff shortages post-Brexit?
This week鈥檚 poll:聽Are you worried about sourcing or retaining staff after Brexit?
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FeaturesTimber frames: will we see wooden skyscrapers in the future?
Timber frames, for so long limited to the low-rise residential sector, have begun to break into commercial and higher-rise uses, thanks to technological breakthroughs
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FeaturesHow can construction adapt to the government鈥檚 skills-based immigration strategy?
Last month鈥檚 government immigration white paper 鈥� 鈥榮kills-based鈥� with a 拢30,000 salary threshold and no route for the self-employed 鈥� is almost the complete opposite of what construction has been calling for, says Joey Gardiner . So what鈥檚 the likely impact going to be and what can the industry ...
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FeaturesInterview: Turner & Townsend's Patricia Moore talks to 好色先生TV
Patricia Moore only meant to leave her native Scotland for a couple of years down south, but 24 years later she鈥檚 still in London 鈥� and has risen to become Turner Townsend鈥檚 UK managing director. She tells Joey Gardiner the secrets of her own and her employer鈥檚 success. ...
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FeaturesSketch of the week: New office building, Belval, Luxembourg
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Darron Haylock, partner in Foster + Partners
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FeaturesOnline poll: Big infrastructure - problem projects
This week鈥檚 poll:聽Does construction have a problem with delivering big infrastructure projects?
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FeaturesShould the UK look to Sweden to solve its housing crisis?
Sweden uses offsite manufacture to build at least 45% of its new homes. Could the UK emulate this approach, making use of modern techniques?
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FeaturesAgeing gracefully: restorations which retain historical decay
Instead of making a neglected building look brand-new, why not refurbish it to preserve and showcase the damage worked by fires, damp, squatters and the passage of time?
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FeaturesImage of the week: Confused state
Leave and Remain protesters mingled outside the Houses of Parliament on Monday, ahead of Tuesday evening鈥檚 鈥榤eaningful vote鈥� on Theresa May鈥檚 Brexit deal
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FeaturesMini cost model: The evolution of retail
Despite reports of the death of the retail centre, the truth is that owners, developers and local authorities are adapting to use their spaces and assets in new and diverse ways
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FeaturesCarillion one year on: how the contractor's collapse unfolded
Carillion, a former giant in construction, went bust one year ago today. We look back on a story that shook the sector 12 months ago through our coverage on the day, and through the numbers that accounted for its collapse
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Features好色先生TV intelligence: Q3 2018
Construction output is rising, driven largely by housing, both public and private, but public work is slipping 鈥� and the offices market is likely to be hit hardest by Brexit 聽
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FeaturesTracker: November 2018
Total activity continued to rise steadily but without accelerating, while orders and tender enquiries lost some growth momentum but remained buoyant. Experian Economics reports
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FeaturesOnline poll: Are you optimistic for 2019?
This week鈥檚 poll:聽How optimistic are you for the year ahead?
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FeaturesImage of the week: Deep crust
A Dutch dredging firm this week began deepening the harbour of Ramsgate in Kent to turn the seaside port into a 鈥榮econd Dover鈥� in readiness for a no-deal Brexit. The government has also awarded a 拢13.8m ferry service contract to operate between Ramsgate and Ostend in Belgium to Seaborne Freight, ...