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FeaturesTracker: April 2018
Activity increased across all sectors compared with March, and most of all in civil engineering. Tender prices are also still on the rise, but new orders are growing more slowly
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FeaturesAnalysis: Public land - keep out
As the likely scrapping of聽Haringey鈥檚 6,500-home joint聽venture with Lendlease聽dramatically signals聽public-private partnerships鈥櫬爁all from grace, Joey Gardiner聽looks at why the scheme caused聽so much controversy and聽other ways for councils to fund聽housing renewa
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FeaturesTechnical Study: What lies beneath
Construction of Nottingham Trent University鈥檚 new Confetti Digital Media Hub revealed medieval caves beneath the ground
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FeaturesSketch of the week: The Principal, Manchester
This week鈥檚 multimedia #buildingdoodle sketch is by associate director Martin Douglas at Pad Design
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FeaturesImage of the week: A fitting tribute
The Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford, originally opened in 2008 in memory of the teenager killed in 1993, has reopened after a refurbishment by BW
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FeaturesResidential construction markets - how do London and Melbourne compare?
Two consulting teams - one in London, UK, and one in Melbourne, Australia, compare the residential construction markets in their two cities
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FeaturesInternational salary survey 2018: Moving up in the world
Brexit may be looming but the prospect hasn鈥檛 yet forced an exodus from Britain鈥檚 construction industry
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008
This week we look back at how foreign climes beckoned for Brits pre-recession
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FeaturesOnline poll: Final conclusions
This week鈥檚 poll:聽Do you broadly agree with the conclusions and Dame Judith Hackitt鈥檚 report into fire safety and building regulations?
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FeaturesHackitt report: 鈥業n theory she鈥檚 right but in practice she could be wrong鈥�
Dame Judith Hackitt鈥檚 report into building regulations and fire safety blames a broken system that needs fixing. So far, so uncontroversial. But her prescription for change has caused uproar right across the industry
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FeaturesProjects: The Royal Academy
Expanding Burlington House into Burlington Gardens is all about forging a strong link between these two historic buildings, using existing underground vaults and a new connecting bridge
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Coombe Wood school, Croydon
This #buildingdoodle sketch is聽by Lee Bennett, partner in Sheppard Robson and head of schools
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FeaturesCPD 10 2018: Flooring insulation
This CPD module, sponsored by Dow, will examine a range of factors which need to be considered when addressing ground floor insulation, including construction techniques
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FeaturesMarket forecast: On the slide?
Brexit looms ever larger, with no answers as yet, while output continues a gradual decline and firms struggle to turn rising input cost pressures into higher market selling prices
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1894
This week we look back at a scathing review of an iconic London landmark
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FeaturesCPD 9 2018: Roof windows 鈥� performance, efficiency and aesthetics
This CPD, sponsored by Keylite, will outline specification issues, as well as guidance relating to installation, technical performance including energy savings, security and ventilation, and safety.
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FeaturesOnline poll: Disruptor influx
This week鈥檚 poll:聽Would other sectors benefit from an influx of small new firms in the style of the QS disruptors?聽
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FeaturesInterserve: Waste not, want not
Interserve鈥檚 energy-from-waste crisis has prompted fears of another Carillion-style collapse, as the company takes drastic action to rebalance the books
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FeaturesImage of the week: A small wedding
Model maker Lucy Gullon puts the finishing touches to a Lego scene depicting this weekend鈥檚 wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
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FeaturesElizabeth Tower: The test of time
The Elizabeth Tower is known the world over for housing the bongs of the Big Ben bell, and standing as a symbol of London, the UK and even democracy. But this venerable structure is in dire need of repair 鈥� something a five-year, 拢61m refurbishment programme is taking care of ...