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FeaturesImage of the week: Behind every great city
Parliament Square鈥檚 first statue of a woman unveiled
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FeaturesApprenticeships: playing for keeps
While a great deal of focus is placed on encouraging people to聽become apprentices, less stress is put on actually retaining them聽once they join schemes
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FeaturesOnline poll: Footing the bill
This week鈥檚 poll:聽Should other housebuilders follow Barratt鈥檚 lead in footing the bill for cladding replacement?
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FeaturesLocal elections: could Labour force a shift in housing and planning policy?
The party鈥檚 push to the left could change housing and planning policy 鈥� but are the plans as radical as they sound?
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FeaturesProjects: Villages Nature Paris - tourism au naturel
With its power coming from geothermal energy and its buildings being ecologically sound, could a French water park, nestled next to Disneyland Paris, lead the way in sustainable mass tourism?聽
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FeaturesLead times: January-March 2018
In this quarter, three packages report a shortening of lead times 鈥� reflecting the beginning of a decline in enquiries
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FeaturesCPD 6 2018: Colour-considered design for the visually impaired
Our latest CPD, sponsored by Dulux Trade, explores why colour is important when it comes to designing for inclusivity and meeting the requirements of the Equality Act
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FeaturesProcurement update: revolution
Two decades on from the Egan report and with a construction sector deal on the way, will 2018 be the year for construction鈥檚 procurement revolution?聽
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Birmingham neighbourhood proposal
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Marcus Claridge, director of Claridge Architects
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FeaturesOnline poll: Public perceptions
This week鈥檚 poll:聽Has Persimmon鈥檚 multimillion-pound bonus scheme damaged public perceptions of housebuilders more generally?
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Features好色先生TV survey - gender pay gap
Earlier this month, 好色先生TV conducted a snapshot survey to gauge the views of its readers on gender pay gap reporting within their organisations, as well as across the sector. Here, we share some of the survey鈥檚 findings, including some of the differences between male and female respondents.
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FeaturesAre late payment practices in construction too much for suppliers to bear?
Carillion鈥檚 collapse has exposed the harsh realities of construction鈥檚 late payment practices for suppliers.聽But now at last there are聽signs that the government and industry bodies are determined to crack down 鈥� the only question is: how far will they go?
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FeaturesGender pay gap: outnumbered
The UK鈥檚 gender pay gap results are out and guess which sector performed worst? You got it 鈥� construction. Jamie Harris and Chlo毛 McCulloch look at what the figures really mean, what people in the industry think about the results and how the gap can be closed
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FeaturesInside the machine: the influence of high-tech architecture
Ike Ijeh explores the origins, impact and legacy of one of architecture鈥檚 most enduring concepts, as we begin a series reflecting on architectural styles through the ages
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FeaturesInto the unknown: a housebuilding journey
Every great housebuilding era in the last 175 years has featured in our pages. Here, Joey Gardiner asks if the next 25 years will witness a radical rethink in order to hit the ambitious goal of 300,000 homes a year
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Housing development, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Patrick McMahon at FaulknerBrowns聽Architects