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FeaturesHealth check
The government鈥檚 new PPP, Project Phoenix, was hailed as the NHS鈥� big hope, bringing much-needed cash to the ailing healthcare estate. Nearly a year on, have any hospitals been fixed up yet? And what are the other prospects for desperately needed additional funding?
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FeaturesLead times: October-December 2017
Our previous look at lead times back in September forecast little alteration, but as it turned out there were no changes at all over the subsequent three months
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Features鈥楾his was a house of cards that could fall down at any moment鈥�
Invited by MPs this week to explain how the construction and FM giant collapsed so聽precipitously, the firm鈥檚 former bosses聽revealed something of the mess they got聽themselves into
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FeaturesProjects: Pane management - the restoration of the Temperate House at Kew
The Temperate House at Kew, the world鈥檚 largest Victorian greenhouse, is about to emerge from a painstaking 鈥� and at times nerve-racking 鈥� restoration
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Faith Schools Joint Campus, Glasgow
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by John Russell at BDP鈥檚 Glasgow studio
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FeaturesTracker: December 2017
Little growth was in evidence as most indices stayed steady or contracted, while all sectors experienced less work in hand
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FeaturesCPD 3 2018: Steel and fire protection
This CPD, sponsored by Steel for Life, provides an overview of the performance of steel in fire, including key standards and fire resistance periods
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FeaturesOnline poll: Westminster works
This week鈥檚 poll:聽Should MPs move out of the Palace of Westminster to allow essential works to carried out?聽
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FeaturesChanging track
Clients, architects and contractors all view construction projects very differently. But does that perspective change when you cross over to a different part of the industry?
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FeaturesProjects: Raiders of the lost car park
Multi-storey car parks may not traditionally have been seen as desirable real estate,聽but a lucky few are聽being repurposed as everything from luxury hotels to micro-flats
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FeaturesLooking back to 2005
This week鈥檚 archive piece looks back at brutalist parking blocks, 鈥渕onstrosities鈥�, and a Michael Caine-inspired script starring a besuited architect
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FeaturesMarket review: Falling forecasts
Declines in productivity and real wages, along with the uncertainty around Brexit, are driving down growth forecasts. But only one economic sector actually shrank in Q3 2017 - construction
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FeaturesCarillion: Questions to be answered
Ahead of next week鈥檚 Select Committee grilling of Carillion鈥檚 directors, Joey Gardiner delves into the 拢5bn contractor鈥檚 accounting practices and how it got itself into such an unholy mess
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FeaturesCPD 2 2018: Aluminium standing seam envelopes
This CPD module discusses the use of aluminium standing seam roof and wall cladding systems.聽
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FeaturesAnalysis: Housing benefits
Help to Buy is the government鈥檚 big leg-up to help housebuilders increase output. So news of 鈥榦bscene鈥� executive pay along with scandals over leaseholds and defects are not going down well
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Belfast city centre
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Charlie Whitaker, who leads the concept group at 3DReid.