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Sketch of the week: Residential scheme, Birmingham

2017-11-03T06:00:00Z

This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ewen Miller, managing director at Calderpeel Architects.

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This week in 2007

2017-11-03T06:00:00Z

In 2007, the Isle of Wight was considering a technologically advanced future

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A clean, green fighting machine?

2017-11-02T06:00:00Z

The government has revived its interest in green construction, which had been taken firmly off the agenda. But is this strategy a lot of hot air?

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Image of the week: Raising the Bar

2017-11-02T06:00:00Z

Preserving musical history in the St Giles Crossrail development

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Tracker: September 2017

2017-10-31T06:00:00Z

The total activity index stayed steady at its highest level since the referendum, with civil engineering growing especially fast

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CPD 23 2017: Specifying fire-resistant glass

Fire-resistant glass is an important requirement on many projects. This CPD, sponsored by Pyroguard, discusses the key considerations for specifiers

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Projects: Bloomberg HQ, London

2017-10-30T06:00:00Z

Foster + Partners’ HQ for Bloomberg breaks with tradition for City of London buildings by respecting the architectural context of its surroundings

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The Big Debate: Solving the innovation puzzle

2017-10-27T09:01:00Z

Construction is often unwilling to change the way it works, especially when it comes to integrating technology. David Blackman reports on a Big Debate where industry professionals try to work out how to get companies to embrace the benefits of new technology

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Online poll: Gender pay gap

2017-10-27T08:41:00Z

Should more construction companies follow Lendlease’s example and publish gender pay gap data before next April?

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Projects: Grenfell - how to build a school in nine weeks

2017-10-27T05:42:00Z

At the base of Grenfell Tower sits a state-of-the-art secondary school – now lying empty. The Education and Skills Funding Agency had a single summer to find 960 pupils a temporary new home

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Kensington Aldridge Academy - a time lapse

2017-10-27T05:41:00Z

Watch a time lapse video to get a glimpse of how Mace and Portakabin built a school for the Grenfell community in just nine weeks

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Image of the week: A new twist of lime

2017-10-27T05:40:00Z

Liverpool Lime Street station, all lines of which reopened on Monday following a 23-day upgrade as part of Phase One of its major transformation

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This week in 1972

2017-10-27T05:33:00Z

Education facilities were top of the agenda 45 years ago

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Sketch of the week: 8 Albert Embankment, London

2017-10-27T05:30:00Z

This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Fred Pilbrow, senior founding partner at Pilbrow Partners

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CPD 22 2017: Acoustics and curtain walling

This module, sponsored by Siderise, explains how acoustics should be incorporated into the design process 

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CPD 21 2017: Acoustic performance of composite floors

This CPD, sponsored by Tata Steel, provides guidance on meeting the required performance level in steel construction

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Housebuilders' Salary Survey 2017: On the up and up

2017-10-26T05:00:00Z

With fears of a housebuilding downturn in abeyance, skills shortages are helping drive up salaries, especially outside London

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Learning and earning - join the club

2017-10-25T05:00:00Z

More and more construction employers are pledging to ensure that 5% of their workforce are supported through some form of apprenticeship, graduate or development programme

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Market review: On the rails

2017-10-24T05:00:00Z

In construction, activity is holding up, partly thanks to a big boost from HS2 contract awards in September

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What to specify: Sustainability

2017-10-20T13:08:00Z

An automated waste collection system, circadian lighting to keep body rhythms in summer mode, and a range of solar collectors that harness the absorption properties of slate, are among this week’s products