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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Lorraine Burton at FM Conway
The firm鈥檚 laboratory manager on the importance of recycling, the effects of climate change and her love of a chicken Caesar salad聽
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FeaturesProcurement update: data centre development challenges
Data centre clients are scaling up to deliver ever bigger programmes 鈥� so, what are the main client types and the specific procurement challenges in this sector?
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The Pompidou Centre, 1977
好色先生TV covers the opening of Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano鈥檚 revolutionary Paris art centre, the first major example of an 鈥榠nside-out鈥� building
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Demand is set to rise as the economy stabilises
Demand is set to strengthen as economic stability stimulates a recovery in private sector investment, but contractor capacity is depleted and risk aversion elevated
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FeaturesTechnical ventilation louvres for any project
聽Family-owned business Renson develops wall, surface-mounted, window, door, and floor louvres, in every possible size, shape, and colour
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Dan Lewis, construction director at Momentum
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Ayman El Hibri at Wilkinson Eyre
The firm鈥檚 director on the influence of his grandfather and father, the challenges of designing and building 8 Bishopsgate and why it is vital to keep learning
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FeaturesHighlights from New York鈥檚 Climate Week
To coincide with the UN General Assembly last week, more than 2,000 climate advisers, business leaders and politicial figures gathered to find ways to accelerate the path to net zero. Here are some of the themes they discussed at the Climate Group鈥檚 conference
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FeaturesNot in my Brick Lane: Truman Brewery鈥檚 uphill struggle to win support for development plans
The last time the East End land owner tried to bring change to the iconic London thoroughfare, it was met by fierce resistance. With even more ambitious plans now lodged with the council, what are the odds of them winning the locals over?聽Alex Funk went to find out
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Matthew Robertson at Valouran
The聽property developer and placemaker鈥檚聽founder and CFO on the firm鈥檚 successful first year, the need for planning reform and why he does his best work early in the morning
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Features鈥楾he contracting model needs to change鈥� 鈥� Permasteelisa鈥檚 boss on why the industry can鈥檛 go on like this
Liam Cummins joined the cladding specialist in 2023 after years working for main contractors. He talks to Dave Rogers about unsustainable margins, working for some formidable CEOs and why London is still the place to do business
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FeaturesKey takeaways and talking points from the Labour party conference 2024
Labour members gathered in Liverpool this week for the party鈥檚 first conference in government for 15 years. Daniel Gayne and Tom Lowe report
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FeaturesA tale of two mergers: What do the completion of Barratt-Redrow and the collapse of Bellway-Crest Nicholson mean for Labour鈥檚 housebuilding plans?
Is the ground-breaking tie-up likely to help or hinder the government鈥檚 chances of hitting its sky-high 1.5 million housebuilding target?
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FeaturesNavigating specification decisions in higher-risk building design
Specification decisions have acquired new complexity in the era of the 好色先生TV Safety Act. Industry professionals shard their insights at a roundtable
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FeaturesKey takeaways from the 好色先生TV the Future Conference and Housing Today Live
Church House in Westminster yesterday played host to two back-to-back conferences on construction and housing attended by hundreds of professionals from the built environment. Here is a round-up of the key talking points from the event, run by 好色先生TV and Housing Today.
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Features好色先生TV Awards 2024 shortlists: Housing Project of the Year
聽In a series celebrating 好色先生TV鈥檚 好色先生TV Awards finalists, we look at the聽Housing Project of the Year finalists
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FeaturesConstruction and immigration: How to make the points-based system fit to deliver industry growth
聽New research released today
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Features好色先生TV the Future Think Tank: The value of sustainability in the built environment
To coincide with the annual 好色先生TV the Future Conference, the 好色先生TV the Future Think Tank has today published three research reports. The delve into issues around workplace and skills, building safety and sustainability. This report covers the topic of the The value of sustainability in the built environment, and was ...
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Features好色先生TV the Future Think Tank: Workforce of the future
To coincide with the annual 好色先生TV the Future Conference, the 好色先生TV the Future Think Tank has today published three research reports. The delve into issues around workplace and skills, building safety and sustainability. This report covers the topic of the Workforce of the future, and was produced in partnership with ...
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FeaturesLondon towers 鈥� does it make more sense to build new or renew?
The twin currencies of carbon and cost have encouraged the adaptive reuse of towers, bringing the additional complexity of working within an existing building