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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Jonathan Hunter at Elecosoft
The software company鈥檚 chief executive wants to see more data sharing and collaborative working. He is an admirer of Mace Group and Asian cuisine and wishes he had invested in Bitcoinx
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Features好色先生TV the Future Commission: review of July
A quick guide to the 好色先生TV the Future聽Commission鈥檚 activity over the past month
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FeaturesJoin us at the home of Offsite Innovation!
The construction industry is facing a time of unprecedented change, innovation is happening at pace and keeping up-to date with the latest information is crucial to success. Advanced offsite construction approaches combined with smart digital technologies are transforming the way buildings are designed and constructed. Driven by ...
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FeaturesCan T levels help to solve construction鈥檚 skills crisis?
Ben Flatman takes a look at how T levels might help to change the construction education landscape
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Westminster鈥檚 unbuilt gothic skyscraper
The Builder questions the wisdom of plans for a tower twice the height of Big Ben next to Parliament
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Jenny Hyden at NVB Architects
The landscape architect on the importance of designing with a view to the future, why the use of peat is now unforgivable and why she likes to keep her wetsuit close at hand
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FeaturesGoing with the Flow: a railway footbridge fit for the future
Network Rail wants to replace rural level crossings with bridges. A team has come up with an alternative to steel that is 40% cheaper to build with less embodied carbon
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FeaturesWalking the talk on data sharing and collaboration at Project Hack
Innovation event鈥檚 first foray up north sees enthusiasm among attendees, but frustration at those refusing to get involved
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FeaturesHow do we fix England鈥檚 crumbling school estate?
好色先生TV has been writing about concerns about the conditions of schools long before the RAAC crisis hit the spotlight. Here we republish a piece we published on the need for refurbishment back in July.
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Germany surrenders, 1918
The Builder looks ahead to a new era for the industry as peace returns to Europe
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Dan Hyde at MEPC, NOMA
The development director on the NOMA scheme in Manchester discusses the switch from his career as a professional rugby player, his love of the Sydney Opera House and roast lamb on a Sunday聽
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FeaturesRemember when we had a chief construction adviser? Paul Morrell reflects on his time in the role
In the second part of our interview, veteran industry heavyweight Paul Morrell describes his time in Whitehall and considers whether we need a similar role again.聽
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Features好色先生TV bridges: how Paul Morrell would fix our broken products testing system
Industry veteran Paul Morrell has written a seminal review on overhauling products testing. The man himself explains his thinking in the first of a two-part interview
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Features鈥極ur global spread helps us weather local challenges鈥� 鈥� why Grimshaw is unfazed by HS2鈥檚 Euston delay
The firm鈥檚 chairman Andrew Whalley says its three-year growth strategy 鈥渘eeded an edit鈥� after the decision to mothball its biggest UK project
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FeaturesWhat went wrong for Ilke Homes?
Following the collapse of the Knaresborough-based business lauded as a pioneer of modular construction, Matilda Battersby asks the experts what happened and how other businesses in the space can avoid a similar fate
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FeaturesDigital construction: are we nearly there yet?
Many industries are using data to gain new market insights and become more responsive, efficient and provide better service. What will it聽take for construction to catch up?
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FeaturesSheerness Dockyard Church: from fire damaged ruin to thriving community hub
Historic grade II* listed building reborn in 拢9.5m project as a multi-purpose facility for local residents
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Features鈥業 love developing, contracting, designing鈥� 鈥� Gary Neville on his journey from pitch to property
With his 拢400m St Michael鈥檚 scheme finally underway, the former Manchester United star sits down with Daniel Gayne to discuss his real estate career
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FeaturesMighty oaks: inside Royal Marsden鈥檚 new state-of-the-art research centre
The Oak Cancer Centre at the Royal Marsden鈥檚 Sutton site is a state-of-the-art research and treatment facility. Thomas Lane finds out more
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FeaturesFrom the archives: London鈥檚 first air raids, 1918
London wakes up to the threat of aerial bombing as total war grips the country, and the construction industry