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FeaturesMarginal gains: Why contractors need help to make a bigger profit
For years, margins have barely shifted much beyond 3% and, to some, talk of 5% and above seems fanciful. But others believe that mandating a figure like that would turn the industry on its head
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FeaturesWhy build with concrete when you can build with stone?
Stone is typically stronger than concrete with one third of the carbon impact. Engineer Webb Yates is reinventing an ancient material for the modern age
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FeaturesWhen projects succeed, society benefits
Ensuring project professionals are equipped to deliver important projects is imperative for the UK, writes聽Professor Adam Boddison, chief executive, Association for Project Management
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Features好色先生TV the Future Commission: review of March
The 好色先生TV the Future聽Commission has been busy covering lots of topics, here is a summary of the past month and some pointers on what we have coming up
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Nelson鈥檚 Column runs out of money, 1843-44
The cash-strapped project to build the war hero鈥檚 memorial is set upon by hammer-wielding members of the public and receives an embarrassing donation from the Emperor of Russia
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FeaturesWe are entering a new era for building safety - but are we ready for the new regulator?
The 好色先生TV Safety Regulator鈥檚 registration process for high-rise buildings starts in a few days鈥� time. Carl Brown assesses how prepared the new regulator and the industry are for the start of a fresh regime
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Scott Smyth at Soben
The consultancy鈥檚 founder and group CEO聽on聽getting the basics right,聽thinking big and surviving the challenges of the covid pandemic 聽
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FeaturesSteve Morgan interview: 鈥業t鈥檚 like the government wants to destroy the industry鈥�
The Redrow founder says the government is letting down the industry and giving in to opponents of development. Joey Gardiner asks the former Tory donor if he will be helping the party again
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The Tay Bridge disaster, 1879
好色先生TV item on the death of engineer Sir Thomas Bouch, who designed the bridge which collapsed in a storm killing 75 people
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FeaturesSocial Value in Action: RCKa鈥檚 work with Highgate Newtown Community Centre
Winner of the Social Value Architect of the Year Award 2022,聽RCKa guides us through social value聽decisions and provisions in in relation to its design and engagement work with Highgate Newtown Community Centre
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Marcus Bate at Mount Anvil
The firm鈥檚 partnership and communities director has a Classics degree and trained as a lawyer before deciding his future lay in property development聽
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FeaturesHow transport infrastructure can unlock regeneration and levelling up
Regional and local transport planning in the UK has been boosted through the award of long-term funding to city regions and by aligning mobility to levelling up
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FeaturesDodging the seals: Antarctic project survives toughest season yet
The project team working on the 拢100m modernisation of the British Antarctic Survey鈥檚 flagship research station is racing against the clock to finish the cladding on a huge new facility before the winter sets in
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FeaturesStructural warranty in the post-好色先生TV Safety Act world of accountability
While the 好色先生TV Safety Act promises significant changes to the regulation of tall buildings, the world of structural warranties and LABC Warranty鈥檚 high-rise specialist Major Project Service haven鈥檛 felt the same kind of seismic change as other areas of building. The Act and its secondary legislation may ...
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The construction of the Forth Bridge, 1873 - 1890
The Builder makes an ascent up the 鈥渧ast bones鈥� of the half built bridge, the scale of which astonished the engineering world at the time
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FeaturesCan campaigners save Liverpool Street station from the bulldozers? Here鈥檚 how they did it last time
As the battle over Sellar鈥檚 plans to overhaul Liverpool Street hots up, Daniel Gayne delves into the archive to find out about the original 1970s campaign to save the Victorian station聽
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FeaturesWhat the government鈥檚 commercial non-domestic EPC B pledge means for real estate
Ministers want all commercial non-domestic buildings to meet EPC B by 2030. But what work might be required and how much could it cost?
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 23: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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This CPD, sponsored by Steel for Life, examines the central role sustainability plays in procurement strategies and explains the key recommendations for procuring sustainable structural steelwork
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FeaturesPassive fire protection: do we need a new construction discipline?
Tier one contractors have come together to warn they may not be able to give assurances that passive fire protection in designs comply with new regulations. Do we need a new approach?