All Features articles – Page 40
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Market forecast: The costs of uncertainty
Output is levelling off as the Ukraine war and Chinese covid lockdowns hit confidence. Meanwhile, the same factors are adding inflationary pressuresÂ
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5 minutes with … Rebecca Rickwood at Gement
The figure-skating founder and chief executive of Gement believes in change in the construction industry and is working to make it happen
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Local elections 2022: how will housing and planning issues affect voting?
Concerns over local planning and housing issues could be the deciding factor in a number of swing seats tomorrow - here are some to watch
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Does the key to cutting carbon lie beneath your feet?
The flat floor slab has been the default option for years but they contain the bulk of a building’s embodied carbon. What are the alternatives?
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5 minutes with … Lorna Taverner at Collida
The architect at the Willmott Dixon firm enjoys working on projects that help to improve people’s lives
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The ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Safety Bill is now law – here’s what you need to know
The government’s flagship ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Safety Bill has become law. Here is a reminder of why it is important along with the key areas that have changed during its passage through parliament
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Planning approvals by value - March 2022
Planning approval values increased to £11.48bn in March from February’s £10.89bn according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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Client contract award and planning data - March 2022
Glenigan’s sector by sector monthly round up of top spending clients and planning wins
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Top client contract awards - March 2022
New contract awards increased from February’s £5.17bn to £6.78bn in March according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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Annual planning approvals by value to March 2022
Annual planning approvals were worth £111bn in the year to March according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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How the Hylo building saved a third on carbon
The team behind the Hylo building in London’s Bunhill Row were so impressed by Richard Siefert’s original Finsbury Tower, they decided to extend it by 13 storeys rather than replace it – saving massively on carbonÂ
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How construction is responding to the post-Brexit skills crisis
New visa rules are making it more difficult to recruit EU nationals to some construction roles. What is the industry doing about this?
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‘Recessions, pandemics and downturns are when good businesses step up’
As Jim Hendley, the chairman of Henry Riley hangs up his boots, we talk to the man about his 38-year career, what he’ll be remembered for and what he plans to do next
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Preparing for the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Safety Bill
How will the legislation help the industry tackle the fire safety issues that let to Grenfell? Emily Twinch reports on a roundtable hosted by software company Disperse and ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
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An interview with Alison Cox, London MD of Sir Robert McAlpine
Alison Cox almost left the industry, fearing long hours would clash with having a young family. But she found a way back and is at the top of her gameÂ
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5 minutes with … Annie Marston at Hydrock
The associate in the building performance engineering team focuses on making buildings smarter, more energy efficient and comfortable to occupy
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This Steel for Life sponsored CPD introduces the first edition of a new Sustainability Specification for structural steelwork and sets out requirements and practices for achieving environmentally sustainable steelwork building construction, including maximal efficiency and minimal waste.
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Cost model: Impact of building regulation changes
Changes this June to the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Regulations Parts L and F will raise standards on decarbonisation and ventilation. What are the cost implications?
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Whatever happened to those radical planning reforms?
It was meant to be a planning revolution that generations of politicians had ducked. Then (almost) everything changedÂ
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Decay, delay and deregulation: what we have learnt from the Grenfell Inquiry
Senior government figures had to explain why calls to amend the building regulations to clarify fire safety risk went unheeded