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In Business: Alinea warns of aggressive bids in a slowing commercial market

2021-05-28T05:00:00Z

Cost consultant’s Mark Lacey says contractors looking to replenish covid-hit order books are cutting prices

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5 minutes with … Ian Farmer at HB Reavis

2021-05-28T05:00:00Z

The firm’s head of design on working on the 2012 Olympics, the industry’s issue with profits and how he can’t wait to play the guitar in the pub again

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Interview: Waltham Forest council on its £500m regeneration plans

2021-05-27T05:00:00Z

This east London borough has a massive regeneration plan afoot, spending half a billion pounds over the next few years. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom spoke with the council’s Simon Miller, Stewart Murray and Mark Brickell to find out more about their strategy and what they seek in delivery partners

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The ‘should cost’ model – its benefits and how to build one

2021-05-24T05:00:00Z

While standard cost models are limited to initial delivery, this new, greener approach – recommended by the government’s construction playbook – extends to whole-life costs (and even carbon), providing a more comprehensive overview of what constitutes good value. By Jonathan Stewart, Sara Boonham, Nicola Herring and James Garner of Gleeds ...

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5 minutes with … Victoria Manston at HUB

2021-05-21T05:00:00Z

The Spurs-supporting, pasta-loving development manager at HUB enjoyed regenerating the Ram Brewery in Wandsworth and is starting work on two sites in Leeds

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Annual planning approvals by value to April 2021

2021-05-20T05:00:00Z

Annual planning approvals were worth £111.2bn in the year to April according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table

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Top client contract awards - April 2021

2021-05-20T05:00:00Z

There was a slight drop in new contract awards from March’s £6.5bn to £6.2bn in April according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients

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Planning approvals by value - April 2021

2021-05-20T05:00:00Z

The value of new planning approvals dropped by £2.13bn from March to April’s £7.02bn according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table

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In Business: Where McAlpine sees its future

2021-05-19T05:00:00Z

Firm plans to re-establish itself in civils and infrastructure work, chief executive Paul Hamer tells ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV

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Prompt and proper payments with Tradex

2021-05-17T05:00:00Z Sponsored by Causeway Technologies

By Rebecca Sperti, VP Sales – Causeway Technologies

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How are construction employers preparing for a return to the office?

2021-05-17T05:00:00Z

As restrictions ease again today, differences start to emerge over attitudes to flexible working arrangements

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Cost model: Zero carbon offices

UK offices could well become the standard-bearers for innovative carbon-cutting practices – here Aecom provides a cost breakdown of a typical low carbon office scheme

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5 minutes with … Richard Hutchinson at LOM

2021-05-14T05:00:00Z

The LOM director on design waste, amazing contractors and why he always looks forward to his next meal

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Costing Steelwork 17: Market update

Sponsored by Steel For Life

Costing Steelwork is a series from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork. This quarter provides a market update and updates the five cost models previously featured in Costing Steelwork

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How Sir Robert McAlpine went digital

2021-05-13T05:00:00Z

Shifting a large firm completely over to digital is a major challenge, though one that brings huge benefits. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom asked Nick Leach, head of digital at McAlpine, how he managed it

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Bodmin Jail: unlocking the potential of a piece of Cornish history

Abandoned in 1927 and left to ruin for almost a century, it took a team of brave (or foolhardy?) developers to decide that Bodmin Jail had the potential to become a hotel and tourist attraction. Bats, pigeons, neighbouring builders and covid-19 ensured that realising their vision was easier said ...

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The urgency of now: how can construction meet its green targets?

2021-05-12T05:00:00Z

A report by the Climate Change Committee sets out a host of ambitious carbon reduction targets and points to where resources need to be focused. Thomas Lane looks at three of the areas of most interest to construction and assesses what it will take to meet the targets

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You can’t build, build, build if you don’t have the materials

2021-05-11T05:00:00Z

A global shortage of key products means prices are rising and lead times growing, potentially putting the recovery at risk. Tom Lowe reports

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Local elections: what the results mean for construction

2021-05-10T12:41:00Z

A look at what the winning mayors have pledged in four key city regions in England

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Market forecast: High hopes

2021-05-10T05:00:00Z

While sentiment is high for a recovery, new orders are not fully mirroring this optimism, and a supply crunch is hitting the materials chain hard