All Features articles – Page 58
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A successful project narrative is essential for mobilising investor and supply chain engagement
A grand, aspirational vision is a much more effective way of getting a project moving than pragmatic reasons based on current need
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From me-space to we-space: welcome to the office of the future
If we are going to work collectively again, the places in which we do so will have to adapt. Here are some of the workplace solutions planners and consultants are offering up
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Net Zero Live - Time for action
Not before time, construction is getting its act together on reducing carbon emissions, as Jordan Marshall found out at ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s two-day Net Zero Live conferenceÂ
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5 minutes with … Michael Ruddick at Reds10
The firm’s director on starting out in consultancy, making the jump to offsite construction and a secret breakdancing skillÂ
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How HS2 is accelerating innovation: an interview with Howard Mitchell
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom talks to the man responsible for delivering HS2’s innovation programme about leveraging the scale of the project to explore imaginative but data-based new approaches
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HS2's Kay Hughes: 'We see ourselves as catalysts for creative thinking'
The design director of Britain’s biggest - and arguably most controversial - infrastructure project talks about her ambition to leave a legacy of quality structures and landscapes along the route
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The seismic impact of covid on the mergers and acquistions market
The pandemic has accelerated long term changes in M A priorities including a greater focus on environmental, social and governance issues
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How construction can adapt to better serve life sciences
Life sciences is a fast expanding and evolving sector. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV, together with international consultant Linesight, gathered industry experts to discuss the sector’s challenges and how innovation and technology can help the construction industry best deliver life sciences projects
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5 minutes with … Elisa Sartori at Webb Yates Engineers
Less is more for the associate at Webb Yates who was educated in Italy, is inspired by Renzo Piano and refuses to reveal her secret skill …
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Post covid, what kinds of offices will clients want?
Source: Hufton + Crow The view from the rooftop garden of TP Bennett’s EightyFen, to which Arcadis is moving this summer in order to fit its workspace better to post-pandemic needs Property experts tell ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom that space requirements won’t shrink significantly, but the type ...
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The modular buildings behind the UK’s renewable revolution
Renewable energy generation in the UK is on the rise. According to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, renewables - including wind, solar, hydro among others - accounted for 47% of electricity generation in the first quarter of 2020, up from 35.9% for the same period in 2019. ...
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Man Group: Why the fund manager is moving into housing
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom spoke to head of community housing Shamaz Alibhai about the firm’s socially responsible approach to providing homes
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In Business: Douglas McCormick’s plans for growth at Gleeds
Executive director has ambitions to increase turnover to £400m and double the number of staff worldwide. He is also renovating a 700-year-old church
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5 minutes with … Stephen Good at the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
The CSIC’s chief executive is passionate about changing for the better. He also wishes he was Doctor Dolittle Â
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Planning approvals by value - March 2021
March saw a drop in the value of planning approvals from February’s £10.6bn to £9.15bn according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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Top client contract awards - March 2021
New contract awards crept up from February’s £6.4bn to £6.5bn 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 2021
Annual planning approvals were worth £112.4bn in the year to March according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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Kier looks to brighter future as firm marks end of the beginning
Plenty left to do but encouraging results from Andrew Davies’ turn-around strategy mean debt-free future is in sight
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My big idea: Erland Rendall on the launch of a construction knowledge platform
Launching on Earth Day one of the goals is to enable clients to make informed sustainability choices around their projects
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Cost model: Rural affordable homes
As people head for the countryside with the expansion of home-working, pressure on rural housing stock can only grow, including demand for affordable homes. Aecom’s Paul Houghton explains the specific challenges and opportunities of developing such provision and provides a cost breakdown of a typical scheme