All Features articles – Page 62
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Modular timber frame eco-buildings: Inspiring spaces in education, leisure and business
AÂ sectional modular system can create a standalone space with a difference
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BeFirst: bringing a rundown London borough back to life
BeFirst is charged with building 50,000 homes and helping create 20,000 jobs in Barking and Dagenham. We spoke to development director Ed Skeates and Tom Mather, the director of construction about the development company’s plans
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Market forecast: Uncertainty looms
There are signs of an increase in output, but ongoing uncertainty around covid lockdowns and Brexit red tape make the future harder to predict
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22 Handyside Street: advanced geometry, passed with distinction
Argent’s 30-hectare King’s Cross development in central London is a compendium of fashionable architects, a reference book in built form.
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5 minutes with … Graham Sturge at Red Construction
Nothing is impossible, according to the MD and co-founder of Red Construction, although the ability to travel through time still needs some workÂ
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Engaging with clients before tender is the key to winning more work
How a competitive intelligence gathering technique called capture management improves the probability of winning bids
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In Business: Contractors’ exposure to the ailing aviation market
The pandemic has brought airport expansion plans to an abrupt halt. What is the impact on companies relying on the construction work?
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Hollywood healthcare comes to Qatar
Power International Holding and Elegancia Healthcare to build 250-bed, state-of-the-art hospital in Doha
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Inspired Villages: making up the shortfall of housing with care
Dedicated retirement communities are a growth sector for housing. ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom spoke to Inspired Villages’ chief executive Jamie Bunce to find out more about the market
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This CPD, sponsored by ROCKWOOL, explains how to apply fire-conscious design, construction and materials specification to a building’s fifth facade – its roof Â
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Will the chancellor see construction as a special case in next month’s Budget?
This week’s letter from the CLC to Rishi Sunak is a plea to recognise the industry’s potential to drive economic recovery Â
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Covid means we need a new approach to project management
Conventional risk management isn’t up to the job of managing today’s uncertainities. A new mindset and tools are needed
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5 minutes with … David Shaw at Pick Everard
Pick Everard’s new national design director believes his biggest career challenges lie ahead, but can you tell what his secret skill is?
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RICS consultation: What reforms do members want?
Tell us how you think the institution should change to benefit its UK membership
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Explainer: the proposed Future ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVs Standard in detail
Long-awaited proposals to make non-domestic buildings greener and more efficient are now out for consultation
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How does the RICS rebuild its reputation?
A disagreement with four directors has turned into a wider dispute about the institution’s purpose and direction that has left its members angry and disillusioned. Tom Lowe analyses the issues  Â
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After Nick Walkley: What direction will Homes England take next?
Agency faces triple threats of market uncertainty, fire safety and net zero if it wants to deliver homes
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What the Future ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVs Standard means for the industry
The consultation on reducing energy use in non domestic buildings has been a long time coming. We examine the implications of the main proposals
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5 minutes with … Shauna Bradley at Glenn Howells Architects
Director at Glenn Howells Architects in Birmingham on the challenges and joys of working in a profession that has no rules and her love of New York and sandwiches
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In Business: T&T’s Vince Clancy on why the global picture gives him confidence
Turner & Townsend’s boss is looking beyond the UK’s third lockdown to a ‘golden era’ for construction