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FeaturesExplainer: What the draft Future Homes Standard means for new developments
The government has published the draft version of Part L which comes into force next year. Here are five key points you need to know
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Features2021 contractor salary survey: a year dictated by covid
Coronavirus continues to dominate industry sentiment, and there鈥檚 a feeling among professionals that jumping ship may be the best way to guarantee their futures
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FeaturesProcurement update: increasing productivity
Design, procurement and construction processes have become more complex over time, and the added complications of covid-19 and Brexit have piled on the pressure. Steve Watts of Alinea examines in detail the factors affecting productivity and considers how we can bring about improvements to get more for less
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FeaturesSpecifier: Covid-safe technology
In the wake of covid-19, it is clear that infection control needs to become integral to buildings 鈥� as well as to construction sites. David Ludlow surveys some innovative products that can help protect against virus transmission
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FeaturesInside British Land鈥檚 new social value and sustainability strategy
With the goal of achieving net zero carbon for its entire portfolio by 2030 and a commitment to strong community partnerships, the developer is taking a bold approach. Thomas Lane talks to British Land head of community Anna Devlet and sustainability chief Juliette Morgan
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Sean Clemons at RLF
The executive partner at consultants RLF changed career direction after spending a six-month sabbatical in Brazil. He wishes he could have helped to build the Large Hadron Collider聽
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FeaturesCost model: Repurposing offices to labs
The need for laboratory space is soaring, driven by the booming life sciences sector. For developers and landlords hit by declining demand for offices, this provides an opportunity. Aecom鈥檚 Alison聽Wring assesses the cost considerations of repurposing offices for laboratory use and provides a typical cost breakdown
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FeaturesBarts Square: a bold piece of history in the making
Barts Square is a mixed-use development in the City聽of London that features modern and traditional styles wholly in keeping with聽surroundings that date back a thousand years. It is almost as if it聽has always been there聽
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FeaturesTop client contract awards - December 2020
The value of new work more than doubled to 拢8.1bn from November鈥檚 拢3.7bn according to聽Glenigan鈥檚 sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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FeaturesPlanning approvals by value - December 2020
Glenigan鈥檚 sector by sector league table reveals the value of planning approvals dropped from November鈥檚 拢8.6bn to 拢7.1bn in December
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FeaturesAnnual planning approvals by value to December 2020
Annual planning approvals were worth 拢97bn in the year to December according to Glenigan鈥檚 sector by sector league table
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FeaturesRunning on empty: whatever happened to the Nightingales?
The Nightingale hospitals, built in record time, were a proud moment for construction. But with patient numbers overwhelming the NHS, Elizabeth Hopkirk asks why they never fulfilled their original promise
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FeaturesRethinking Design: what鈥檚 the word on the street with retail?
With the impact of the pandemic expected to last for years, retailers and shoppers will be adjusting to changes long after covid has been contained. Sector experts talk about what we can expect
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FeaturesNet zero and commercial property: Bruntwood case study
好色先生TV Boardroom鈥檚 exclusive Net Zero Report continues with a further case study, this time into innovation park specialist Bruntwood, to find out how the zero carbon agenda is affecting developers of commercial property
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FeaturesPrologis: providing centres of excellence that get products to the people
Simon Cox, head of project management, explains how the company constructs massive distribution hubs for blue-chip clients聽
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Bradley Baker at CO-RE
CO-RE director has spent a career on projects in the heart of London, and so he dreams of the City spot where he鈥檒l celebrate the end of the pandemic
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FeaturesIdentifying and mitigating roof fire risk
Will Wigfield, product manager for flat roofs at Rockwool UK, discusses the implications of roof fires and shares best practice advice on how to manage the risk
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FeaturesNet zero and the education sector
好色先生TV Boardroom鈥檚 exclusive Net Zero Report continues its sector by sector look into the impact of the new carbon agenda. Here we look at the education sector, talking to the head of energy for UK schools, Hershil Patel
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Julie Bregulla at BRE
BRE鈥檚 technical director grew up in Germany. She was recently elected as a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering聽
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FeaturesQatar gets Lean for the 2022 World Cup
Al Wakra will be a major destination during the 2022 World Cup