All Features articles – Page 64
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Top client contract awards - November 2020
The value of new work dropped from £4.4bn in September to £3.7bn according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients 4.57
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Planning approvals by value - November 2020
The value of planning approvals jumped from October’s £5.96m to £8.6bn in November according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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Annual planning approvals by value to November 2020
Annual planning approvals were worth £115bn in the year to November according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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Projects of 2020: Blood, sweat and tears
2020 had its fair share of controversial projects but it also offered up some gems. We look back over quite a year…
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5 minutes with … Stuart Kings at Pagabo and Sypro
Life and work should be fun, insists the technical director at both Pagabo and Sypro. If they are not, you should ask yourself why
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Review of 2020: Winners, losers and obituaries
We pick out who had the best of years and who had the worst of years in 2020. Plus, some sad goodbyes to industry greats who left us forever
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Future Forecast: December 2020 – February 2021
The first in ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom’s quarterly sentiment surveys finds out what architects, engineers, cost consultants, project managers, contractors and specialist contractors expect to see over the next three months in terms of workloads, fees and recruitment
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Review of 2020: Top people, in more ways than one
Despite the pandemic, the year some some top people switch roles. And across the industry at all levels, construction did its bit to help out in the crisis
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Review of 2020: A changing political landscape
Brexit was quickly eclipsed by the meteor of covid, which hit construction hard – until the government decided to build its way out of trouble. Meanwhile, building safety remained at the fore as the Grenfell Inquiry continued
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Review of 2020: Planning shake-ups and infrastructure delays
The government faced resistance to its attempts to tackle the housing shortage through planning changes, while its headline infrastructure schemes, HS2 and Crossrail, were also held up
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Net zero for the public sector: How Scape is responding to the demand
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom’s exclusive Net Zero Report continues its sector breakdown of what the new zero carbon agenda means for construction companies. Here we talk to Chris Clarke of public sector delivery partner Scape about meeting the net zero challenge
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The Old Admiralty ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV: back in Her Majesty’s service
 Elizabeth Hopkirk tells the story behind the £60m refurbishment of Whitehall’s Old Admiralty ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
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Review of 2020: The covid year
It has been a year dominated by a single theme, but 2020 had its plus points …
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This Daikin sponsored CPD examines how existing regulations and new technologies can address the problem of poor ventilation in both workplaces and homes Â
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Are you making the most of your data?
How are materials suppliers using data to drive transformation and provide better services for customers? ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV, together with leading AI company Peak, asked some industry experts
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Grenfell Inquiry explainer: How rival insulation firms covered up fire-safety data
As the inquiry is halted until 11 January, because of a covid-19 positive and Christmas holidays, we revisit the evidence that has emerged so far in the second module of the hearing, which has put the spotlight on product manufacturers
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5 minutes with … Mike Wood at Hassell
The principal at Hassell says travelling around the globe, taking risks and being ready to fail have all been important aspects of his work
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Survey results: How are firms engaging and developing their staff?
Kicking off ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom’s series of staff management surveys, we found out what industry firms are doing to develop and engage their staff. Plus an interview with Hays construction and property director Gaelle Blake
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Residential market survey: Housebuilders' hopes and fears for 2021
The housing sector is blessed with a mini-boom - if you believe the hype - but new data reveals not all residential firms are bullish about their resilience to covid or their prospects next year
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Countdown to zero: how can the UK meet its 2050 carbon targets?
To have any chance of getting to net zero carbon by 2050, huge efforts will have to be made in reducing emissions from the built environment. Thomas Lane reports on the industry’s response to the challenge