All Features articles – Page 65
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Net zero for blue-chip developers: British Land case study
The latest case study in our ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom exclusive Net Zero Report is British Land. How are blue-chip developers adapting to the new zero carbon targets? We asked Philip Tait, who is leading the Canada Water megascheme
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Infrastructure for active travel
The pandemic has led to accelerated investment in the infrastructure required for active travel to engineer daily exercise back into our lives
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Rethinking Design: offices evolve beyond the 9 to 5
Covid-19 may have emptied our cities during 2020 and changed the way some staff do their jobs for ever, but reports of the death of the office are premature. Continuing our series on rethinking design in the wake of the pandemic, how office design is adapting to create spaces people ...
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How to develop an effective bid winning strategy
Winning work requires a focus on the right opportunites, a good understanding of client needs and add unique value
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This Kingspan sponsored CPD explains how EPDs are carried out, the advantages they offer in a digitalised industry, and how they are supporting the development of voluntary sustainable building standards such as BREEAM and LEED
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5 minutes with … Stephanie Edwards
The co-founder of Urban Symbiotics has always been interested in how spaces shape people’s emotions
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Net zero and the social housing sector: Optivo case study
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom’s exclusive Net Zero Report continues with a further case study, this time on Optivo, to find out how the zero carbon agenda is affecting the social housing sector
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Top client contract awards - October 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
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Annual planning approvals by value to October 2020
Annual planning approvals were worth £108.4bn in the year to October according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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Planning approvals by value - October 2020
Glenigan’s sector by sector league table reveals the value of planning approvals dropped by £3.44bn to £5.96bn in the month to October
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Canada Water (British Land): creating a sustainable urban centre in Docklands
Philip Tait, head of development, details the development plans for the site over the next 15 years Â
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Net zero and the logistics sector: Prologis case study
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Boardroom’s exclusive Net Zero Report continues with a series of case studies into companies from different sectors of the built environment. Here, we look at distribution centre developer Prologis
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Market forecast: A slow recovery
Construction output and sentiment have regained much ground after their collapse amid the initial lockdown, but ongoing uncertainty means recovery is wobbly
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Examining the root challenges that derail building productivity
It’s important we examine the basis of key construction challenges, writes Disperse
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What is net zero?
It can be hard to get to grips with the changing new emissions targets for the built environment. Never fear: here’s all you need to know
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Net zero – how are we going to get there?
What kinds of methods can reduce emissions in both offices and – the biggest problem for retrofitting – also homes? And what are the costs involved?
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Net zero – where are we up to so far?
With the built environment contributing over 40% of UK emissions, the sector must act fast to meet government targets – as well as occupier demands – on zero carbon. This first section offers a summary of the findings of our exclusive net zero report
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With design, the devil is in the detail
Seemingly straightforward facades like this one at Lincoln Square can develop into highly complex systems requiring extensive secondary supporting structures and bespoke fixings, explains Szerelmey
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How the Grange University Hospital opened four months early
Using design for manufacture and assembly, Laing O’Rourke has delivered a major new hospital in Wales under budget and four months early – no wonder the government is looking to use it as a model for its hospital building programme. Thomas Lane reports
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Rethinking Design: How the pandemic transformed healthcare
In the second in our series on rethinking building design in the wake of the pandemic, Jordan Marshall reports on a booming healthcare sector and the government’s ambitious health infrastructure plans