Josephine Smit
FeaturesIt鈥檚 not a case of if, but when 鈥� firms face growing cyber attack threat
With attacks increasing in both frequency and sophistication, firms are under pressure to bolster their security.聽Josephine Smit聽reports
FeaturesLessons of the Nightingales: how covid changed construction
A range of pandemic-prompted innovations have changed industry practice for good. Josephine Smit talks to those who led the way
FeaturesWhat is the legacy of the Nightingales?
A range of pandemic-prompted innovations have changed industry practice for good. Josephine Smit talks to those who led the way
FeaturesConstruction seizes chance to make it in the movies
The UK鈥檚 film and TV studios have struggled to meet booming demand for production space, triggering a wave of interest from investors and developers
FeaturesMarket overview: Film studios
In the latest of 好色先生TV Boardroom鈥檚 market overviews, Josephine Smit looks at the booming UK film and TV studio sector
FeaturesInterview: Andrew Dickman and Kevin Theobold of Tritax Symmetry
好色先生TV Boardroom talks to the director and construction head at one of the UK鈥檚 biggest deliverers of logistics facilities about the changing demands of the market and how Tritax Symmetry plans to meet them. Josephine Smit reports
FeaturesMarket overview: Later living
In 好色先生TV Boardroom鈥檚 latest market overview, Josephine Smit looks at the later living sector, which in the UK is starting from a small base but has enormous growth potential, especially with a recent rush of investor interest
FeaturesGovernment policy: end-of-year review
With the parliamentary year having drawn to a close, 好色先生TV Boardroom looks back on the changes it has brough to government policy on design and construction. Josephine Smit reports
FeaturesMarket overview: Green travel infrastructure
The latest 好色先生TV Boardroom market overview examines the move towards active travel infrastructure such as cycleways and pedestrianised thoroughfares, and the variety of funding streams in place to drive this. Josephine Smit reports
FeaturesInterview: John Tonkiss of McCarthy Stone
Later living is an obvious growth area in housebuilding. 好色先生TV Boardroom talks with the chief exec of one of the UK鈥檚 biggest players in the sector about its evolving strategy on tenure, MMC and the supply chain
FeaturesInterview: Bruntwood SciTech鈥檚 Peter Crowther
好色先生TV Boardroom investigates the booming science and technology market, talking to the property director of a leading developer in the field. Josephine Smit reports
FeaturesMarket overview: Healthcare
With extra funding in the pipeline to build dozens of new hospitals and tackle the rapidly growing maintenance backlog, plus a new procurement framework soon to be in place, healthcare is a major focus for construction this year
好色先生TVA busted flush
The Decent Homes programme means avocado bath suites are out and water-saving dual-flush loos are in, but ultra-eco-friendly technology in the home does have its downsides...
FeaturesJoin the queue
The anticipated sale of Westbury to rival Persimmon may improve the housebuilding sector鈥檚 standing in the City, but it could also lead to the loss of hundreds of jobs 鈥� if Persimmon鈥檚 track record is anything to go by.
好色先生TVHousebuilders reject ODPM鈥檚 latest revision of PPG3
Top industry executives and consultants meet civil servants to argue against second draft of planning rules
好色先生TVBerkeley shocks City with urban regeneration switch
City applauds Pidgley's decision to pull out of traditional housebuilding and corner regeneration market
FeaturesInside: Now/Next
Is it a wall or is it a window? Some designs may get you guessing, but only about the back of the house 鈥� house fronts remain traditional.
FeaturesThe taste temptation
Once dismissed by housebuilders as a diversion, optional extras are now seen as a way of luring the customer into shelling out for the show home look. We look at ways you can cook up business
FeaturesSomething about pete
How does a 34-year-old accountant with no real previous get the top of one of the country's largest housebuilders? Well, as we found out, a brain the size of a planet helps 鈥�
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Public rejects high-density living
The government's policy of promoting high-density urban living has been hit by research that reveals that 80% of the public would prefer not to live in apartments