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Features鈥業 don鈥檛 seek permission, I ask for forgiveness鈥� 鈥� Muyiwa Oki on his plans for his RIBA presidency
RIBA鈥檚 first black president - and its youngest - did not tell his bosses at Mace that he was running for the role. He wants to do things his own way.
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Michelle Zompi, head of RLB Digital
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles 鈥� but it can be hard to know how to break in. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their career twists and turns
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FeaturesAs Ukraine cautiously eyes reconstruction, UK firms await
Ukraine聽cannot wait for the war to end before planning its rebuild. But there is much to do before the country can attract the foreign businesses it will need to build back better.聽
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FeaturesAs Buckingham teeters, rivals wonder what has gone wrong
A firm with a turnover of 拢700m is on the brink of collapse. How? Dave Rogers reports
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FeaturesWhat digital solutions are there for a water industry under pressure?
Water companies will have to adopt a 鈥榦ne-water鈥� strategy if they are to overcome the complex challenges of water quality and availability, and data will be at the core
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FeaturesWill Gove鈥檚 latest local plan reforms have a positive impact on delivery?
Matilda Battersby talks to industry players about the local aspect of the housing secretary鈥檚 long term strategy, and what it might mean.
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FeaturesLong process: How compliance with the new products code will be verified
The CPI has been set up to verify manufacturers鈥� compliance with the Code for Construction Products Information. Chief executive Amanda Long explains how she intends to scale up its activity
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FeaturesThe battle SMEs face in reducing their emissions - and proving it
What is holding back small firms that want to reduce their carbon emissions? Tom Lowe reports for the 好色先生TV the Future Commission.
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Features鈥楾he fines are massive.鈥� The NFDC鈥檚 boss on that investigation and why demolition firms are the binmen of construction
The trade body鈥檚 new chief executive Duncan Rudall has had a lot to deal with in two months. He talks to Dave Rogers
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FeaturesThe innovations to tackle construction鈥檚 carbon problem
In the last of four features on innovations, we look at how the industry can mitigate upfront embodied carbon impacts聽
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Features好色先生TV the Future Commission: review of July
A quick guide to the 好色先生TV the Future聽Commission鈥檚 activity over the past month
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FeaturesCan T levels help to solve construction鈥檚 skills crisis?
Ben Flatman takes a look at how T levels might help to change the construction education landscape
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FeaturesGoing with the Flow: a railway footbridge fit for the future
Network Rail wants to replace rural level crossings with bridges. A team has come up with an alternative to steel that is 40% cheaper to build with less embodied carbon
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FeaturesWalking the talk on data sharing and collaboration at Project Hack
Innovation event鈥檚 first foray up north sees enthusiasm among attendees, but frustration at those refusing to get involved
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FeaturesHow do we fix England鈥檚 crumbling school estate?
好色先生TV has been writing about concerns about the conditions of schools long before the RAAC crisis hit the spotlight. Here we republish a piece we published on the need for refurbishment back in July.
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FeaturesRemember when we had a chief construction adviser? Paul Morrell reflects on his time in the role
In the second part of our interview, veteran industry heavyweight Paul Morrell describes his time in Whitehall and considers whether we need a similar role again.聽
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Features好色先生TV bridges: how Paul Morrell would fix our broken products testing system
Industry veteran Paul Morrell has written a seminal review on overhauling products testing. The man himself explains his thinking in the first of a two-part interview
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Features鈥極ur global spread helps us weather local challenges鈥� 鈥� why Grimshaw is unfazed by HS2鈥檚 Euston delay
The firm鈥檚 chairman Andrew Whalley says its three-year growth strategy 鈥渘eeded an edit鈥� after the decision to mothball its biggest UK project
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FeaturesWhat went wrong for Ilke Homes?
Following the collapse of the Knaresborough-based business lauded as a pioneer of modular construction, Matilda Battersby asks the experts what happened and how other businesses in the space can avoid a similar fate