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Top 50 Engineers 2022
Explore this year’s top engineers via ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s sortable league table
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Top 50 Project Managers 2022
Explore this year’s top project managers via ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s sortable league table
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Top 50 Surveyors 2022
Explore this year’s top surveyors via ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV’s sortable league table
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Top 150 Consultants 2022: where do firms stand on the big issues?
The biggest consultants in the UK on the impact of the war in Ukraine, Brexit, recruitment and building safetyÂ
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In business with Stanhope’s Laura Collins and Tony Wall
The pair discuss the risk of getting major schemes built at a time of rampant inflation and skills shortages – and what the industry could do to attract more young talent
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Kwarteng’s growth plans: what does it all mean for infrastructure projects?
 When the chancellor announced his plans for growth there was much to welcome, but any positives are now almost entirely obscured
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Could Mace and Willmott Dixon’s ‘trust-based’ partnership signal a better way of working?
Two of Britain’s leading contractors are collaborating on ProCure23, the latest iteration of the NHS’ framework for major capital projects. Daniel Gayne finds out how the alliance will work and what it means for Tier One
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After the storm: housebuilding’s prospects following the mini-budget
Kwasi Kwarteng’s growth plan was met with financial turmoil on the markets, but how badly is housebuilding likely to be affected?Â
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Meet the shadow cabinet: who are they and what would they do for construction?
As Labour’s poll numbers soar, we explore the key figures for construction in the shadow cabinetÂ
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How do we protect our homes from surface water flooding?
More than three million homes are at risk from surface water flooding - how can we mitigate the risk?
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‘We’re trained as cost consultants to reduce cost – why not do the same with carbon?’
Turner & Townsend’s new embodied carbon calculator aims to put carbon mitigation into the hands of the cost manager
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The silent revolution: an interview with CITB boss Tim Balcon
Tim Balcon tells Carl Brown about his non-academic background, personal tragedy and his mission to improve vocational qualifications
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Procurement update: applying the enterprise model to infrastructure
To deliver the UK’s ambitious and complex infrastructure investment programme, the way forward lies in integrated teams and enterprise-based delivery
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Soaring energy prices? That’s not a problem in my ecohouse
Forget everything you thought you knew about building design if you want to achieve net zero. I built a house that heats and cools itself naturally
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Things can only get hotter – so we must tackle overheating in buildings
With climate change making heatwaves more frequent, intense and long-lasting, what can be done to mitigate overheating in buildings?
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Battersea power station: conquering the Everest of real estate
It has been compared to climbing the world’s highest mountain but the redeveloped Battersea power station is now, finally, completeÂ
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In business with Beard’s Mike Hedges: ‘There are opportunities out there’
The director of the regional contractor talks about the advantages of not growing too big and how, even in turbulent times, there are grounds for optimism about the future
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T-Levels: students tell us what they think
Two years ago the government launched a new qualification for post-GCSE students, and the first batch received their results last month. So, how did they get on?
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Can we make demolition greener?
With refurbishment rather than new-build seen as climate friendly, demolition firms need to clean up their act – and some are doing just that
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Cost model: School buildings
Amid rising prices, schools developers must strike a balance between meeting cost expectations and providing fit-for-purpose, sustainable buildings for the next generation of learnersÂ