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FeaturesAn interview with Alison Cox, London MD of Sir Robert McAlpine
Alison Cox almost left the industry, fearing long hours would clash with having a young family. But she found a way back and is at the top of her game聽
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FeaturesCost model: Impact of building regulation changes
Changes this June to the 好色先生TV Regulations Parts L and F will raise standards on decarbonisation and ventilation. What are the cost implications?
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FeaturesWhatever happened to those radical planning reforms?
It was meant to be a planning revolution that generations of politicians had ducked. Then (almost) everything changed聽
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FeaturesDecay, delay and deregulation: what we have learnt from the Grenfell Inquiry
Senior government figures had to explain why calls to amend the building regulations to clarify fire safety risk went聽unheeded
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Features鈥楳any problems appear, but we manage them鈥� 鈥� at war and under siege, a Ukrainian manufacturer perseveres
Work continues at the EVB Facades factory in Kyiv with the firm insisting it will deliver on a contract for a Birmingham student block next month
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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
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Helen Mason at Morgan Sindall
The group鈥檚 general counsel enjoys a job that is challenging and rewarding in equal measure. It鈥檚 just a shame about the view from her office window鈥�
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FeaturesGove cladding deal tracker: how much extra will each housebuilder pay?
Firms have begun announcing they have signed up to Michael Gove鈥檚 cladding deal. Here鈥檚 what we know so far
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FeaturesTime for timber: exclusive Q&A with Zac Goldsmith
International environment minister Lord Goldsmith answers 好色先生TV鈥檚 questions about his plans to drive up the use of timber in construction
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FeaturesExplainer: how to increase the use of timber
Wood is an abundant, cost-effective and energy-efficient construction material. The government wants the industry to embrace it more extensively
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FeaturesWhy releasing gender pay gap reports may not be enough
Today is the deadline for firms to publish gender pay gap data, but can a system that has no teeth ever do more than track the problem?
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FeaturesEnd of the road for red diesel: what construction firms need to know
From today red diesel will no longer be allowed in construction plant and machinery. What does this change mean for the industry?
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FeaturesIn business with Exigere: Work is only hard when you鈥檙e not enjoying it
Founding partner Dan Fryer tells Dave Rogers about the challenges and opportunities of life as a QS in today鈥檚 turbulent market
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FeaturesIn pictures: how Align JV is building the UK鈥檚 longest rail bridge, one piece at a time
Massive infastructure projects at Colne Valley Viaduct and Chiltern Tunnel form first stretch of HS2 outside London
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FeaturesThe Forge: a platform for transforming office construction
Landsec and Bryden Wood have devised an office prototype that aims to be quicker, more sustainable and cheaper than conventional methods聽
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FeaturesCost model: High-rise residential
Residential towers are on the rise again as the industry addresses sustainability, fire and overheating issues
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FeaturesCalifornia dreamin鈥� brings a skatepark to Folkestone
Inspired by the bowl skating of 1970s America, Folkestone鈥檚 multistorey skatepark 鈥� a world first 鈥� is set to transform the UK鈥檚 skating scene forever聽
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FeaturesThe true cost of Gove鈥檚 new cladding policy on the housing sector
Michael Gove鈥檚 announcement that housebuilders will foot the 拢4bn cladding repair bill sparked a share price nosedive. Is the City overreacting?聽
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FeaturesHow Gleeds boss in Ukraine escaped from Kyiv
Scotsman in charge of firm鈥檚 office in the capital is back in Manchester with his wife having travelled for 80 hours to border with Slovakia聽
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FeaturesNet zero at risk as global energy concerns from Ukraine war send green goals back down the agenda
Agreements reached at COP26 were always going to be vulnerable to the unexpected, but the case for energy efficiency and alternative supply sources is now even more urgent