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FeaturesMeet Ben Houchen: the man putting the power back into Teesside
The Conservative mayor is spearheading Teesside鈥檚 net zero revolution - listen to the full audio interview here
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FeaturesHoming in on net zero: do housebuilder pledges add up?
Housebuilders have been bigging up their green credentials of late 鈥� but how well are they really doing, asks Joey Gardiner
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FeaturesGoodbye to The Godfather: Steve Pycroft interview
As Mace chairman Steve Pycroft prepares to bow out, he will be remembered above all else as the man who delivered the Shard 鈥� and delivered it in style. 聽
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FeaturesAudio interview: Skanska UK鈥檚 Gregor Craig on why tight margins should be no barrier to net zero
Special, extended content from the 好色先生TV Talks Net Zero podcast
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Carbon capture and storage
Carbon capture and storage will play a vital role in meeting the UK鈥檚 emissions reduction targets. Agnieszka Krzyzaniak and Tim Cooper of Arcadis consider how close the UK is to large-scale application of this technology
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FeaturesMarket forecast: On the up and up
Acute inflation in the sector is pushing up tender prices, and with no end in sight to the pressures, this could continue well beyond 2022
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FeaturesThe heat and buildings strategy explained: what did it say 鈥� and was it worth the wait?
Published last week and running to 200 pages, Thomas Lane dives deep into a government initiative that promised much but had delivered rather less
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FeaturesCircus act: Creating Lucent behind the Piccadilly Lights
The space behind the world鈥檚 most famous advertising hoarding has been empty since the 1950s. Now Land Securities is building a 144,000ft虏 mixed-use scheme 鈥� while keeping those lights on. Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesCost model: Sports stadiums
More sports clubs are looking to diversify their stadium offer to improve their revenue streams and operating position, particularly in smaller developments
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FeaturesJust how good is wood?
In the third in our series on construction materials, Thomas聽Lane looks at whether wood really is the panacea many claim聽it to be
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FeaturesAn interview with new RIBA president Simon Allford
Every incoming president of the RIBA says they are going to shake up the institute; all of them come away bruised. But architect and amateur boxer Simon Allford isn鈥檛 fazed
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FeaturesCost model: Regional science parks
The UK needs 10 times more laboratory space just to meet current demand, and the life sciences sector is growing exponentially 鈥� a strong market opportunity for developers and investors. Aecom鈥檚 Alison聽Wring walks us through the factors influencing cost and design in this innovative sector
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FeaturesPlanning makes way for levelling up as Gove shifts focus
The reshuffle has put the restyled housing ministry in the spotlight, with one of the Tories鈥� biggest hitters now in charge reflecting a recalibration of government priorities
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FeaturesWe need neither feast nor famine but a steady diet of work: an interview with Andy Steele
The new chairman of Build UK reckons construction鈥檚 business model is broken. He tells Dave Rogers what he thinks it will take to fix it 鈥� starting with greater certainty from government
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FeaturesHow to build 5,000 homes in Middle England 鈥� and keep the neighbours happy
Urban & Civic is only 12 years old but this private equity-backed property start-up is turning heads with its approach to master development. Elizabeth Hopkirk visited a former RAF base in Cambridgeshire to see the business model in action
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FeaturesThis is what I know: Sarah Beale鈥檚 thoughts as she steps down from the CITB
The chief executive is leaving the training body at the end of the month
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FeaturesHow construction can (help to) save the world, part 3
Our series featuring suggestions from experts on ways for the industry to tackle climate change continues, this time with a focus on what professionals can do
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FeaturesRICS reforms: what changes do members want after bombshell report?
Four of the RICS鈥� senior team resigned this month following Alison Levitt鈥檚 report into a governance scandal. We asked members what they thought of the report鈥檚 findings and how the institution needs to change
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FeaturesHow construction can (help to) save the world, part 2
Continuing our series featuring proposals from industry experts on how to tackle the climate crisis with action, here are several that take a materials-focused approach
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FeaturesLee Rowley: what we know about the new construction minister
Son of milkman and grandson of Derbyshire miners now industry鈥檚 main contact in government