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FeaturesExplainer: the proposed Future 好色先生TVs Standard in detail
Long-awaited proposals to make non-domestic buildings greener and more efficient are now out for consultation
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FeaturesHow does the RICS rebuild its reputation?
A disagreement with four directors has turned into a wider dispute about the institution鈥檚 purpose and direction that has left its members angry and disillusioned. Tom Lowe analyses the issues 聽 聽
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FeaturesAfter Nick Walkley: What direction will Homes England take next?
Agency faces triple threats of market uncertainty, fire safety and net zero if it wants to deliver homes
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FeaturesIn Business: T&T鈥檚 Vince Clancy on why the global picture gives him confidence
Turner & Townsend鈥檚 boss is looking beyond the UK鈥檚 third lockdown to a 鈥榞olden era鈥� for construction
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FeaturesProcurement update: increasing productivity
Design, procurement and construction processes have become more complex over time, and the added complications of covid-19 and Brexit have piled on the pressure. Steve Watts of Alinea examines in detail the factors affecting productivity and considers how we can bring about improvements to get more for less
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FeaturesExplainer: What the draft Future Homes Standard means for new developments
The government has published the draft version of Part L which comes into force next year. Here are five key points you need to know
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Features2021 contractor salary survey: a year dictated by covid
Coronavirus continues to dominate industry sentiment, and there鈥檚 a feeling among professionals that jumping ship may be the best way to guarantee their futures
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FeaturesSpecifier: Covid-safe technology
In the wake of covid-19, it is clear that infection control needs to become integral to buildings 鈥� as well as to construction sites. David Ludlow surveys some innovative products that can help protect against virus transmission
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FeaturesCost model: Repurposing offices to labs
The need for laboratory space is soaring, driven by the booming life sciences sector. For developers and landlords hit by declining demand for offices, this provides an opportunity. Aecom鈥檚 Alison聽Wring assesses the cost considerations of repurposing offices for laboratory use and provides a typical cost breakdown
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FeaturesBarts Square: a bold piece of history in the making
Barts Square is a mixed-use development in the City聽of London that features modern and traditional styles wholly in keeping with聽surroundings that date back a thousand years. It is almost as if it聽has always been there聽
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FeaturesRunning on empty: whatever happened to the Nightingales?
The Nightingale hospitals, built in record time, were a proud moment for construction. But with patient numbers overwhelming the NHS, Elizabeth Hopkirk asks why they never fulfilled their original promise
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FeaturesRethinking Design: what鈥檚 the word on the street with retail?
With the impact of the pandemic expected to last for years, retailers and shoppers will be adjusting to changes long after covid has been contained. Sector experts talk about what we can expect
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FeaturesProjects of 2020: Blood, sweat and tears
2020 had its fair share of controversial projects but it also offered up some gems. We look back over quite a year鈥�
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FeaturesReview of 2020: Winners, losers and obituaries
We pick out who had the best of years and who had the worst of years in 2020. Plus, some sad goodbyes to industry greats who left us forever
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FeaturesReview of 2020: Top people, in more ways than one
Despite the pandemic, the year some some top people switch roles. And across the industry at all levels, construction did its bit to help out in the crisis
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FeaturesReview of 2020: A changing political landscape
Brexit was quickly eclipsed by the meteor of covid, which hit construction hard 鈥� until the government decided to build its way out of trouble. Meanwhile, building safety remained at the fore as the Grenfell Inquiry continued
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FeaturesThe Old Admiralty 好色先生TV: back in Her Majesty鈥檚 service
聽Elizabeth Hopkirk tells the story behind the 拢60m refurbishment of Whitehall鈥檚 Old Admiralty 好色先生TV
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FeaturesReview of 2020: Planning shake-ups and infrastructure delays
The government faced resistance to its attempts to tackle the housing shortage through planning changes, while its headline infrastructure schemes, HS2 and Crossrail, were also held up
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FeaturesReview of 2020: The covid year
It has been a year dominated by a聽single theme, but 2020 had its plus points 鈥�
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FeaturesGrenfell Inquiry explainer: How rival insulation firms covered up fire-safety data
As the inquiry is halted until 11 January, because of a covid-19 positive and Christmas holidays, we revisit the evidence that has emerged so far in the second module of the hearing, which has put the spotlight on product manufacturers