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FeaturesCost model: CLT frame buildings
The rapidly expanding use of CLT saw its trajectory arrested in the UK by new regulations in the wake of Grenfell, but if safe solutions can be found then the material offers considerable cost and climate advantages over more traditional frame solutions. Alinea breaks down the costs聽
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FeaturesBuild UK and CITB create construction STEM ambassador scheme
Programme has been designed to attract talent into construction
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FeaturesCould try harder: construction squares up to the new 好色先生TV Safety Bill
Source: Shutterstock Confidence in the industry鈥檚 ability to refurbish buildings, including recladding blocks or installing insulation, has been severely dented by the Grenfell disaster. One route to improving quality control is less construction on site and more factory-based manufacturing techniques The consensus seems to be that the ...
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 28 July
Build UK鈥檚 update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak聽
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FeaturesPermitted development rights: a solution to our dying high streets, or a permit for future slums?
The government鈥檚 expansion of permitted development rights from the end of August has united many professional bodies in vehement opposition. Joey Gardiner explains the reasoning behind the move and why it is so controversial, while opponents Ben Clifford, Andrew Forth and Julia Park voice their concerns
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FeaturesProjects: Outernet London, St Giles Circus
An immersive gallery with a theatrical facade is taking shape in central London on the Outernet site at St Giles Circus, but it is under the ground that the real drama has taken place, with an enormous music venue carved out amid a tangle of tube tunnels, and one historic ...
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 22 July
Build UK鈥檚 update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak聽
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 22 July
Build UK鈥檚 update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak聽
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FeaturesExplainer: Scape bosses on changes under the new frameworks
Framework team talks to 好色先生TV鈥檚 Jordan Marshall about its two new frameworks worth 拢13bn
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 20 July
Build UK鈥檚 update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak聽
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 17 July
Build UK鈥檚 update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak聽
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 15 July
Build UK鈥檚 update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak聽
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 13 July
Build UK鈥檚 update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak聽
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FeaturesThe dust has settled on the chancellor鈥檚 latest rescue package, so is the industry happy?
The government deems construction crucial to getting the country back on its feet but worries remain, writes Tom Lowe
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 10 July
Build UK鈥檚 update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak聽
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 8 July
Build UK鈥檚 update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak聽
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 6 July
Build UK鈥檚 update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak聽
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FeaturesExplainer: Implications of Boris Johnson鈥檚 radical planning reforms
Replacing the current system with a US-style 鈥榸onal鈥� one would have far-reaching consequences. Joey Gardiner weighs up the costs and the possible benefits
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FeaturesSame old problems continue to dog Kier
The firm has a good long-term story to tell if only it could get its debt down and sell its housing business, writes Dave Rogers
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 3 July
Build UK鈥檚 update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak聽