More Focus – Page 49
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Feeling run down? Fixing the NHS’s languishing estate
Will the government finally put it on the road to recovery, or merely keep it on life support?
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Projects: Copenhill ski slope and energy-from-waste plant, Copenhagen
Bjarke Ingels has combined sustainability with recreation by topping a waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen with a 490m artificial ski slope
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Costing steelwork October 2019: Market update
This quarter provides a market update and updates the five cost models previously featured in Costing Steelwork
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Lead Times: July-September 2019
The past quarter has again shown little movement, with lead times static for all but three packages
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On a mission: Gillian Charlesworth talks plans for BRE Group
BRE chief executive Gillian Charlesworth sits down with ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV
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Housebuilders' salary survey 2019
Pay is still going up – driven by continuing skills shortages – but the economic climate has constrained wages this year
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Sustainability: How EPC requirements could leave buildings at stranding risk
With EPC rating requirements set to be raised, many buildings will become ‘stranded’ and their value will plummet
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Projects: Royal Albert Dock, London
Digital and offsite techniques have unlocked the latest masterplan on this difficult site
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Offsite: Out of mind?
Is offsite manufacturing is about to become mainstream? Or are there still barriers to it becoming a more common?
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Why have costs gone up at Hinkley Point C?
The latest cost overrun in the construction of nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset, and fears of a delay in commissioning, have led to questions being asked about the viability of this and future projects.
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Hinkley Point C: The problems facing nuclear projects
Why is Hinkley delayed and overbudget?
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Tracker: August 2019
Activity dropped into negative space after three months of expansion, with non-residential activity seeing a 26-point fall into negative territory
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ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV intelligence: Q2 2019
Office construction will continue to decline this year and next in a volatile environment
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Going to town: Will the £3.6bn Towns Fund make a difference?
After years of neglect, does this mark a U-turn in regeneration policy – and are there chances for construction to make a difference?
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What does construction want from the next Queen’s speech?
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV asks industry experts what they would like the government to offer construction
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Applied technology: Machine learning
The use of machine learning could improve the way we predict cost, quantity, schedule and outcomes for the built environment
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Projects: Troubadour theatre, White City, London
The Troubadour theatre is based on a tried-and-tested model of pop-up venues on London sites
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Kier: The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?
Comparisons with Carillion and Interserve only hardened when Kier posted a £245m pre-tax loss — but some see a good business that can rebuild
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Procurement update: Brexit
With the timing and manner of the UK’s exit from the EU in doubt once more, Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis looks at the options available
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The sky’s the limit: See the world’s tallest modular tower in Croydon
But Thomas Lane reckons it won’t be long until 101 George Street’s 135m height record is broken again, as modular becomes increasingly viable