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FeaturesOptimism amid uncertainty: Experts and industry react to potential 15-year warranties
Revised mandatory warranty periods will undoubtedly have an impact on the sector, but what exactly do industry stakeholders expect to result from the changes? LABC Warranty carried out a survey to find out
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Comment础迟办颈苍蝉搁茅补濒颈蝉 鈥� engineering a better future
The bringing together of Atkins, Faithful+Gould and SNC-Lavalin into one fully integrated global company goes far further than just a new identity, writes Richard Robinson, CEO 鈥� UK & Europe, 础迟办颈苍蝉搁茅补濒颈蝉
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FeaturesThe challenge and opportunity of 15-year structural warranty
In the introduction to the four-part special experts and industry react to potential 15-year warranties
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CommentA sustainable solution for the future of UK schools
The RAAC crisis presents an聽聽opportunity for the government and the construction industry to reevaluate their approach to building sustainability and safety,聽writes Tony Sheridan, group commercial director for Cemfree
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FeaturesJoin us at the home of Offsite Innovation!
The construction industry is facing a time of unprecedented change, innovation is happening at pace and keeping up-to date with the latest information is crucial to success. Advanced offsite construction approaches combined with smart digital technologies are transforming the way buildings are designed and constructed. Driven by ...
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CommentThe enforcement of adjudicators鈥� awards under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996
This article considers four recent decisions on the enforcement of adjudicators鈥� awards
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FeaturesBSBG submits Section 73 amendment for Royal Mint Street phase 2 scheme
Brewer Smith Brewer Group (BSBG) has submitted a Section 73 planning application for the Royal Mint Street Phase 2 development, with a number of amendments and revisions to the consented scheme primarily targeted at improving operational activity between residential and hotel uses, enhancing internal efficiency and creating ...
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CommentStanding on the shoulders of giants
The application of data will play a hugely important role in helping the sector achieve its sustainable ambitions, writes聽Grant Findlay, executive managing director 鈥� buildings, Sir Robert McAlpine
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CommentThe pros and cons of a D&B approach to office fit-out
MESH director Martyn Stokes lays out the realities of procuring work via different routes
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FeaturesDelivering social value: A new school to benefit all
The project to build St Mark鈥檚 school in Southampton focused from the start聽on benefiting the community both socially and economically, strengthening聽the local construction supply chain as well as enhancing skills and聽employment opportunities for the city鈥檚 people. By Jordan Marshall
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FeaturesWays of changing construction to meet society鈥檚 needs
How can the built environment sector revolutionise the way it delivers projects to meet our social, economic and environmental goals? Daniel Gayne reports
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CommentIntegration is about more than collaboration
Collaboration is about getting on better day-to-day, integration goes far beyond,聽writes Tony Gates, managing director for infrastructure at Sir Robert McAlpine
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FeaturesDelivering social value: Small steps for big outcomes
At Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London, where work is under way to build a legacy from the 2012 Games, the focus has been on identifying specific measures that will answer the local community鈥檚 needs through consultation and practical thinking. Jordan Marshall reports
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FeaturesDelivering social value: Going in deep on Teeside
At South Bank Quay, the multimillion-pound scheme to build the first phase of a 1km-long deep-water quay aims to embed social value from the outset, particularly on skills and training. By Jordan Marshall
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FeaturesSocial value grows up
Social value is out of its infancy but there鈥檚 a long way to go. Jordan Marshall talks to Atkins鈥� Michelle Baker and Faithful+Gould鈥檚 Peter Masonbrook about their ambitions for the sector
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FeaturesWhen projects succeed, society benefits
Ensuring project professionals are equipped to deliver important projects is imperative for the UK, writes聽Professor Adam Boddison, chief executive, Association for Project Management
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FeaturesStructural warranty in the post-好色先生TV Safety Act world of accountability
While the 好色先生TV Safety Act promises significant changes to the regulation of tall buildings, the world of structural warranties and LABC Warranty鈥檚 high-rise specialist Major Project Service haven鈥檛 felt the same kind of seismic change as other areas of building. The Act and its secondary legislation may ...
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FeaturesRockwool releases technical bulletin providing compliance guidance for insulated upstand boards
The bulletin also provides the聽finished product鈥檚 subsequent聽Euroclass聽reaction-to-fire rating
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FeaturesTaking concrete action for a sustainable future
Kirstin McCarthy, sustainability director at Aggregate Industries, explores the growing impetus for net zero construction and the latest advances in sustainable building materials which can help
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FeaturesOptimising the architecture practice in a post-covid world
The Surbana Jurong Group explores operating a global architecture business, the biggest challenges facing the sector and the impact of net zero