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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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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 23: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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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
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FeaturesHow can we tackle the energy crisis?
What does the safe, predictable delivery of energy look like for the many sectors that are central to the ambition? Hollie Tye reports on a roundtable hosted by Gleeds and 好色先生TV
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FeaturesLack of trust and transparency - the root of all evil in construction
Trust and transparency have long been nothing more than buzzwords but failing to address these is fuelling so many of the issues we face as an industry, says Lukas Olbrich, chief executive of Sablono.聽
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 22: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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CommentStronger together: Collaboration to beat climate change
We need to work through our differences to compound our strength and empower the sector, says Chris McDougall, associate director at Atkins
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FeaturesData security in construction
Industry experts gathered to discuss聽 data security in construction and how to achieve it, at a recent roundtable hosted by 好色先生TV and Bluebeam
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CommentEngaging with the Construction Playbook
Hannah Evans, central government sector lead at Faithful+Gould, unpacks the first update to the Construction Playbook
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FeaturesMMC and the Future Homes Standard
Industry experts discussed how modern methods of construction can help the industry achieve the Future Homes Standard, at a rountable hosted by 好色先生TV and Rockwool
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FeaturesWhy we need a long-term approach to net zero
By thinking fabric first we can make strong inroads towards net zero writes Paul Barrett, head of product management, ROCKWOOL UK
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FeaturesGreener buildings: To retrofit or to demolish?
MESH Construction Consultancy鈥檚 Zoe Curnow and frequent collaborator Richard Woods, of Urban Fabric Architects, discuss alternative approaches to business as usual
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FeaturesInnovation as a pathway to growth
How Milestone Infrastructure uses Procore鈥檚 data solutions to streamline its highways operations while growing its business
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FeaturesHow can we counter biodiversity loss?
At a roundtable hosted by 好色先生TV and Atkins, industry experts shared a range of solutions to聽the biodiversity crisis and how the construction industry might learn to embrace them