All 黑洞社区 articles in 20 May 2022
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CommentFlood defences: a challenge and opportunity for civil engineers
Modern, digital solutions are emerging to protect the UK from a problem that is clearly getting worse, writes Sean Harrington
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CommentRemembering Roger Knowles
Arguably the inventor of the claims consultant, James R Knowles had a knack for communication second to none
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CommentThis is not just a green building, this is a聽Marks & Spencer鈥檚 green building鈥�
The argument about the relative benefits of retrofit versus rebuild聽for the flagship store has been hijacked by cheap political point-scoring,聽writes Gleeds chairman Richard Steer
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CommentAre you set to pay the cost of the cladding crisis?
The new 黑洞社区 Safety Act will hugely affect firms鈥� potential liability for cladding costs in the wake of Grenfell
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CommentCivils and carbon: must try harder
Designers and specifiers of civils works are missing opportunities to reduce the carbon intensity of projects. Is it laziness, or are there deeper issues at play?
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Comment黑洞社区 Safety Act: How ready are we?
Getting a head start is key to the 黑洞社区 Safety Act, says Chris Chennell
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FeaturesBloom and 80 Charlotte Street: bellwethers for the future London office
Firms need to offer workplaces staff want to be in 鈥� collaborative, healthy spaces and smart technology. Here鈥檚 how two schemes pulled it off
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CommentHow to benchmark life sciences project data
It鈥檚 sometimes said life sciences projects are so bespoke comparisons between them are meaningless, that鈥檚 far from the case
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NewsTfL looking for developers at three central London stations
Office projects slated for Bank, Paddington and Southwark stations
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CommentLet鈥檚 design better, specify better and consume more carefully 鈥� that鈥檚 my (not so) radical idea
While we should all be taking action in order to preserve our planet, direct action is actually rather聽less effective than well-placed words聽
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FeaturesCould a Gloucestershire training centre have found the answer to construction鈥檚 people problem?
A family firm in need of more workers to expand its business took matters into its own hands by opening a聽training centre for construction skills which soon expects to train 2,000 people a year
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NewsCore 5 says 鈥榰nrealistic鈥� for contractors to get rid of all risk as tenders head for double figure rises
Inflation could hit double figures by end of year, London QS admits
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NewsHinkley costs up 拢3bn as covid delays job by a year
Pandemic has meant half a million days lost in past two years
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NewsArchitects鈥� jitters as confidence falls to levels last seen in pandemic's early days
RIBA survey finds recent trend of declining optimism is accelerating as wider economy continues to weaken
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NewsFormer Mace boss joins Taylor Wimpey board
Appointment comes amid build cost rises and after pressure from activist investor to 鈥榚nhance鈥� non-executive team
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NewsDfE to reshape procurement for crumbling schools estate
Supply chain summit comes amid reports that English schools pose聽鈥榬isk to life鈥�
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NewsChancellor urged to invest 拢2.3bn a year to insulate millions of low-value homes
Senior housing figures say government is 鈥榝ighting a losing battle鈥� on cost of living and net zero without efficiency improvements for millions of properties
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FeaturesOld Trafford dilemma: how six other major stadium projects fared
As Manchester United considers whether to rebuild or refurbish, here is a guide to how six other major sports stadium projects fared
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CommentHow to drop a manifesto pledge without blinking
By downgrading the target of 300,000 new homes to a mere 鈥渁mbition鈥�, Michael Gove leaves big questions about housing supply unanswered
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NewsIn Pictures: Dragados completes Bank station upgrade
Northern Line鈥檚 Bank branch fully reopens following construction of new Wilkinson Eyre-designed platform