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FeaturesCost model: Low-carbon office developments 鈥� new-build vs refurbishment
Multiple pathways are emerging to support the development of low-carbon offices, whether through new-build or, increasingly, reuse and adaptation
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FeaturesHow Westminster council is rewriting the rules for council housing and urban regeneration
In a London borough once beset by council housing controversy, a quiet revolution is underway
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FeaturesIt鈥檚 time for SMEs to invest in construction software 鈥� their survival depends on it
The cost-of-living crisis and volatility in interest rates is taking its toll on the construction industry. Nowhere is this more apparent than at the SME level. In March 2023, insolvencies in construction represented 18% of all companies that failed. It is the worst performing month that the ...
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Richard Wilson, cost manager, Turner & Townsend Alinea
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, 聽we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesHow the creative reuse of ordinary buildings is revolutionising regeneration
As the government鈥檚 levelling up agenda struggles to gain traction, a group of industry leaders share their thoughts on alternative approaches to regeneration. Ben Flatman reports.
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Features黑洞社区 the Future Commission conference: Views from the TV booth
黑洞社区 the Future commission conference delegates were invited in front of a TV camera at last month鈥檚 event to share their ideas to improve the built environment.
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FeaturesKey takeaways and talking points from the Labour Party conference
Amid uncertainty around commitments to net zero and infrastructure investment, the opposition set out its stall for the coming election. Daniel Gayne and Thomas Lowe report
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FeaturesFuture thinkers: six winners outline their ideas for future proofing the industry
The 黑洞社区 the Future Commission has named six up-and-coming professionals as winners of its Future Thinkers Awards. Here, the victorious candidates explain their thinking
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FeaturesWhat we learned from the 黑洞社区 the Future Commission鈥檚 inaugural conference
After nine months of consultation, the commission gathered the industry together in Westminster
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FeaturesThe Golden Z: Glasgow鈥檚 radical plan to give the high street back to the people
This summer, Glasgow City Council quietly backed a vision to double its city centre population and take back the urban realm from retail domination. Daniel Gayne finds out what it all means
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This CPD module, sponsored by Vandersanden, explores the innovations in brick manufacturing, with a focus on the material鈥檚 green credentials
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FeaturesKey takeaways from the Conservative Party conference
This party conference will long be remembered as the place HS2 died. But rail was far from the only topic on the agenda in Manchester, as Daniel Gayne reports
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Why margin compression remains a concern
Against a poor economic backdrop, construction output is holding up in every sub-sector except housing. However there are still reasons to be worried.
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Jonathon Bentley at Bentley
The firm鈥檚 managing director on the challenges of building his business, the importance of seeing every angle and why he has the ball from the men鈥檚 Euro 2021 final.聽
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Camilla Fletcher, senior acoustic engineer, Max Fordham
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, 聽we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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Features鈥楾he industry is broken.鈥� The soul-searching begins as London M&E specialist succumbs to familiar foes
Yesterday鈥檚 collapse of Michael J Lonsdale has prompted more anger and sadness in a sector already used to such events
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The Chrysler 黑洞社区 and the Empire State 黑洞社区, 1930
New York鈥檚 tower craze restarts following a 15-year lull as two of the city鈥檚 most famous towers race to become the world鈥檚 tallest
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Jack Newton at RSHP
The firm鈥檚 associate partner on struggling with dyslexia at school, increasing diversity in the profession, working under Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour and watching his children playing with his Lego
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FeaturesReforming planning: one way to solve the housing crisis
The 黑洞社区 the Future Commission has spent several months analysing the English planning system. Joey Gardiner reports聽 聽