All Features articles – Page 45
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Are we seeing the start of a housing development slowdown?
Three different sets of data suggest housebuilding activity is slowing. But many in the sector are bullish about growth. What’s going on?
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Making the business case for decarbonisation – the time to start is now
Decarbonisation funding is a long-term project so now is the time to begin, writes Annabel Clark
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Inside Google’s global HQ: a temple to post-covid working culture
Google’s new campus in Silicon Valley opened last month. Tom Lowe spoke to Heatherwick’s Eliot Postma about how the concept was developed
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Solving the industry’s green problem: inside Drees & Sommer’s new energy-plus HQ
German firm demonstrates its commitment to circular design in Stuttgart as it eyes UK expansion
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5 minutes with … Kieran Sexton at AS Homes Scotland
The commercial director at the Glasgow-based housebuilder is a punctual team player, a Celtic fan and cooks a fine curry (allegedly)Â
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Bloom and 80 Charlotte Street: bellwethers for the future London office
Firms need to offer workplaces staff want to be in – collaborative, healthy spaces and smart technology. Here’s how two schemes pulled it off
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The Procurement Bill – the key impacts for construction
Long-awaited reforms to public procurement go to the House of Lords today. Here’s what you need to know
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The Elizabeth line: a welcome civic legacy designed to last 120 years
From the contextual to the finely detailed, its stations are an eclectic and ultimately uplifting addition to the capital’s transport network
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Could a Gloucestershire training centre have found the answer to construction’s people problem?
A family firm in need of more workers to expand its business took matters into its own hands by opening a training centre for construction skills which soon expects to train 2,000 people a year
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Old 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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In business with Frank Elkins: on guard at Travis Perkins
The boss of the UK’s biggest builders merchants tells Dave Rogers what soaring inflation and the squeeze on household budgets mean for his business
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To refurb or rebuild: what next for Old Trafford?
Man United has big decisions to make about its ageing stadium. Dave Rogers asked experts behind other iconic ground developments for advice
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Annual planning approvals by value to April 2022
Annual planning approvals were worth £128bn in the year to April according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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Client contract award and planning data - April 2022
Glenigan’s sector by sector monthly round up of top spending clients and planning wins
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Top client contract awards - April 2022
New contract awards dropped back from March’s £6.78bn to £5.95bn in April according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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Planning approvals by value - April 2022
Planning approval values dropped from £11.48bn in March to £9.69bn in April according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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Nutrient pollution: a developing problem with no solution in sight
A legal requirement that new homes do not pollute wetlands, rivers and nature reserves has halted developments across large parts of England
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International cost comparison 2022
The latest trends in international construction costs as markets around the globe adjust to post-covid recovery, the Ukraine war and other factors
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Gove intervention on ITV studios leaves many wondering which scheme is next in firing line
Communities secretary flexes political muscle on 72 Upper Ground, with worries that more developments will be stalled by minister’s decisions
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How AI is set to transform construction across 2022 and beyond
AI has the potential to support the industry’s sustainability, productivity and safety goals