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FeaturesTop client contract awards - March 2021
New contract awards crept up from February鈥檚 拢6.4bn to 拢6.5bn in March according to聽Glenigan鈥檚 sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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FeaturesAnnual planning approvals by value to March 2021
Annual planning approvals were worth 拢112.4bn in the year to March according to Glenigan鈥檚 sector by sector league table
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FeaturesKier looks to brighter future as firm marks end of the beginning
Plenty left to do but encouraging results from Andrew Davies鈥� turn-around strategy mean debt-free future is in sight
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FeaturesMy big idea: Erland Rendall on the launch of a construction knowledge platform
Launching on Earth Day one of the goals is to enable clients to make informed sustainability choices around their projects
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FeaturesCost model: Rural affordable homes
As people head for the countryside with the expansion of home-working, pressure on rural housing stock can only grow, including demand for affordable homes. Aecom鈥檚 Paul Houghton explains the specific challenges and opportunities of developing such provision and provides a cost breakdown of a typical scheme
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Our hydrogen future
Interest in green hydrogen has escalated rapidly, so what are the benefits and challenges of this highly sustainable energy technology and what would a hydrogen revolution mean for the built environment?
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FeaturesJCT Digital: Modern contract drafting at your desktop
JCT Digital聽is a suite of online contract drafting services for construction professionals
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: Park Crescent rebuilt
Plans to demolish a grade I-listed crescent were never going to be uncontroversial, but PDP London has redressed a botched 1960s rebuild and restored many of the original features
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This Lignacite sponsored CPD examines the performance of various types of concrete blocks in key areas such as fire, thermal and sound insulation, with suitable compliant constructions. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 28 May 2021
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Features鈥業t鈥檚 been a challenge taking on a new job from the edge of a dining table鈥�: an interview with L&Q boss Fiona Fletcher-Smith
黑洞社区 Boardroom talks to the new group chief executive of Britain鈥檚 biggest housing association about how L&Q is responding to the pressures of covid, Grenfell and net zero targets
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FeaturesThe drive for green machines
Things are changing on construction sites, and some of the biggest polluters are taking significant steps to reduce their carbon footprint
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FeaturesGrenfell Inquiry module two: A look back at key evidence about the cladding materials
The section of the inquiry covering products installed on the tower contained many shocking revelations. Now that it is over,聽Tom Lowe explains who said what
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Laura Collins at Stanhope
The firm鈥檚 project developer on starting out at Davis Langdon as an apprentice QS, working compressed hours and the women who have inspired her
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FeaturesCovid has set back women鈥檚 progress by years, experts fear
Extra childcare burdens and a higher proportion on furlough could be disadvantaging women
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FeaturesPropelling growth with social learning
Learning by watching others is much more effective than classroom teaching and is a useful tool for boosting work winning capability
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FeaturesBrexit bureaucracy: The new challenges for UK firms exporting to the EU
The new post-Brexit trading environment is making life difficult for UK firms trying to export to SMEs in the EU 鈥� with little government guidance on how to cut through the bureaucratese
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FeaturesRethinking Design: what鈥檚 in store for warehouses?
A year of lockdowns has almost doubled internet sales, and the consequent boom in warehousing is changing the way we think about retail infrastructure
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FeaturesL&G Modular: the potential to transform housing delivery
Having struggled to get going, the insurance giant鈥檚 offsite arm recently doubled its workforce. We spoke to chief executive Rosie Toogood about how she is turning the business around
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FeaturesAn economic reset is needed to tackle the big issues
Successfully addressing climate change and the levelling up agenda needs long term commitment and cross party consensus
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Features鈥楥reating buildings is great fun and we want more people to be more involved鈥�
An interview with David Needham, chief executive at Henry Riley