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FeaturesGrenfell Inquiry explainer: How rival insulation firms covered up fire-safety data
As the inquiry is halted until 11 January, because of a covid-19 positive and Christmas holidays, we revisit the evidence that has emerged so far in the second module of the hearing, which has put the spotlight on product manufacturers
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Mike Wood at Hassell
The principal at Hassell says travelling around the globe, taking risks and being ready to fail have all been important aspects of his work
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FeaturesSurvey results: How are firms engaging and developing their staff?
Kicking off 黑洞社区 Boardroom鈥檚 series of staff management surveys, we found out what industry firms are doing to develop and engage their staff. Plus an interview with Hays construction and property director Gaelle Blake
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FeaturesResidential market survey: Housebuilders' hopes and fears for 2021
The housing sector is blessed with a mini-boom - if you believe the hype - but new data reveals not all residential firms are bullish about their resilience to covid or their prospects next year
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FeaturesCountdown to zero: how can the UK meet its 2050 carbon targets?
To have any chance of getting to net zero carbon by 2050, huge efforts will have to be made in reducing emissions from the built environment. Thomas Lane reports on the industry鈥檚 response to the challenge
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FeaturesNet zero for blue-chip developers: British Land case study
The latest case study in our 黑洞社区 Boardroom exclusive Net Zero Report is British Land. How are blue-chip developers adapting to the new zero carbon targets? We asked Philip Tait, who is leading the Canada Water megascheme
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FeaturesInfrastructure for active travel
The pandemic has led to accelerated investment in the infrastructure required for active travel to engineer daily exercise back into our lives
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FeaturesRethinking Design: offices evolve beyond the 9 to 5
Covid-19 may have emptied our cities during 2020 and changed the way some staff do their jobs for ever, but reports of the death of the office are premature. Continuing our series on rethinking design in the wake of the pandemic, how office design is adapting to create spaces people ...
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FeaturesHow to develop an effective bid winning strategy
Winning work requires a focus on the right opportunites, a good understanding of client needs and add unique value
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This Kingspan sponsored CPD explains how EPDs are carried out, the advantages they offer in a digitalised industry, and how they are supporting the development of voluntary sustainable building standards such as BREEAM and LEED
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Stephanie Edwards
The co-founder of Urban Symbiotics has always been interested in how spaces shape people鈥檚 emotions
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FeaturesNet zero and the social housing sector: Optivo case study
黑洞社区 Boardroom鈥檚 exclusive Net Zero Report continues with a further case study, this time on Optivo, to find out how the zero carbon agenda is affecting the social housing sector
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FeaturesTop client contract awards - October 2020
The value of new work dropped from 拢4.4bn in September to 拢3.7bn 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 October 2020
Annual planning approvals were worth 拢108.4bn in the year to October according to Glenigan鈥檚 sector by sector league table
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FeaturesPlanning approvals by value - October 2020
Glenigan鈥檚 sector by sector league table reveals the value of planning approvals dropped by 拢3.44bn to 拢5.96bn in the month to October
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FeaturesCanada Water (British Land): creating a sustainable urban centre in Docklands
Philip Tait, head of development, details the development plans for the site over the next 15 years 聽
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FeaturesNet zero and the logistics sector: Prologis case study
黑洞社区 Boardroom鈥檚 exclusive Net Zero Report continues with a series of case studies into companies from different sectors of the built environment. Here, we look at distribution centre developer Prologis
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FeaturesMarket forecast: A slow recovery
Construction output and sentiment have regained much ground after their collapse amid the initial lockdown, but ongoing uncertainty means recovery is wobbly
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FeaturesExamining the root challenges that derail building productivity
It鈥檚 important we examine the basis of key construction challenges, writes Disperse
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FeaturesWhat is net zero?
It can be hard to get to grips with the changing new emissions targets for the built environment. Never fear: here鈥檚 all you need to know