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To govern is to choose - and the right choice must be to build

2026-05-12T06:00:00+01:00

The government might have limited fiscal firepower to deal with the Gulf crisis, but it can still execute existing plans. UK construction could increasingly rely on the administration’s ability to make up its mind, says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis

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  • Fixing the roof while the sun is shining: Making Blenheim Palace fit for the next 300 years

  • The reinvention of Broadgate: Has it worked?

  • A quietly radical housing project: Metropolitan Workshop’s resident‑led Passivhaus scheme

  • Such buildings can change lives… Regenerating safe spaces that young people can call their own

  • From stranded asset to grade A office: how a facsimile facade made all the difference for a failing, listed Manchester building

  • Inside Hornsey Town Hall: a brilliantly conceived and highly sensitive – if mildly eccentric – restoration

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Building Systems Thinking: Our water and wastewater systems need replumbing

2026-05-11T06:00:00+01:00By Matt Wheeldon

Public and media discontent over hosepipe bans and storm overflows is understandable. But the UK does not have drinking water and sewage problems so much as a rainwater management problem, says Matt Wheeldon

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From ambition to delivery: inside the inaugural Dublin Regenerative Cities Summit

2026-04-29T14:37:00+01:00In partnership with

On Earth Day, senior leaders from across the built environment gathered in Dublin to confront a more urgent question than ever before: not whether cities should regenerate, but how the industry can move faster — and together — to deliver it.

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Built Environment Systems Review sets out to transform industry performance

2026-04-22T06:00:00+01:00By Andrew Mylius

A government-backed review will examine how systems thinking can unlock productivity

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  • Market forecast: Strong order books drive tender inflation as smaller firms struggle

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