All Building articles in 4 August 2017
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Comment
How can we future-proof our offices?
Technology is advancing so quickly that it is increasingly hard to forecast what role it will play in workplaces
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Comment
Brexit: Soft, hard or al dente?
Businesses can’t wait around while Brexit is being hammered out – they need to get on with what they do best
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News
Neighbouring site hits Cheesegrater with steel beam
Multiplex scheme over the road at 22 Bishopsgate blamed for smash
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News
Clean-up underway following Dubai tower fire
Second time in two years that the building has caught on fire
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News
LSE director to head up design forum
Julian Robinson in charge of group which champions excellence in new HE buildings
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Overseas work swells Grimshaw profit
Australia and Rest of World markets now account for two thirds of revenue
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News
Carillion rivals say staff are ready to leave troubled firm
Contractors report ‘steady stream’ of Carillion workers’ CVs as fears grow that pension deficit will deter investors
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Comment
Supply chain: Facing the abyss
Carillion’s profit warning illustrates the precarious existence of big UK contractors. So, what protection is in place for the supply chain, should one of them fall? Nowhere near enough, it seems
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News
Osborne completes new £25m Hampshire student block
Resi block for students at Winchester School of Art
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Features
What to specify: Residential
Marley Eternit supplies tiles for a unique curved roof in Gloucestershire, Actis’ Hybrid range is certified for another year of local authority use, and Cupa Pizarras’ Thermoslate roof is used in the French Pyrenees
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Comment
Willing the means
The government needs to ensure that changes recommended by the review of building and fire safety regulations actually happen – perhaps by putting its hand in its pocket
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Features
Image of the week: Illuminating the past
A Belgian church is lit up to remember the 100th anniversary of the third battle of Ypres
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Comment
Hansom: Working together
We learn that construction and nature aren’t always in opposition, a Swedish firm aims for good family relations and in south-east London a group wants to help communities build their own homes
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Features
Sketch of the week: Manchester housing development
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Ewen Miller, managing director of Calderpeel Architects
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Features
Online poll: Carillion troubles
Do Carillion’s recent woes point to wider problems in the business model of tier 1 contractors?
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Features
Carillion: A cautionary tale
The UK’s second-biggest contractor has posted some pretty alarming figures recently, from its £695m debt to its £845m writedown. But how did it get into this state, how can it get out again, and what does it mean for the wider industry?