All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 102
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NewsIndustry issued with guidance on how to handle coronavirus staffing crisis
CLC initiative includes advice on when to furlough staff
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NewsGovernment still pushing for main HS2 civils work to start this month
Plans to press on with scheme despite coronavirus outbreak
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NewsNew safety rules require more fire specialists, say experts
Building owners face tougher obligations under Fire Safety Bill
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NewsSurveyors lay into government’s planning reforms
RICS joins RIBA in slamming proposals to allow developers to pull down vacant buildings without planning permission
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NewsGovernment planning reforms include ‘zonal approach’
Deregulatory proposals come alongside plans to expand controversial permitted development rules
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NewsGovernment to unveil planning overhaul
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick to spell out plans later today
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CommentLegal abroad: Doing business in Brazil
Gustavo Scheffer da Silveira and Raid Abu-Manneh explain how to make the most of opportunities in Brazil’s infrastructure sector
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NewsArchitect likens Grenfell insulation manufacturer’s fire safety claims to horsemeat scandal
Studio E project lead says Celotex ‘sought to deceive’ with marketing material
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FeaturesFlooding in the UK and building for a wetter future
Following more storms and ensuing floods, the focus is turning from where to how we build in affected areas
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NewsGrenfell inquiry architect had not read key fire safety guidance
Studio E project lead was also not aware of spate of high-rise fires spread by cladding
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FeaturesSpecifier: Expanded cork at the Cork House, Eton
How a project on an island in the River Thames has changed the use of expanded cork
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CommentHow buildings can fight coronavirus
Are buildings going to be allies or enemies in the looming war on the spread of coronavirus? BESA’s David Frise thinks it could go either way
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CommentModern methods of construction and changing the way we build
Adopting modern methods of construction will allow the industry to hit vital targets on decarbonisation, building safety and better design
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NewsNew homes must be flood-proof, says government’s chief environment advisor
Warning comes after this month’s Storms Ciara and Dennis caused widespread flooding.
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NewsAnother Glancy Nicholls Birmingham tower in for planning
Architect behind string of tall towers in city
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NewsGrosvenor gets green light for £500m homes at former biscuit factory
South London job designed by KPF
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NewsHackitt rounds on industry for ‘excuses’ she hears over slow pace of change following Grenfell fire
Standard practices are ‘gob-smacking’, says chair of board behind building safety regulator
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CommentTall towers and proptech
Clare Harman-Clark explains why proptech is key to the survival of streets in the sky
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Who did what?
An explanation of the key firms involved in the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower