All Features articles – Page 36
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Time for timber: exclusive Q&A with Zac Goldsmith
International environment minister Lord Goldsmith answers Building’s questions about his plans to drive up the use of timber in construction
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Keeping digital data smooth and secure
Building, with software specialist Egnyte, convened an online roundtable to explore the issues around data-sharing and the mitigation of digital security risk throughout the supply chain
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Explainer: how to increase the use of timber
Wood is an abundant, cost-effective and energy-efficient construction material. The government wants the industry to embrace it more extensively
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Why releasing gender pay gap reports may not be enough
Today is the deadline for firms to publish gender pay gap data, but can a system that has no teeth ever do more than track the problem?
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5 minutes with … Lindsay Johnston at BDP Pattern
I have always been very interested in creativity, art and making things. Architecture seemed like a good way to combine these. Making a building is the ultimate Lego set!
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End of the road for red diesel: what construction firms need to know
From today red diesel will no longer be allowed in construction plant and machinery. What does this change mean for the industry?
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CPD 4 2022: Hybrid electrical solutions
This Glen Dimplex Heating & Ventilation sponsored-CPD explains how to specify hybrid electrical heating systems to achieve lower energy use and emissions for buildings.
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CPD 3 2022: Specifying natural slate
This CPD sponsored by Cupa Pizarras will examine the considerations in specifying natural slate for roofing and cladding.
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In business with Exigere: Work is only hard when you’re not enjoying it
Founding partner Dan Fryer tells Dave Rogers about the challenges and opportunities of life as a QS in today’s turbulent market
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Which construction firms have landed HS2 contracts so far?
More than £15bn worth of work has been dished out
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In pictures: how Align JV is building the UK’s longest rail bridge, one piece at a time
Massive infastructure projects at Colne Valley Viaduct and Chiltern Tunnel form first stretch of HS2 outside London
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5 minutes with … Andy Jones at Mace
The head of major projects has been visiting building sites since he was four years old. He is a keen cyclist and plays two instruments
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The Forge: a platform for transforming office construction
Landsec and Bryden Wood have devised an office prototype that aims to be quicker, more sustainable and cheaper than conventional methods
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Cost model: High-rise residential
Residential towers are on the rise again as the industry addresses sustainability, fire and overheating issues
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California dreamin’ brings a skatepark to Folkestone
Inspired by the bowl skating of 1970s America, Folkestone’s multistorey skatepark – a world first – is set to transform the UK’s skating scene forever
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Annual planning approvals by value to February 2022
Annual planning approvals were worth £123bn in the year to February according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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Top client contract awards - February 2022
New contract awards dropped back in February from January’s £5.67bn to £5.17bn according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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Client contract award and planning data - February 2022
Glenigan’s sector by sector monthly round up of top spending clients and planning wins
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Planning approvals by value - February 2022
The value of planning approvals recovered from January’s £6.22bn to reach £10.89bn in Feburary according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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First steps towards the golden thread
What are the main obstacles to implementing the golden thread of information central to the Building Safety Bill’s new regulatory system – and how can firms overcome them?