All Features articles – Page 38
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This is my home: Gleeds’ man in Ukraine on staying put in Kyiv
Building speaks to Colin Ross, the firm’s country director, who is not planning on going anywhere
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Take a dive into the UK’s first Passivhaus leisure centre
Exeter council trailblazes a radical alternative to the energy-guzzling swimming pool
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Planning approvals by value - January 2022
The first month of 2022 saw a slump in the value of planning approvals from December’s £8.66bn to £6.22bn according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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Client contract award and planning data - January 2022
Glenigan’s sector by sector monthly round up of top spending clients and planning wins
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Top client contract awards - January 2022
New contract awards increased from December’s £4.33bn to £5.67bn in January according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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Annual planning approvals by value to January 2022
Annual planning approvals were worth £122bn in the year to January according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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In business: on the road with Keltbray
After 30 years at Costain, Darren James was unable to resist the call from Keltbray wanting to help to diversify and tighten up governance
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5 minutes with … Vanessa Murray at Stanhope
The asset manager at Stanhope founded Mentoring Circle, an initiative targeted at young women in the early stages of their career
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Midas is the latest in a long line of regional contractors to feel cash pinch
Devon builder entering administration this week is a reminder of the perils smaller firms face
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Market forecast: Inflation bites
As output rebounds, building costs are soaring at double-digit rates thanks to a variety of inflationary pressures, sending tender prices upwards
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Construction seizes chance to make it in the movies
The UK’s film and TV studios have struggled to meet booming demand for production space, triggering a wave of interest from investors and developers
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Adek clarifies the fire safety classification system for flooring products
Jessica Brown, digital marketing manager at Ecodek, explores the growing demand for flooring materials to meet new standards
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5 minutes with … Derek Quinn at Red Construction
The firm’s managing director in the South-west on the importance of teamwork and good communication
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Construction faces new certification crisis
Lack of testing facilities means industry may not have time to prepare for the introduction of the UKCA mark in less than a year
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5 minutes with … Holly Lewis at We Made That
The founder of the London-based architectural practice on growing a business, the need to ask questions and fluffy pancakes on a Saturday morning
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Hempcrete: a natural solution in the quest for better materials
The insulation and low carbon credentials of bio-based materials such as hempcrete are winning over some serious players
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Is construction ready for a full-blown energy costs crisis?
Materials shortages are easing but the construction sector is about to be hit by a second wave of inflation due to soaring energy costs
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Market overview: Film studios
In the latest of Building Boardroom’s market overviews, Josephine Smit looks at the booming UK film and TV studio sector
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How to escape the groundhog day of dodgy frameworks
Construction has long been plagued by a procurement process that is inefficient, fragmented and costly. All that is about to change.
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CPD 1 2022: Decarbonising structural steelwork
This Steel for Life sponsored CPD explains the roadmap produced by the BCSA to decarbonise the UK structural steelwork sector to meet the UK net zero carbon target by 2050. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 4th March 2022