All Features articles – Page 53
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The seismic impact of covid on the mergers and acquistions market
The pandemic has accelerated long term changes in M A priorities including a greater focus on environmental, social and governance issues
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How construction can adapt to better serve life sciences
Life sciences is a fast expanding and evolving sector. Building, together with international consultant Linesight, gathered industry experts to discuss the sector’s challenges and how innovation and technology can help the construction industry best deliver life sciences projects
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5 minutes with … Elisa Sartori at Webb Yates Engineers
Less is more for the associate at Webb Yates who was educated in Italy, is inspired by Renzo Piano and refuses to reveal her secret skill …
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Post covid, what kinds of offices will clients want?
Source: Hufton + Crow The view from the rooftop garden of TP Bennett’s EightyFen, to which Arcadis is moving this summer in order to fit its workspace better to post-pandemic needs Property experts tell Building Boardroom that space requirements won’t shrink significantly, but the type ...
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The modular buildings behind the UK’s renewable revolution
Renewable energy generation in the UK is on the rise. According to the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, renewables - including wind, solar, hydro among others - accounted for 47% of electricity generation in the first quarter of 2020, up from 35.9% for the same period in 2019. ...
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Man Group: Why the fund manager is moving into housing
Building Boardroom spoke to head of community housing Shamaz Alibhai about the firm’s socially responsible approach to providing homes
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In Business: Douglas McCormick’s plans for growth at Gleeds
Executive director has ambitions to increase turnover to £400m and double the number of staff worldwide. He is also renovating a 700-year-old church
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5 minutes with … Stephen Good at the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
The CSIC’s chief executive is passionate about changing for the better. He also wishes he was Doctor Dolittle
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Planning approvals by value - March 2021
March saw a drop in the value of planning approvals from February’s £10.6bn to £9.15bn according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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Top client contract awards - March 2021
New contract awards crept up from February’s £6.4bn to £6.5bn in March according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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Annual planning approvals by value to March 2021
Annual planning approvals were worth £112.4bn in the year to March according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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Kier looks to brighter future as firm marks end of the beginning
Plenty left to do but encouraging results from Andrew Davies’ turn-around strategy mean debt-free future is in sight
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My big idea: Erland Rendall on the launch of a construction knowledge platform
Launching on Earth Day one of the goals is to enable clients to make informed sustainability choices around their projects
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Cost model: Rural affordable homes
As people head for the countryside with the expansion of home-working, pressure on rural housing stock can only grow, including demand for affordable homes. Aecom’s Paul Houghton explains the specific challenges and opportunities of developing such provision and provides a cost breakdown of a typical scheme
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Infrastructure update: Our hydrogen future
Interest in green hydrogen has escalated rapidly, so what are the benefits and challenges of this highly sustainable energy technology and what would a hydrogen revolution mean for the built environment?
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JCT Digital: Modern contract drafting at your desktop
JCT Digital is a suite of online contract drafting services for construction professionals
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Ahead of the curve: Park Crescent rebuilt
Plans to demolish a grade I-listed crescent were never going to be uncontroversial, but PDP London has redressed a botched 1960s rebuild and restored many of the original features
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CPD 3 2021: Identifying suitability of concrete blocks
This Lignacite sponsored CPD examines the performance of various types of concrete blocks in key areas such as fire, thermal and sound insulation, with suitable compliant constructions. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 28 May 2021
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‘It’s been a challenge taking on a new job from the edge of a dining table’: an interview with L&Q boss Fiona Fletcher-Smith
Building Boardroom talks to the new group chief executive of Britain’s biggest housing association about how L&Q is responding to the pressures of covid, Grenfell and net zero targets
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The drive for green machines
Things are changing on construction sites, and some of the biggest polluters are taking significant steps to reduce their carbon footprint