All Features articles – Page 54
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Grenfell Inquiry module two: A look back at key evidence about the cladding materials
The section of the inquiry covering products installed on the tower contained many shocking revelations. Now that it is over, Tom Lowe explains who said what
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5 minutes with … Laura Collins at Stanhope
The firm’s project developer on starting out at Davis Langdon as an apprentice QS, working compressed hours and the women who have inspired her
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Covid has set back women’s progress by years, experts fear
Extra childcare burdens and a higher proportion on furlough could be disadvantaging women
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Propelling growth with social learning
Learning by watching others is much more effective than classroom teaching and is a useful tool for boosting work winning capability
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Brexit bureaucracy: The new challenges for UK firms exporting to the EU
The new post-Brexit trading environment is making life difficult for UK firms trying to export to SMEs in the EU – with little government guidance on how to cut through the bureaucratese
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Rethinking Design: what’s in store for warehouses?
A year of lockdowns has almost doubled internet sales, and the consequent boom in warehousing is changing the way we think about retail infrastructure
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L&G Modular: the potential to transform housing delivery
Having struggled to get going, the insurance giant’s offsite arm recently doubled its workforce. We spoke to chief executive Rosie Toogood about how she is turning the business around
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An economic reset is needed to tackle the big issues
Successfully addressing climate change and the levelling up agenda needs long term commitment and cross party consensus
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‘Creating buildings is great fun and we want more people to be more involved’
An interview with David Needham, chief executive at Henry Riley
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Pete Redfern interview: We were right to shut down but could have got back up to speed sooner
Chief executive of Taylor Wimpey acted faster and more decisively than most firms during last year’s lockown. Here he looks back at those decisions
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Results season sees industry impress with fortitude and recovery but dark clouds remain
Construction showed collective resolve to rally and survive a year like no other but headwinds loom
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Future forecast: March - May 2021
Building Boardroom’s latest quarterly sentiment survey, examining attitudes and expectations on workloads, fees and recruitment, finds private housing still going strong and greater optimism about the next three months – except among engineers
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In Business: How demolition firm McGee knocked down perceptions and branched out
Managing director Seb Fossey on moving away from its traditional roots and into new markets
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Are pre-construction services worth the money?
There are many benefits to early contractor engagement providing the right conditions are met
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5 minutes with … Christopher Collett at Quantem Consulting
The firm’s youngest partner enjoys St Ives and pizza from Homeslice and he wants to know what goes on inside the SIS Building
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The Building Safety Regulator: What will it look like?
We talk to Peter Baker, the new chief inspector of buildings about the shape of the new organisation that will oversee building safety
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Repurposing non-medical to medical space
Looking for outside the box tenants could be the key to success for commercial clients
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Rethinking Design: putting the fun back into the future
How will the hospitality and leisure sectors adapt to post-covid restrictions while satisfying our craving for excitement, wellbeing and social interaction? Debika Ray reports
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In Business: How Tetra Tech hopes to leave its WYG past behind
After racking up millions in losses, the GB boss of the renamed consultant says it has found a home free from the whims of the City
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Cost model: Later living provision
The later living sector must grow rapidly to support the UK’s ageing population. Alex Hyams of Alinea and Assael Architecture’s Félicie Krikler and Rory O’Hagan consider how to unlock the sector’s potential from a design and location perspective and break down the costs of building a retirement community