All Features articles – Page 55
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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
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5 minutes with … Diego Padilla Philipps at WSP
Diego would have liked to have been around to help Santiago Calatrava with his Turning Torso in Malmo, Sweden, completed in 2005 Associate director at WSP says growing up visiting Peruvian building sites and working in Haiti after the earthquake have shaped his outlook on life ...
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Church of England and its affordable housing ambitions
One of the UK’s biggest landowners is preparing to put its principles into action at scale. Elizabeth Hopkirk reports
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Barony Campus: Scotland’s new super school
It has been described as the most innovative, ambitious and inclusive learning facility in the country - Sheppard Robson tells how the client ditched the frameworks route for a bespoke design
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Annual planning approvals by value to February 2021
Annual planning approvals totalled £108.7bn in the year to February according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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Planning approvals by value - February 2021
The value of planning approvals leapt from January’s £5.6bn to £10.6bn according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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Top client contract awards - February 2021
New contract awards jumped by nearly £2.2bn in February to £6.4bn in January according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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More questions than answers for national infrastructure bank
While the idea of the new bank has been welcomed across the sector, the devil will be in the detail – which remains largely unknown, Jonathan Owen reports
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RICS reforms: More demands from members
Letters continue to pour in about the future of the RICS, here are the latest views from the membership
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COP26: Time to get ready … the world will be watching
The UN conference on climate change – COP26 – in Glasgow this November will be the largest such gathering ever held in the UK. Its significance in the fight against global warming cannot be overestimated
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Whole life carbon assessments: What you need to know
The London Plan now requires a whole lifecycle assessment as a condition of planning. We examine the implications for the industry
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Offering greater choice for daylight provision
The need for natural light has only increased over the past 12 months
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5 minutes with … Ray Hutchinson at Gilbert-Ash
The firm’s MD enjoys his busy working life and to relax he takes long walks along the Northern Irish coastline
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Shared values come first: an interview with the Co-op’s Jason Huxtable
Building Boardroom talks to head of property Jason Huxtable about the Co-op’s approach to procurement, innovation and sustainability
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Consultants’ salary survey 2021
Marginal increases for most roles mask some big pay hikes, while majority of employers plan to recruit in next 12 months
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Nightingale hospitals: A triumph of output over outcomes
The Nightingales were delivered in double quick time but treated hardly any patients because of staff shortages
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International Women’s Day 2021: What’s construction doing?
A call for government intervention and a new mentoring scheme are just some of the inititatives being announced today
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The only way is up for Arundel Court Primary Academy
How off-site modular construction and full turn-key solutions paved the way for a growing school
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5 minutes with … Jelena Cousins at Cousins & Cousins
Creative director was inspired by her parents to embark on her career but was appalled to be told by an ex-boss she could not be a good mother and a good architect at the same time
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Rebuilding cities: an interview with U+I’s Mark Richardson
Building Boardroom spoke with U+I’s delivery director about the regeneration specialist’s strategy, upcoming projects and current challenges