All Features articles – Page 56
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5 minutes with … Rachel Bell of Stride Treglown
Director of Stride Treglown stresses the importance of role models and the need to make the industry more inclusive. She becomes chair of Women in Property on 1 March
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CPD 2 2021: Ventilation requirements for roofing membranes
This CPD, sponsored by Glidevale Protect, explains how to take ventilation requirements into account when specifying roofing underlays. DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 16 April 2021
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Arcadis’ new London HQ: What goes into a post-covid office
The hybrid work model has arrived - with fewer desks but a big focus on smart tech and wellbeing
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Does the QS have a future?
Building Boardroom asks Willmott Dixon’s northern MD and a QS by training, Anthony Dillon, about the changing role of the profession within the industry
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In Business: Scape’s boss sees a strong pipeline of public sector work
Mark Robinson on next week’s budget, cladding remediation, frameworks under scrutiny and why his London office is moving
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Tax relief: the Structures and Buildings Allowance
The Structures and Buildings Allowance extends tax relief from plant and machinery to cover other parts of a non-residential building or structure but it can be hard to adminster
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5 minutes with … Darren Comber at Scott Brownrigg
What has been your biggest career challenge to date? Starting my career in architecture was a challenge. It nearly didn’t happen as originally only one university would take me at the last minute, but I have always thrived on being the underdog and trying to prove myself, just to ...
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‘We want to see action’ – meet England’s first bishop for housing
Guli Francis-Dehqani, the first bishop for housing, takes up her post in April. With a Church of England housing report out this weekend, she explains why the role is much more than a token one
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Costing Steelwork 16: Market update
Costing Steelwork is a series from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork. This quarter provides a market update and updates the five cost models previously featured in Costing Steelwork
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Rethinking Design: how to prepare schools for the next pandemic
Continuing our series on rethinking design in the wake of the coronavirus, Jordan Marshall reports on how architects are trying to future-proof school buildings while making new-builds net zero
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Planning approvals by value - January 2021
January saw a drop in the value of planning approvals from December’s £7.1bn to £5.6bn according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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Annual planning approvals by value to January 2021
Annual planning approvals were worth £106bn in the year to January according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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Top client contract awards - January 2021
There was a big drop in new work from December’s £8.1bn to £4.2bn in January according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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RICS reforms: Members demand sweeping changes
The recent scandal at the RICS has led to a backlash from its membership. We decided to open our own informal consultation, inviting suggestions from RICS members – here are their responses
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Modular timber frame eco-buildings: Inspiring spaces in education, leisure and business
A sectional modular system can create a standalone space with a difference
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BeFirst: bringing a rundown London borough back to life
BeFirst is charged with building 50,000 homes and helping create 20,000 jobs in Barking and Dagenham. We spoke to development director Ed Skeates and Tom Mather, the director of construction about the development company’s plans
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Market forecast: Uncertainty looms
There are signs of an increase in output, but ongoing uncertainty around covid lockdowns and Brexit red tape make the future harder to predict
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22 Handyside Street: advanced geometry, passed with distinction
Argent’s 30-hectare King’s Cross development in central London is a compendium of fashionable architects, a reference book in built form.
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5 minutes with … Graham Sturge at Red Construction
Nothing is impossible, according to the MD and co-founder of Red Construction, although the ability to travel through time still needs some work