All Features articles – Page 59
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Review of 2020: Winners, losers and obituaries
We pick out who had the best of years and who had the worst of years in 2020. Plus, some sad goodbyes to industry greats who left us forever
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Future Forecast: December 2020 – February 2021
The first in Building Boardroom’s quarterly sentiment surveys finds out what architects, engineers, cost consultants, project managers, contractors and specialist contractors expect to see over the next three months in terms of workloads, fees and recruitment
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Review of 2020: Top people, in more ways than one
Despite the pandemic, the year some some top people switch roles. And across the industry at all levels, construction did its bit to help out in the crisis
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Review of 2020: A changing political landscape
Brexit was quickly eclipsed by the meteor of covid, which hit construction hard – until the government decided to build its way out of trouble. Meanwhile, building safety remained at the fore as the Grenfell Inquiry continued
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Review of 2020: Planning shake-ups and infrastructure delays
The government faced resistance to its attempts to tackle the housing shortage through planning changes, while its headline infrastructure schemes, HS2 and Crossrail, were also held up
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Net zero for the public sector: How Scape is responding to the demand
Building Boardroom’s exclusive Net Zero Report continues its sector breakdown of what the new zero carbon agenda means for construction companies. Here we talk to Chris Clarke of public sector delivery partner Scape about meeting the net zero challenge
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The Old Admiralty Building: back in Her Majesty’s service
Elizabeth Hopkirk tells the story behind the £60m refurbishment of Whitehall’s Old Admiralty Building
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Review of 2020: The covid year
It has been a year dominated by a single theme, but 2020 had its plus points …
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CPD 15 2020: Specifying HVAC Systems for Ventilation
This Daikin sponsored CPD examines how existing regulations and new technologies can address the problem of poor ventilation in both workplaces and homes
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Are you making the most of your data?
How are materials suppliers using data to drive transformation and provide better services for customers? Building, together with leading AI company Peak, asked some industry experts
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Grenfell Inquiry explainer: How rival insulation firms covered up fire-safety data
As the inquiry is halted until 11 January, because of a covid-19 positive and Christmas holidays, we revisit the evidence that has emerged so far in the second module of the hearing, which has put the spotlight on product manufacturers
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5 minutes with … Mike Wood at Hassell
The principal at Hassell says travelling around the globe, taking risks and being ready to fail have all been important aspects of his work
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Survey results: How are firms engaging and developing their staff?
Kicking off Building Boardroom’s series of staff management surveys, we found out what industry firms are doing to develop and engage their staff. Plus an interview with Hays construction and property director Gaelle Blake
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Residential market survey: Housebuilders' hopes and fears for 2021
The housing sector is blessed with a mini-boom - if you believe the hype - but new data reveals not all residential firms are bullish about their resilience to covid or their prospects next year
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Countdown to zero: how can the UK meet its 2050 carbon targets?
To have any chance of getting to net zero carbon by 2050, huge efforts will have to be made in reducing emissions from the built environment. Thomas Lane reports on the industry’s response to the challenge
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Net zero for blue-chip developers: British Land case study
The latest case study in our Building Boardroom exclusive Net Zero Report is British Land. How are blue-chip developers adapting to the new zero carbon targets? We asked Philip Tait, who is leading the Canada Water megascheme
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Infrastructure for active travel
The pandemic has led to accelerated investment in the infrastructure required for active travel to engineer daily exercise back into our lives
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Rethinking Design: offices evolve beyond the 9 to 5
Covid-19 may have emptied our cities during 2020 and changed the way some staff do their jobs for ever, but reports of the death of the office are premature. Continuing our series on rethinking design in the wake of the pandemic, how office design is adapting to create spaces people ...
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How to develop an effective bid winning strategy
Winning work requires a focus on the right opportunites, a good understanding of client needs and add unique value
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CPD 14 2020: Environmental Product Declarations
This Kingspan sponsored CPD explains how EPDs are carried out, the advantages they offer in a digitalised industry, and how they are supporting the development of voluntary sustainable building standards such as BREEAM and LEED