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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 25 August
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 18 August
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 14 August
Build UK’s update for the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Rising, but for how long?
While the initial bounce-back looks to be V-shaped, there are strong reasons to believe that could change in the medium term as downside risks materialise
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 11 August
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 7 August
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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FeaturesTen things you need to know about the planning white paper
Government’s planning white paper sets out to radically reform the system
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 31 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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FeaturesTen weeks that shook the housing market
We went into lockdown with one housing market and came out of it with quite another. Joey Gardiner reports on what the pandemic means for developers of high-rise housing
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FeaturesCost model: CLT frame buildings
The rapidly expanding use of CLT saw its trajectory arrested in the UK by new regulations in the wake of Grenfell, but if safe solutions can be found then the material offers considerable cost and climate advantages over more traditional frame solutions. Alinea breaks down the costs
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FeaturesBuild UK and CITB create construction STEM ambassador scheme
Programme has been designed to attract talent into construction
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FeaturesCould try harder: construction squares up to the new Building Safety Bill
Source: Shutterstock Confidence in the industry’s ability to refurbish buildings, including recladding blocks or installing insulation, has been severely dented by the Grenfell disaster. One route to improving quality control is less construction on site and more factory-based manufacturing techniques The consensus seems to be that the ...
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 28 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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FeaturesPermitted development rights: a solution to our dying high streets, or a permit for future slums?
The government’s expansion of permitted development rights from the end of August has united many professional bodies in vehement opposition. Joey Gardiner explains the reasoning behind the move and why it is so controversial, while opponents Ben Clifford, Andrew Forth and Julia Park voice their concerns
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FeaturesProjects: Outernet London, St Giles Circus
An immersive gallery with a theatrical facade is taking shape in central London on the Outernet site at St Giles Circus, but it is under the ground that the real drama has taken place, with an enormous music venue carved out amid a tangle of tube tunnels, and one historic ...
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 22 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 22 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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FeaturesExplainer: Scape bosses on changes under the new frameworks
Framework team talks to Building’s Jordan Marshall about its two new frameworks worth £13bn