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FeaturesHow is the CLT industry responding to the combustibles ban?
Proponents of cross-laminated timber were up in arms when the government announced its plans to ban combustible materials from the external walls of high-rise buildings
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FeaturesCLT: One minute briefing
What is CLT? Why use it? How is CLT different to standard timber frames?
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FeaturesKier debt: how can a new boss restore its fortunes?
In six years, most of it under chief executive Haydn Mursell who found himself pushed out last week, Kier moved from a company with a £95m cash surplus, to one that owed £410m. So what went wrong? And who can haul it back up?
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FeaturesProjects: Peter Hall Performing Arts Centre, Cambridge
Haworth Tompkins’ new project for the Perse School, Cambridge, is part of a trend towards increasingly professional theatre facilities in schools
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FeaturesBreak through: how AI and machine learning could transform construction
Advances in AI and machine learning could be about to transform the construction sector, using techniques such as image recognition and analysis to reduce risk, prevent schedule overruns, and improve cost-effectiveness.
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FeaturesTimber frames: will we see wooden skyscrapers in the future?
Timber frames, for so long limited to the low-rise residential sector, have begun to break into commercial and higher-rise uses, thanks to technological breakthroughs
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FeaturesHow can construction adapt to the government’s skills-based immigration strategy?
Last month’s government immigration white paper – ‘skills-based’ with a £30,000 salary threshold and no route for the self-employed – is almost the complete opposite of what construction has been calling for, says Joey Gardiner . So what’s the likely impact going to be and what can the industry ...
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FeaturesInterview: Turner & Townsend's Patricia Moore talks to Building
Patricia Moore only meant to leave her native Scotland for a couple of years down south, but 24 years later she’s still in London – and has risen to become Turner Townsend’s UK managing director. She tells Joey Gardiner the secrets of her own and her employer’s success. ...
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FeaturesShould the UK look to Sweden to solve its housing crisis?
Sweden uses offsite manufacture to build at least 45% of its new homes. Could the UK emulate this approach, making use of modern techniques?
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FeaturesAgeing gracefully: restorations which retain historical decay
Instead of making a neglected building look brand-new, why not refurbish it to preserve and showcase the damage worked by fires, damp, squatters and the passage of time?
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FeaturesMini cost model: The evolution of retail
Despite reports of the death of the retail centre, the truth is that owners, developers and local authorities are adapting to use their spaces and assets in new and diverse ways
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FeaturesTracker: November 2018
Total activity continued to rise steadily but without accelerating, while orders and tender enquiries lost some growth momentum but remained buoyant. Experian Economics reports
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q3 2018
Construction output is rising, driven largely by housing, both public and private, but public work is slipping – and the offices market is likely to be hit hardest by Brexit
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FeaturesReady, steady, chaos: how is construction preparing for Brexit?
With a no-deal Brexit suddenly a real possibility, what are firms doing to prepare themselves and mitigate the risks?
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FeaturesHow is construction preparing for Brexit? Full survey results
See the full results of Building’s survey
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FeaturesLooking ahead to 2019 in construction: it's not all bad
There’s a lot to look forward to this year: big infrastructure projects and game-changing innovation. Though many may be happy to settle for just surviving Brexit.
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FeaturesKnown unknowns: what do we know, and what might surprise construction in 2019?
We asked a selection of 2018’s Building Awards winners to say what they’re sure will happen in 2019, what they’re waiting to hear about, and what might surprise us all
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Features2019: The completing projects to look out for this year
Ike Ijeh takes a look at 2019’s completing projects, including a brace of international museums and a couple of London tall buildings
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FeaturesBuilding podcast: Highlights from Building Live 2018
Listen to this Building podcast - highlights from Building Live 2018, including debates on the Hackitt review and the future of large contractors
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FeaturesBuilding podcast: What do Millennials want?
The skills crisis continues to grip construction - listen to highlights from Building Live and find out what makes the next generation tick