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FeaturesDoes training need a reboot?
The industry is changing rapidly, with companies urgently trying to attract a new generation of talent and projects increasingly dependent on new technologies – it’s vital that the way we train changes too
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FeaturesUnderground London: Secrets of the deep
Beneath the streets of London lies a little known world of labyrinthine tunnels, disused tube stations, underground rivers and even a Post Office railway
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FeaturesMarket review: The down and ups
The UK economy looks set to have grown by 2.4% in 2015, a slowdown compared with 2.9% in 2014 – but construction’s future pipeline looks strong
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FeaturesInterview: Peter Hansford
Until two months ago Peter Hansford was the government’s chief construction advisor. Now the position has been abolished. Here, he talks frankly about the state of the industry and how his legacy will be perceived
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FeaturesBrexit: Ins and outs
With an EU referendum looking likely for the summer, the implications of a Brexit are becoming starker – and time is running out for the industry to take a stand
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FeaturesDalston Lane: Tall Timber
At 33m high, a Hackney apartment block is set to become the world’s tallest cross-laminated timber building
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FeaturesSustainability: Wellbeing
A preoccupation with health and fitness is no longer just for Januarys, it is becoming ever present in the way buildings are designed and constructed
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Roofing
This week’s roofing products include a single-ply membrane used to refurbish part of Olympia London’s grand hall, and concrete roof slates specified for a primary school in Jersey
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FeaturesInterview: Tim Farron
Leading the Lib Dems may sound like the worst job in politics following the party’s drubbing in last year’s election, but an out-of-sorts Labour sees Tim Farron adopt the role at a time of opportunity
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FeaturesOccupational health: Fit for purpose
The construction industry has made huge progress on on-site safety in the last 20 years but health conditions have largely been neglected. Are things starting to change?
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FeaturesFrampton Park Baptist Church
A long way to heaven: A Baptist church in Hackney, east London, has broken with the archetypes of church design to place community facilities, a cafe, creche and offices at the congregational heart of the building - prayers go on up on the third floor
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FeaturesBuilding intelligence: Q3 2015
The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that total construction output dropped across the quarter, but is marginally up on a year ago
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FeaturesTracker: November 2015
The construction activity index drops into negative territory for its third time in 12 months, while most individual regions experience a soft decrease in activity level
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FeaturesA non-starter?
In a week in which the government announced its intention to ‘directly commission’ up to 13,000 homes, you might think it had begun, finally, to get a grip on housebuilding. But its flagship Starter Homes policy is set to shake up the development industry, causing delays - and fears it ...
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FeaturesPredictions 2016: What does your future hold?
What lies in wait for construction in 2016? We read the cards on the projects, the politics and the policies set to shape the year ahead – while key industry insiders predict what the major talking points for the next 12 months will be
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FeaturesGlobal city focus: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Rotterdam’s dramatic skyline highlights its transformation from its blue collar, port city roots to a modern high-rise metropolis connected to the largest harbour in Europe
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FeaturesProjects for 2016: Heathrow airport
The wrangling over a third runway is one of the longest-running farces in recent British political history
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FeaturesProjects for 2016: Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall
This £617m Herzog de Meuron project was originally costed at less than £60m and scheduled to complete in 2010