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Rebuilding Peru after the El Niño floods
After large areas of Peru were devastated in the wake of 2017’s El Niño, it looked to the UK to provide expert assistance in its rebuilding efforts.
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Value of contracts drop by over £1bn in August, Glenigan data says
Clients awarded £5.1bn worth of work compared to around £6.1bn the month before
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Heat and building strategy due imminently
Announcement expected before November’s COP26 climate conference
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Construction industry ‘cannot be trusted to regulate itself’, Grenfell inquiry hears
Closing remarks on latest phase of probe says sector more focussed on profit while BBA branded ‘hopelessly weak’
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Contractors eye first major scheme at new Musuem of London site
Deal for Annexe building worth up to £45m
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In figures: National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline
Where and how money will be spent over the next decade
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Countdown to COP26: Timber is a panacea but use it wisely
Timber is widely regarded as the obvious solution in the quest for a sustainable construction material, but it is not as simple as that
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Gleeson strengthens profit and targets completions rise
Housebuilder sees bottom line and turnover eclipse pre-pandemic numbers
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Summit for North-east firms on escalating materials shortages crisis
Event to take place at beginning of next month
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When it’s hard to find the words: creating architectural terms in sign language
The absence of agreed signs for architectural terms is a major barrier for deaf people working in the built environment – so Chris Laing started the Signstrokes project to change that
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Fosters wins debut job in Chile
Mid-century factory in Santiago will be centre of mixed-use timber scheme
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Gleeds chairman in withering attack on RICS leadership after resignations bloodbath
Richard Steer said findings of independent report into governance scandal were an ‘appalling advert for our profession’
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Procurement in an inflationary market
With some materials prices going through the roof, inflation has become the hot topic for 2021. Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis examines what is causing the problem and what mitigation options clients have
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Infrastructure spend to hit £650bn this decade, government says
Whitehall promises huge amounts for transport, justice and education
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Campaigners hail reports of government U-turn on planning reform
Speculation that ministers have dropped plans to introduce ‘zonal’ system and binding housing targets
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Can the RICS become fit for purpose again?
Only root-and-branch reform can restore the professional body’s credibility after the mass resignation of the senior management team, Richard Steer says
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Independent review into the RICS scandal: key findings
Bombshell report by Alison Levitt QC that led to resignation of four of the RICS’ senior team explained