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Explainer: What next for the Building Safety Bill?
The Building Safety Bill, ushering in wide-ranging reforms for how residential blocks are built and maintained, has drawn both criticism and praise since its publication this week. So when will the measures be implemented?
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5 minutes with … Eva Mills at Hydrock
The building performance specialist admires Norman Foster and wishes the industry could be more inclusive. She also loves lobster and is learning to play the drums
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Crossrail’s spiralling budget in graphs and charts
Take a look at the cost drivers and timelines of delays
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CLC tells industry to channel can-do spirit of dealing with covid to overcome materials and labour shortages
Boss Andy Mitchell flags worries firms will be tempted to call in the lawyers rather than work together
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Kier picks up £50m civils deal for next phase of HS2
Work involves highways and utility diversions
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New developer on £700m Paradise scheme begins public consultation on next phase of work
MEPC took over Birmingham scheme from Argent last week
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Mace brings in new safety head for construction arm
Kari Sprostranova joins from Balfour Beatty
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Buoyant Persimmon shrugs off rising costs to see revenue eclipse pre-pandemic level
Housebuilder says booming demand mitigating increasing cost of building homes
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Strategic review to see Countryside focus on partnerships business only
Unwanted private housing schemes will be sold or built out
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Comment
Fight discrimination by focusing on the individual
Improving equality, diversity and inclusion requires more than words and policies. Personal support and offers of help are every bit as important, says Sadie Morgan
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Making buildings net zero could cost £400bn, OBR warns
New report said total cost of hitting 2050 emissions target could be over £1.4tn across whole economy
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Wates boss warns on materials as economists say price hikes threaten fragile margins
Latest data says subcontractors jacking up prices to meet extra costs with some warning industry heading for bubble-burst
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Minister discloses HS2 staff are picking up an average of £60k a year
Number of people employed by railway approaching 1,600
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CLC calls on government to fix shortage of hauliers
Group’s co-chair warned dwindling number of HGV drivers now risk delaying projects
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Vistry warns on materials costs after ‘strong’ first half
Housebuilder maintains raised profit expectations and says build cost inflation being outpaced by growing house prices
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O’Rourke and Mace in push to reduce amount of carbon used in pre-cast concrete
Pair looking at initiatives to get emissions down during production process
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Booming market set to lift Redrow’s numbers
Margins and turnover up substantially, housebuilder says
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RIBA attacks Building Safety Bill for ‘not fully addressing’ industry’s shortcomings
Fractured nature of construction threatens to undermine good intentions, architects group adds