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Offsite manufacturing need not damage social value outcomes
Councils often want a guarantee that construction projects will create local jobs, but Mark Bolger argues for a whole life value approach when considering the benefits of MMC
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‘Not achievable’ to get new post-Brexit product certification rules ready in time, expert warns
Former NBS boss says time involved to swap CE marking for UK version has not been thought through
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London office starts up 20% as commercial sector roars back into action
More than half of schemes are major refurbishments
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Sheppard Robson completes NHS helipad air bridge
‘Hospital corridor in sky’ will shave vital minutes off journeys for critically ill patients
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ISG the latest to see 2020 numbers wrecked by covid
Firm says profit down 80% but forward order book at record level
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Problems at Bond Street putting Crossrail opening at risk, Jacobs warns
Paddington contractor Costain Skanska also meeting railway bosses three times a week over productivity concerns
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Cost model: Zero carbon offices
UK offices could well become the standard-bearers for innovative carbon-cutting practices – here Aecom provides a cost breakdown of a typical low carbon office scheme
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‘Step change’ in productivity needed to build government’s infrastructure ambitions, industry told
IPA chief says 40% improvement in productivity needed as ‘prerequisite’ to build £600bn pipeline
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Vistry predicts profit will exceed expectations by £15m
Results for 2021 will be ‘well ahead’ of consensus forecasts, says chief executive Greg Fitzgerald
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Arcadis lands QS role on £180m scheme for Natural History Museum
New complex will be built in Oxfordshire
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How are construction employers preparing for a return to the office?
As restrictions ease again today, differences start to emerge over attitudes to flexible working arrangements
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Government’s chief infrastructure advisor casts doubt on next phase of HS2
Nick Smallwood says for link to go ahead rail passenger numbers need to recover to pre-covid levels
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Croydon running the rule over ‘best and final’ offer for Brick By Brick
Decision over approach, understood to be from Urban Splash, to be made in early June
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Collapsing airports sector sends Grimshaw profit tumbling
Architect says average monthly profit down 40% in latest report and accounts
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5 minutes with … Richard Hutchinson at LOM
The LOM director on design waste, amazing contractors and why he always looks forward to his next meal
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Architects continue to remain upbeat, RIBA economics survey says
Future Trends survey showed all regions stayed positive
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Construction industry gossip: Where the sun don’t shine
A 1960s cinema has been saved from eternal darkness, but Jack Pringle’s vinyl collection of the same era has been less fortunate. Meanwhile, David Hockney is trying to cheer us all up with a digital sunrise
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Hydrogen is not a silver bullet solution
Hydrogen is seen as the Swiss Army knife of net zero solutions – but is it really?
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Costing Steelwork 17: Market update
Costing Steelwork is a series from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork. This quarter provides a market update and updates the five cost models previously featured in Costing Steelwork