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CommentBetter by design
We need to embed design into the DNA of our built environment and ensure infrastructure connects on a human scale. A new assessment from the NIC points to how it might be done
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CommentYou can’t design out risk – we must manage buildings better post-Hackitt
We need to design, commission and build differently, but fire risk doesn’t end at completion – far from it
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NewsLondon university behind new Stratford campus nabs MoD estates boss
Francesca Fryer will join the university as director of estates
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NewsConstruction profit warnings rise in 2018
EY report finds that problem jobs had more impact than the ’Beast From The East’
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NewsMPs call for complete overhaul of government procurement in wake of Carillion collapse
The Public Accounts committee has slammed government’s approach to outsourcing
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FeaturesTop 150 contractors and housebuilders: Part 1
Building’s full Top 150 league is out on Friday, but here selected results have been released early
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NewsGovernment publishes revised National Planning Policy Framework
Consultation results in new rules to empower councils and hit ambitious housebuilding targets
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NewsHammerson delays starting Laing O'Rourke's £1.4bn Brent Cross extension again
Firm won the £700m main contractor role in 2017
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NewsHS2 shelled out £1.3m on redundancy payments last year
Latest report and accounts show highest paid executive was boss Mark Thurston with £600k salary
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NewsFacebook the latest tech giant to be wooed by King's Cross
US behemoth set to move in to area by 2021
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NewsNo Brexit labour worries in the north, says housebuilding boss
Avant Homes says its sites are staffed by UK workers as firm builds more homes in past year
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NewsBennetts Associates gets green light for ‘Ugly Brown Building’
Architect’s Camden canalside plan wins officers’ backing
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NewsAecom names new infrastructure boss
Consultant’s previous infrastructure head was poached by HS2
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NewsInfrastructure report prompts warnings that overseas investors will pull nuclear funding
Commission said UK should concentrate on renewable energy in the future
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NewsCombustible cladding set to remain on almost three quarters of private sector homes
Over 200 buildings have no plan in place to replace problem cladding
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NewsCITB appoints industry bigwigs to Home Nations roles
New Nation Councils to earmark training needs for England, Scotland and Wales
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FeaturesConstruction methods: modular
Modular construction is touted as the future of the building industry, but while the sector is rapidly growing in some areas, there are still obstacles to overcome. Alex Hyams of Alinea with Ed McCann of Expedition Engineering and Hugh Ferguson assess the pros and cons of volumetric modular offsite construction ...