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FeaturesWill WELL cure all ills?
Building performance used to be all about energy efficiency, but now wellbeing is the big preoccupation for clients, designers and builders.
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NewsRegions edge past London in number of new Build to Rent properties
There are now 124,037 Build to Rent homes that have been built, are under construction or in planning across the UK
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CommentThe new you
We’ve been looking at some of the themes that are driving change within the construction industry
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NewsCrossrail facing ‘significant issues’, says Infrastructure and Projects Authority
The project is facing cost or schedule overruns if problems are not addressed, according to infrastructure authority
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CommentSmart cities: using data at Heathrow
Barrie Diffin talks through how using data is making Heathrow airport’s logistics system more effective
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NewsSOM’s ‘Cheesegrater 2’ set for green light
City planners poised to approve 57-storey tower despite host of objections
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CommentHansom: Industry exposure
The housing sector gets a dressing-down on The Archers, the leader of the Lib Dems unsettles the RIBA and Interserve skirts around the issue of a major loss. Well, they say there’s no such thing as bad publicity …
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NewsConstruction facing a skills 'Brexodus', says new T&T report
Two years after the EU referendum the sector is facing a skills shortage watershed
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NewsM&G Real Estate seals third build-to-rent deal
Firm buys into Redrow’s Colindale Gardens BTR scheme in north London
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NewsGovernment announces £500m smart motorway spending
Four schemes will start within the next 18 months
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FeaturesWishful thinking: dream infrastructure projects
Imagine this: money is no object and you’re tasked with introducing infrastructure projects to improve cities and regions across the UK. What does the country need?
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FeaturesTailored to fit: is custom build going mainstream?
Buyers frustrated with a lack of housing choices are fuelling a growing market for custom build, with new developments offering a range of customisable features. Is designing your own home going mainstream?
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FeaturesImage of the week: Mad dogs and Englishmen
As Britons wonder at the unexpected continuance of summer, City workers escape their desks to bask in the midday sun
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NewsRedrow names new group master planning director
Former Barton Willmore exec Kevin Parker takes up vacant post at housebuilder
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NewsGleeson hits housing volumes record
Firm sticking to target of doubling house sales to 2,000 within five years
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Marconi building near Livorno, Italy
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Giulia Pannochia. She is the first winner of the Gloria e Marco (GeM) Award
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008
The stand-out entries in this year’s Housing Design Awards were often developed by councils taking control of their own housing in the face of huge demand. Back in 2008, softening prices meant that nobody seemed very interested in residential.
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NewsAmey blames Birmingham road spat for £190m loss
The contractor made a £208.5m provision for the job
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NewsSir Robert McAlpine blames EfW jobs for £23m loss
Bloomburg HQ contractor confirms it is pulling out of the Energy from Waste market