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FeaturesSketch of the week: Safari lodge
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Alex Michaelis, co-founder of Michaelis Boyd
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NewsSMEs hit hardest by health and safety sentencing guidelines
Research reveals smaller firms are affected more by last year’s changes to level of fines imposed
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CommentHansom: Points of view
It’s all about how you look at things, with a well-lit Chinese bridge, obscured views of the Thames, people who like ‘funny’ builders, and a consultant entering the classroom. Plus, an architecture legend’s old motor is up for sale
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FeaturesSafety in numbers
The Definitive Guideline to health and safety sentencing was brought into force last year, signalling larger and more discretionary fines. What is its impact so far on SMEs in particular and what does it signal for safety in the sector?
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CommentGoing back to nature
Biophilic design can have a significant positive impact on occupier wellbeing, but to adequately measure these impacts there must be close links between design and post-occupancy
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CommentFit for purpose
The MT Højgaard case in the Supreme Court illustrates how lawyers, adjudicators, arbitrators and judges are now likely to mediate competing contract terms
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CommentBig trouble in Liverpool Chinatown
Problems between stakeholders on a £200m regeneration project are likely to have reputational, financial and legal consequences for those involved
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NewsConstruction sector must do more to avert 'image crisis'
Teachers, parents and career advisors ‘unaware of career opportunities’ across the industry, according to Kier survey
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NewsArup report: Ledbury towers 'would not withstand a gas explosion'
Buildings in south London estate would not cope with a gas explosion “without incurring disproportionate collapse”
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NewsWillmott Dixon raids council for new off-site schools chief
Pre-designed schools business Sunesis targets four-fold rise in turnover to £100m
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NewsLord Adonis slammed by industry body over 'dangerous lack of understanding'
Building Engineering Services Association says Lord Adonis should help lead change in the industry rather than criticise it
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NewsCriticism of CITB mounts up
Unite and the Construction Leadership Council have said radical reform is needed of the Construction Industry Training Board
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NewsGrosvenor picked to deliver new Essex garden village
Scheme is expected to deliver up to 5,000 new homes
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FeaturesMarket review: Looking downwards
Construction activity has declined during the second quarter, despite overall UK growth, and contract values are decreasing
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NewsBritish Safety Council calls for 'robust enforcement' of fire safety rules
Post-Grenfell era will require ‘a considerable step change’ in how risk is managed, says BSC
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NewsBalfour Beatty boss steps down from Construction Leadership Council
Quinn had been a member of the body for 18 months heading up the skills workstream
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NewsCarillion to exit FTSE 250
Collapse in contractor’s share price follows its profit warning last month
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CommentWhatever happened to the brief?
There has been a gradual erosion in the understanding of the briefing process within the construction sector over the last 30 years - a vital skillset when working with the complex nature of modern assets
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NewsRichard Rogers' Hammersmith office scheme gets OK
Council signs off planning papers after development gets six-floor haircut