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Comment
Sunak and Starmer should give construction the attention it deserves
There is an opportunity for the two biggest parties to put the built environment front and centre, writes Richard Steer
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News
HSE to ramp up site safety checks from September
Inspections to ensure workers are protected from injuries and longterm pain
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Construction starts down a third on last year, but housing offers ‘glimmer of hope’
Private housing starts increase 40% in three months to July
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Features
5 minutes with … Simon Arnott at Morgan Sindall
The managing director for the firm in the North-west on the importance of working hard and being inquisitive – but also on striking the right work/life balance
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Long read
The stakes are high – so are the rewards: AI and the future of construction
In a special long-read comment piece, Martha Tsigkari of Foster + Partners considers how AI will affect our industry
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News
Profit flat at Balfour Beatty but UK construction business posts strong performance
Domestic construction income rose 23% in the first half of the year
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Willmott Dixon wins £15m Passivhaus school job in Hampshire
Scheme to complete for 2025 academic year
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Housing body calls for talks with Gove over second staircase ‘hiatus’
Body says decision to reduce height of second staircase mandate to 18m risks “significantly reducing” housing supply
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700-home Birmingham scheme set for green light
Pressworks proposals include 23-storey tower on edge of city centre
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Laing O’Rourke suspends work on Everton stadium after worker dies
Contractor pauses work on £500m project “until further notice” and pledges to co-operate with any investigation
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Council contradicts Aecom’s claim that Shell demolition plans had ‘fully explored’ reuse
Aberdeen council says talks with Shell on knocking down former HQ were “not a full assessment”
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Comment
We still aren’t moving fast enough in the race against climate change
The government claims its third national adaptation programme represents a step-change in its approach to approving infrastructure resilience. David Smith is not so sure
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News
Suppliers appointed to £1.6bn NHS consultancy framework
Four-year deal to support government’s £20bn new hospital programme
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Housing association increases development amid contractor price increases
Midlands-based landlord expects to complete 1,300 homes in 2023/24
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News
NFB chief says ULEZ a ‘blunt instrument’ that will hurt trades
Details of scrappage scheme criticised
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Government to fast-track ban on shared mixed-sex toilets in new buildings
Amendments to building regulations to require either single-sex shared toilets or private mixed-sex toilets
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Cladding costs totalling £150m send Lendlease into the red
Australian firm working to ‘maximise’ recovering remediation costs from third parties