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NewsCash for extra school places ‘falls 30% short’
School estates body says money for ‘basic need’ building work at schools is close to a third below what it should be
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CommentUniversity challenge
The vote to leave the EU is unlikely to have a significant impact on the UK’s purpose-built student accommodation sector - but there are other challenges on the horizon
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CommentPledge to tackle skills shortage
We are only as good as the people we employ. But the industry is not managing to attract enough people to meet its demand
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CommentHansom: Behind the scenes
This week, Pokémon Go players are shown the door (again), Manchester City’s glass tunnel raises hackles, John Laing remembers the trouble with PFI, there’s a dispute about bricks and we all go to the opera
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FeaturesBuilding new schools: Between a rock and a hard place
Some 3.3 million secondary school places will be needed by 2024 - a 20% increase on today - but how will the demand be met?
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FeaturesImage of the week: Old London Town
120m-long model of the city’s skyline as it would have appeared in the 17th century
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Manoel Island
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Kevin Underwood, principal and head of master planning and design for HKS Hospitality Group
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CommentSchool places: Tricky equations
The shortage of school places may have become a familiar headache, but there still seems to be hope within Whitehall
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NewsWhat you need to know to work with Wanda
Client profile: The £70bn Chinese developer behind One Nine Elms explains what it is looking for
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NewsArchitects' confidence takes a dive after Brexit vote
First RIBA survey after referendum shows big practices are most anxious
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NewsBody found at Didcot power station six months after collapse
The boiler house at Didcot Power Station collapsed on 23 February
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CommentDesigning schools in batches
Creating 12 schools on a tight budget requires a strategic approach to standardised design and a collaborative use of BIM
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CommentHot tubbing: Rub-a-dub-dub
Hot tubbing, where experts give evidence concurrently, is all the rage in Australia. Now it could be heading to these shores – except that it’s been here for 18 years already
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CommentNon-waiver agreements: Striking Gold
A recent TCC judgment does not prove memorable for the details of the case itself but is worth treasuring for the valuable case law reference point it provides
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CommentOnline poll: University funding
Will Brexit damage funding for the UK’s higher education sector? Vote here
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FeaturesUniversities: Losing the higher ground?
The university sector has provided a solid pipeline of work for construction over recent years, even in the doldrums of recession. But could demand around higher education fall following the UK vote to leave the EU?
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CommentCampuses are in need of a makeover
University and college campuses up and down the country need to up their game if they’re going to beat the competition in attracting top students