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Age-inclusive design principles: Pioneering a new standard for later living
Groundbreaking findings and 18 design principles emerge at pivotal time for later living housing
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Costing Steelwork 28: Market update and guidance on meeting embodied carbon targets
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life
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The upkeep challenges of the UK’s social housing
Industry experts gathered to discuss how to tackle the challenges of remediating, upgrading and maintaining the UK’s social housing stock, at a recent roundtable hosted by Building, Housing Today and JLA
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Ventilated aluminium wall cladding for data centres
To protect servers from overheating and maintaining the architectural integrity of the building and its surroundings are integral to consider
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Local strengths, national growth: the case for place-led growth in the UK
We’ve got to start now. And if we get tied up in bureaucracy, we won’t build anything, writes John Rayson, director northern transformation programme, AtkinsRéalis
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In an age of regulatory change, can precast concrete columns and precast staircases revolutionise the construction sector?
Lee Cowen, managing director of Milbank Concrete Products, explores how innovations in precast concrete columns and stairs are transforming how the construction industry operates
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How the Building Safety Act can empower warranty’s role as a de-risking partner
The Building Safety Act’s gateway system offers developers a chance to minimise expensive, time-consuming redesigns by consulting with warranty providers during the design stage of complex projects. The gateway system will require that building plans are submitted to the Building Safety Regulator at early stages, and the regulator will then ...
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Costing Steelwork 27: Market update and quality marking information
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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Extended Q+A: Combining fabric with low and zero carbon technologies in new homes
After an unprecedented number of questions, we joined David Adams, Jamie Bursnell and Steven Heath for an extended question-and-answer session
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Connecting people with data brings control to your business
Digital transformation is a journey many contractors have been embarking on and their investments are paying dividends, writes Brandon Oliveri-O’Connor, Procore’s head of region, EMEA
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The pathway to net zero concrete production
Simon Chudley, national commercial technical manager at Tarmac explains more about the manufacturer’s pathway to net zero
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Help us shape the next generation of construction professionals
Becoming a Go Construct STEM Ambassador opens the doors of our industry to young people
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Not just a buzz word: The critical role of cross-party collaboration
The construction industry is facing an abundance of changes to rules and regulations – early engagement and supply chain collaboration is the only way to navigate these changes, writes Nigel Morrey, technical director at Siniat
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How can the UK make the most of the data centre boom?
Demand for data, and a surge in AI, means changing needs and rapid growth for the data centre sector. Is the UK set up to take full advantage, asks Scott Smyth Founder & CEO of Soben
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Costing Steelwork 26: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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Stone wool insulation helping build a climate-resilient future
Paul Barrett, head of product management at ROCKWOOL® UK, explores how stone wool insulation is playing a key role in combatting climate change and what as a company it is doing to limit its own impact
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Getting value from construction software
Industry experts gathered to discuss the importance of software in construction and how best to use it, at a recent roundtable hosted by Building and software company Bluebeam
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It’s time for SMEs to invest in construction software – their survival depends on it
The cost-of-living crisis and volatility in interest rates is taking its toll on the construction industry. Nowhere is this more apparent than at the SME level. In March 2023, insolvencies in construction represented 18% of all companies that failed. It is the worst performing month that the ...
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Developing a sense of trust: What could warranty reform mean for scheme viabilitiy?
For housebuilders and developers, the mandating of increased warranties could drive up costs. But if they respond with an improved focus on quality, there will be benefits in the form of enhanced reputations and greater trust from homebuyers. Jordan Marshall reports
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Costing Steelwork 25: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork