All Sponsored content articles – Page 4
-
CommentBuilding rewarding careers
ESG and social value are no longer ’nice-to-haves’ for business wanting to attract top talent, writes Karen Brookes, chief people officer at Sir Robert McAlpine
-
FeaturesDelivering social value: A new school to benefit all
The project to build St Mark’s school in Southampton focused from the start on benefiting the community both socially and economically, strengthening the local construction supply chain as well as enhancing skills and employment opportunities for the city’s people. By Jordan Marshall
-
FeaturesWays of changing construction to meet society’s needs
How can the built environment sector revolutionise the way it delivers projects to meet our social, economic and environmental goals? Daniel Gayne reports
-
CommentIntegration is about more than collaboration
Collaboration is about getting on better day-to-day, integration goes far beyond, writes Tony Gates, managing director for infrastructure at Sir Robert McAlpine
-
FeaturesDelivering social value: Small steps for big outcomes
At Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London, where work is under way to build a legacy from the 2012 Games, the focus has been on identifying specific measures that will answer the local community’s needs through consultation and practical thinking. Jordan Marshall reports
-
FeaturesDelivering social value: Going in deep on Teeside
At South Bank Quay, the multimillion-pound scheme to build the first phase of a 1km-long deep-water quay aims to embed social value from the outset, particularly on skills and training. By Jordan Marshall
-
FeaturesSocial value grows up
Social value is out of its infancy but there’s a long way to go. Jordan Marshall talks to Atkins’ Michelle Baker and Faithful+Gould’s Peter Masonbrook about their ambitions for the sector
-
FeaturesWhen projects succeed, society benefits
Ensuring project professionals are equipped to deliver important projects is imperative for the UK, writes Professor Adam Boddison, chief executive, Association for Project Management
-
FeaturesStructural warranty in the post-Building Safety Act world of accountability
While the Building Safety Act promises significant changes to the regulation of tall buildings, the world of structural warranties and LABC Warranty’s high-rise specialist Major Project Service haven’t felt the same kind of seismic change as other areas of building. The Act and its secondary legislation may ...
-
FeaturesCosting Steelwork 23: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
-
FeaturesRockwool releases technical bulletin providing compliance guidance for insulated upstand boards
The bulletin also provides the finished product’s subsequent Euroclass reaction-to-fire rating
-
FeaturesTaking concrete action for a sustainable future
Kirstin McCarthy, sustainability director at Aggregate Industries, explores the growing impetus for net zero construction and the latest advances in sustainable building materials which can help
-
FeaturesOptimising the architecture practice in a post-covid world
The Surbana Jurong Group explores operating a global architecture business, the biggest challenges facing the sector and the impact of net zero
-
FeaturesLack of trust and transparency - the root of all evil in construction
Trust and transparency have long been nothing more than buzzwords but failing to address these is fuelling so many of the issues we face as an industry, says Lukas Olbrich, chief executive of Sablono.
-
CommentStronger together: Collaboration to beat climate change
We need to work through our differences to compound our strength and empower the sector, says Chris McDougall, associate director at Atkins
-
FeaturesCosting Steelwork 22: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
-
FeaturesData security in construction
Industry experts gathered to discuss data security in construction and how to achieve it, at a recent roundtable hosted by Building and Bluebeam
-
CommentEngaging with the Construction Playbook
Hannah Evans, central government sector lead at Faithful+Gould, unpacks the first update to the Construction Playbook
-
FeaturesWhy we need a long-term approach to net zero
By thinking fabric first we can make strong inroads towards net zero writes Paul Barrett, head of product management, ROCKWOOL UK
-
FeaturesGreener buildings: To retrofit or to demolish?
MESH Construction Consultancy’s Zoe Curnow and frequent collaborator Richard Woods, of Urban Fabric Architects, discuss alternative approaches to business as usual