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Home truths: why the way we manage our housing assets isn’t working
Building homes is only one part of the housing problem. Another urgent question we must answer is - how well are we managing our existing housing stock, and are we building new homes to last?
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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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Beyond the surface: An examination of building envelopes through architectural case studies
Building, in conjunction with Carlisle, hosted a CPD-accredited event exploring choices influencing the design and delivery of building exteriors
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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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Women in Construction: Tracey Hunte, country director for Qatar, Mace
This is part of a special report produced in partnership with Gleeds
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Women in Construction: Dagmar Fritz-Kramer, CEO, Baufritz
This is part of a special report produced by our sister title Building in partnership with Gleeds
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Women in Construction: Kimberly Dowdell, AIA 2024 president and director of strategic relationships HOK
“My biggest career challenge is wanting to do so many different things and having to prioritise them,” says Kimberly Dowdell, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2024 president and director of strategic relationships at architecture firm HOK. This urge to do as much as she can in the industry she ...
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Women in Construction: Sarah Ball, principal, Woods Bagot
From my perspective, it’s not necessarily about attracting women into architecture; it’s about retaining them,” says Sarah Ball, principal and Melbourne studio hub chair at Woods Bagot. “The ratio is 50:50 out of university – but that drops off as you move towards the more senior roles within practices. That’s ...
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‘If you can’t see it, you can’t be it’: why International Women’s Day is important for construction
Today we profile 12 women around the world succeeding in male-dominated professions – here’s why we need to share their positive stories
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A celebration of diversity: An introduction to the Women in Construction special report
Be inspired by female construction leaders from around the world interviews with 12 industry leaders of today and tomorrow
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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