Latest content

Katy Dowding hi res 1

‘You’re operating in the grey space, making decisions with a lot of unknowns’: Katy Dowding on two years at the top of Skanska UK

2025-04-28T06:00:00+01:00

The firm’s president and CEO took the helm at a turbulent time for the country and for contractors. She tells Chloe McCulloch about her leadership style, her rejigged executive team and how industry and government can deliver more with less if they work together.

  • How Everton built their new stadium in just five years (Manchester United take note)

  • Max headroom: How floor jacking could give old buildings a new lease of life

  • Industrial remix: how Hawkins Brown retuned Wakefield’s Tileyard North for the creative economy

  • Canada Water: Is it a match for Kings Cross?

  • Why 65 Holborn Viaduct could be the most difficult site ever to be built on in London

  • The Elephant reborn: How Multiplex is rebuilding a south London landmark

More Buildings

In partnership

WIC 3x2

Special report: Women in construction 2025

2025-03-07T07:01:00+00:00Sponsored by

In this second special annual report, produced in partnership with Gleeds, Building speaks to 12 inspiring women in the built environment

  • Market forecast: Why viability is tight for construction projects in the UK

  • Cost model: Incorporating sustainability in purpose-built student accommodation

  • Infrastructure update: How prepared is the water industry for its biggest ever investment programme?

  • Cost model: exploring the advantages of surgical hubs and barn theatres

  • Market forecast: Prospects for growth in 2025 remain subdued

  • Top 150 Contractors & Housebuilders 2024: The full table

More Data