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Rising costs, mountains of red tape and the prospect of being hit for millions in liabilities: Ardmore’s woes hold a mirror to the industry

2026-06-12T12:13:00+01:00

As the firm’s construction business goes into administration, the industry is left asking whether the burden of regulation, historic claims and low margins is making contracting an increasingly impossible business, writes Dave Rogers

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A quietly radical housing project: Metropolitan Workshop’s resident‑led Passivhaus scheme

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From stranded asset to grade A office: how a facsimile facade made all the difference for a failing, listed Manchester building

  • Building study: The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

  • Fixing the roof while the sun is shining: Making Blenheim Palace fit for the next 300 years

  • The reinvention of Broadgate: Has it worked?

  • A quietly radical housing project: Metropolitan Workshop’s resident‑led Passivhaus scheme

  • Such buildings can change lives… Regenerating safe spaces that young people can call their own

  • From stranded asset to grade A office: how a facsimile facade made all the difference for a failing, listed Manchester building

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Building Systems Thinking: Our water and wastewater systems need replumbing

2026-05-11T06:00:00+01:00By Matt Wheeldon

Public and media discontent over hosepipe bans and storm overflows is understandable. But the UK does not have drinking water and sewage problems so much as a rainwater management problem, says Matt Wheeldon

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From ambition to delivery: inside the inaugural Dublin Regenerative Cities Summit

2026-04-29T14:37:00+01:00In partnership with

On Earth Day, senior leaders from across the built environment gathered in Dublin to confront a more urgent question than ever before: not whether cities should regenerate, but how the industry can move faster — and together — to deliver it.

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Built Environment Systems Review sets out to transform industry performance

2026-04-22T06:00:00+01:00By Andrew Mylius

A government-backed review will examine how systems thinking can unlock productivity

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Market forecast: Weaker demand helps constrain cost inflation

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Infrastructure update: The influence of private finance on delivery mechanisms

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Sustainability: How lifecycle costs vary by sector and scale

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TV and film studios cost model: How record investment is driving a development boom

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Infrastructure update: Developing the UK’s flexible grid

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Market forecast: Industry steadies, but high input costs show no signs of easing

  • Market forecast: Weaker demand helps constrain cost inflation

  • Infrastructure update: The influence of private finance on delivery mechanisms

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  • TV and film studios cost model: How record investment is driving a development boom

  • Infrastructure update: Developing the UK’s flexible grid

  • Market forecast: Industry steadies, but high input costs show no signs of easing

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