All Building articles in 1 May 2020
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NewsCountryside says it will reopen 80% of sites
Housebuilder targeting faster restart than many rivals
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NewsL&G pumps £150m into Sheffield scheme
Scheme designed by 5plus also being developed by B K’s development arm
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FeaturesSketch of the week: City devoid of people
This week’s #buildingdoodle is by San Francisco architect John Marx
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Comment5 minutes with … Alistair Barr, chair at Barr Gazetas
Alistair Barr tells Building about the Milton Keynes, Le Corbusier and drumming
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: A bit of help from our friends
It’s all hands on deck with the people making face masks, face shields and stepping up as key workers
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 1 May
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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NewsMace to ramp up number of workers on sites in coming months
Firm targeting 80% capacity by July
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NewsCroydon submits proposals for 374 homes on 24 sites
Dozen architects involved in Brick by Brick’s second small sites development programme
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 13: Market update
Costing Steelwork is a series from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork. This quarter provides a market update and updates the five cost models previously featured in Costing Steelwork.
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Information - BuildingBuilding Digital Edition: 1 May 2020
Whatever the future we’ll build it: How construction is putting itself on the front line of economic recovery
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FeaturesCoronavirus update for construction: 30 April
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreak
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CommentTackling the cladding challenge
Terry Stocks, from Faithful+ Gould, outlines what it will take to deliver the government’s £1.6bn programme to replace unsafe cladding on high rise buildings
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: The highways programme
Highways England is about to embark on a massive road investment programme, RIS2, for 2020-25. Agnieszka Krzyzaniak and Nora Taylor of Arcadis explore how it will go about delivering the programme efficiently while aiming to minimise environmental impact and increasing its focus on road user experience
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NewsCLC tells government to speed up handing out loans
Companies at risk if process held up by red tape, survey finds
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NewsInterserve trials new social distancing warning technology on Birmingham hospital job
Alarm sounds if people are closer than 2m
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NewsBCO says there will be less hot desking and more bike space once office workers return
Report predicts raft of changes will need to be made to meet social distancing protocols
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NewsMore and more sites restarting but worries grow over abuse of workers in Scotland
Trade group north of border drawing up checklist to educate hostile public
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NewsLaing O’Rourke opens nearly 400 beds at Welsh hospital a year early for covid patients
Gleeds project manager on scheme
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FeaturesCPD 4 2020: Designing commercial buildings for improved health and productivity
This VELUX Commercial sponsored CPD examines how greater daylighting can improve outcomes in commercial environments - DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 25 June 2020
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NewsEmployers' groups want furlough scheme extended again
Hundreds of construction firms have used initiative which is set to end on 30 June