All Building articles in 11 August 2023
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FeaturesLevelling up in the West Midlands: the way forward
Our penultimate Building the Future Commission regional roundtable focused on the West Midlands, where local experts met to brainstorm ideas
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CommentDefective premises ruling likely to lead to increase in claims
Whether developers are owed duties under the Defective Premises Act – a point long uncertain in the courts – has been clarified
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CommentBeware - some things only a solicitor can do
A claims consultant got on the wrong side of the law – risking prison – by getting a tad too far into the legalities
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FeaturesWhat digital solutions are there for a water industry under pressure?
Water companies will have to adopt a ‘one-water’ strategy if they are to overcome the complex challenges of water quality and availability, and data will be at the core
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NewsInvestment in repairs delivers greater economic return than housebuilding, says think tank
Report urges government to spend on homes that threaten health
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CommentWe still aren’t moving fast enough in the race against climate change
The government claims its third national adaptation programme represents a step-change in its approach to approving infrastructure resilience. David Smith is not so sure
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Baking in Seville and chilling in Manchester
Baking in Seville, chilling in Manchester, and taking it slow on testing regimes
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CommentWe have the tools to transform the way we build – now we need the leadership
To overcome the multiple barriers obstructing technological change, we must look to the industry’s own leaders rather than to government
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Information - BuildingBuilding Digital Edition: August 2023
Talking for 30 years hasn’t worked: Chartered Institute of Housing president Lara Oyedele on mandating diversity
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The great San Francisco earthquake, 1906
The Builder warms to the idea of steel-framed buildings after the “peculiar” structures survive a tremor which flattens 80% of the city
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NewsPersimmon interim profit slumps by two-thirds
Housebuilder takes margin hit as completions fall but predicts full year completions at top end of expectations
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NewsDerwent eyes 2025 finish for O’Rourke and Kier jobs
London developer says Moorfields revamp could start in 2027
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NewsL&Q quarterly completions drop by half
Buyers hit by rising mortgage rates, housing association says
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NewsInvest in green jobs and amend apprenticeship levy to plug labour gap, says City of London
Quarter of a million extra construction workers needed in central London by 2027
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NewsUK modular firm gets fresh private equity investment
Cash injection for Premier Modular comes after troubled months for offsite sector
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Features‘The fines are massive.’ The NFDC’s boss on that investigation and why demolition firms are the binmen of construction
The trade body’s new chief executive Duncan Rudall has had a lot to deal with in two months. He talks to Dave Rogers
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NewsGreen light for £900m life sciences centre in Hertfordshire
Designed by Hawkins Brown, 15-building campus will create up to 5,000 new jobs in Stevenage
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NewsAdministrators scramble to recover missing plant in wake of Henry collapse
Equipment was removed from sites in days before London high-rise builder sank into administration
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NewsPlans in for £450m Manchester student resi and life sciences complex
Hawkins\Brown, Sheppard Robson and SimpsonHaugh working on eight-block scheme
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NewsBellway predicts ‘material’ drop in output in the year ahead
Housebuilder says forward sales down 44% and market has weakened further in last two months