All Building articles in 13 August 2021 – Page 3
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NewsSouthampton airport expansion grounded after legal challenge
Campaign group said council had ’underplayed’ the scheme’s environmental impact
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NewsMortgage lenders still confused after EWS1 change
Most lenders and valuers continue to require safety assessments on blocks below 18m despite government announcement
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CommentMake contractual provison for rising prices
In the face of disproportionate materials cost inflation, it is vital to use the right fluctuation provisions in your contracts, warns Peter Hibberd
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CommentOpen Doors is a chance to recruit the next generation to construction
For a week in October young people will be invited to see behind the site hoardings - play your part and register to get involved
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FeaturesLiverpool defends its status as a city of sensitive regeneration – but Unesco begs to differ
A badge of honour or a certificate not worth the trouble? Liverpool’s loss of its world heritage status has opened a debate about the purpose and value of the designation
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NewsValue of contract awards up in July, Glenigan data says
Clients awarded £6.1bn worth of work compared to around £5.5bn the month before
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FeaturesWilliam Sutton Prize invites entries from architects
Winners of Clarion Housing Group’s sustainability and placemaking prize will see their design concept trialled on a major development site
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NewsCrossrail chief forced to admit Bond Street station opening date at risk of slipping – again
Mark Wild has already conceded the central section will open with or without the scheme
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NewsGround breaks on Laing O’Rourke’s £500m Everton stadium
Official construction starts three weeks after Unesco stripped Liverpool of its World Heritage Status
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NewsMultiplex financial director quits
Zahida Hanif took up the role last year but is leaving to spend more time with her family
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NewsBellway full-year turnover approaches pre-pandemic level
Housebuilder says turnover of £3.1bn put it in an ‘excellent’ position to grow
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CommentDevelopment and heritage are not mutually exclusive
The city has to grow and we have protections in our planning system. To say we are destroying Liverpool is untrue, says its mayor, Joanne Anderson
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NewsDerwent signals confidence in London market as profits soar
Developer has brought two sites in the city’s Knowledge Quarter
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NewsWSP raids Arup for new smart buildings boss
Michael Trousdell will help lead the firm’s smart buildings and sustainability consulting services
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NewsMace targets Asia Pacific expansion with new partnership
Venture will see Mace’s consultancy business enter Filipino market for the first time
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CommentSchools are leading the way to net zero
The rest of the industry is waking up to designing carbon-neutral buildings, but the education sector has been addressing energy efficiency for decades. Once the motive was cutting costs; now it is all about reducing emissions, Alan Fogarty writes
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NewsKier restructures UK construction business
New model and senior leadership team is part of five-year growth strategy
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NewsAHMM unveils plans for ‘biophilic’ City office tower
Scheme will replace 1980s buildings near Shoreditch and Whitechapel fringe