All Building articles in 13 October 2023 – Page 6
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NewsBirmingham Smithfield masterplan: 687-home development approved
Planning permission for Digbeth development marks start of first phase of Smithfield masterplan
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NewsUnions demand government calls HS2 summit to get project ‘back on track’
Call comes after National Infrastructure Chair John Armitt’s dismissed claims the line would cost £150bn as “wild and fanciful”
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NewsBirmingham approves demolition of brutalist Ringway Centre
Corstorphine & Wright-designed plans to replace 1960s landmark with three towers up to 56 storeys
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NewsRICS launches election manifesto ahead of party conferences
Body asks parties to commit to housing delivery strategy
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NewsBoosting productivity could deliver £45bn extra value to industry, says CLC
Body sets out three key areas of focus for sector
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, 1930
New York’s tower craze restarts following a 15-year lull as two of the city’s most famous towers race to become the world’s tallest
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Features5 minutes with … Jack Newton at RSHP
The firm’s associate partner on struggling with dyslexia at school, increasing diversity in the profession, working under Graham Stirk and Ivan Harbour and watching his children playing with his Lego
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NewsNew timber frame system wins warranty provider backing
The New Model Building is based on 30 standard details said to offer the same fire resistance as conventionally constructed apartment buildings less than 18m high
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NewsLandsec hands over McAlpine’s delayed 21 Moorfields as tenant looks to move first staff in next year
ISG carrying out £150m fit-out work at scheme for Deutsche Bank which had been due to finish 18 months ago
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NewsGovernment confirms biodiversity net gain delay
Defra sets out new timetable with BNG to be brought in from next January
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NewsGalliford Try cements move back into social housing work with arrival of affordable homes director
Firm interested in building social housing after no-compete clause with Vistry ran out at start of year
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NewsTender prices stay flat, Mace report says
Firm says falls in new orders could see tender prices drop
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CommentNet zero and the Loch Ness monster tax bill
A recent court ruling about a hydroelectric scheme at Loch Ness has implications for government policy on net zero
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NewsFixed price jobs and Britishvolt failure send NG Bailey tumbling to £25m loss
Rising costs on several jobs significant, M&E contractor admits, as firm introduces hardship fund to help staff with cost of living
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NewsIn pictures: Sir John Armitt headlines inaugural Building the Future Commission Conference
Hundreds of construction professionals attended the event looking to explore solutions for the built environment
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NewsWinners of Building’s Future Thinkers competition revealed
Six up and coming construction professionals recognised for ideas on how future proof the industry
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FeaturesReforming planning: one way to solve the housing crisis
The Building the Future Commission has spent several months analysing the English planning system. Joey Gardiner reports
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NewsHS2 cuts risk turning railway into ‘shuttle service’ between Acton and Birmingham, says Armitt
NIC chair adds chopping and changing flagship project sends ‘incredibly negative message’ to world