All Building articles in 14 November 2025
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FeaturesBuilding better new towns: how to turn a bold housing vision into lasting, liveable communities
A recent roundtable, hosted in partnership with Ridge, explored the delivery challenges presented by the government’s new towns programme. Mary Richardson reports
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CommentIt starts with a single bedroom: Industrialising Hospital 2.0
The new hospital programme is one of the largest and most ambitious infrastructure projects in the UK. By adopting a platform approach using MMC, we can make it a success and transform the delivery of hospitals for decades to come, Paul Ruddick writes
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FeaturesOpen Doors: Construction students visit Willmott Dixon’s canalside university development
Building was invited to attend Build UK’s Open Doors Preview event aimed at inspiring younger generations to pursue a career in construction by showcasing the progress being made at Queen Mary University of London’s East End campus
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Features‘We’ll get our fair share…’ The Wates pair hatching a plan to create a £250m fit-out business
Lee Phillips and Steff Battle on picking up the pieces after ISG’s fall and why the new business can disrupt the industry in the right way. They speak to Dave Rogers
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NewsLandsec to reduce capital spending to just £200m by middle of next year as firm cuts back on office jobs
Developer says several residential schemes also paused as company prioritises retail acquisitions
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NewsIn pictures: Stanton Williams completes inaugural later living scheme next to Hampstead Heath
London complex built by contractor Kingscote features 46 apartments
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CommentThis month’s construction industry gossip: What’s new, pussycat?
The latest chatter around the industry
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CommentPreserving Britain’s past and building its future – why our heritage depends on vocational skills
Adrian Attwood exposes the crisis in heritage-conservation craft skills, and makes a plea for more young people to be encouraged into the field
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NewsZero Laitance addition to Gypsol screed range
LKAB Minerals launches a new laitance-free floor screed it claims can cut labour and material costs by 66%*
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FeaturesDesigned to change the world: Inside Oxford University’s new £200m Life and Mind Building
This research facility brings together experimental psychology and biology departments to address challenges including climate change, mental health, food security and AI. Thomas Lane reports
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Information - BuildingBuilding Digital Edition: November 2025
Brainwave: The University of Oxford’s Life and Mind Building could be about to change everything
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NewsMace’s former fit out boss set to join rival Workplace Futures Group
Stewart Ward to start as chief development officer next month
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NewsGalliford Try and Keller upbeat about performance, trading updates say
Pair issue positive statements about workloads
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NewsNew boss gets tonic as Kier order book grows £600m in four months
New chief executive Stuart Togwell started earlier this month
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NewsGovernment chooses north Wales site for first Small Modular Reactor plant
Nuclear project backed by £2.5bn of public funding will support up to 3,000 jobs
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NewsFaithdean wins West End office revamp for GPE
Work at Whittington House slated for spring 2027 completion
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NewsBuilding Safety Regulator to leave HSE early next year, minister reveals
Switch to MHCLG to be completed by end of January
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CommentOn hold: what Assent’s collapse and waiting for the Budget reveal about the state of construction
November has dealt a double blow to the sector – here’s what would help
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NewsSisk brings in Graham’s civils boss to new COO role at infrastructure business
Leo Martin joins new employer in January