All Building articles in 16 June 2023
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FeaturesGoing with the Flow: a railway footbridge fit for the future
Network Rail wants to replace rural level crossings with bridges. A team has come up with an alternative to steel that is 40% cheaper to build with less embodied carbon
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NewsJRL Group profit halves despite turnover growth
John Reddington admits ‘difficult year’ as 2022 profit hits lowest level since 2015
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NewsDLUHC admits handing £1.9bn of housing funds back to Treasury
Officials say affordable homes cash can be used in later years but £1.2bn of Help to Buy funds lost
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NewsBalfour Beatty worker dies at Aldermaston nuclear site
Work on site stopped as contractor helping police and nuclear regulator investigate accident
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FeaturesAddressing net zero in the North-east
The challenges and opportunities presented by the quest for net zero took centre stage as our Building the Future Commission’s regional roundtable tour headed to Newcastle
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FeaturesBSBG submits Section 73 amendment for Royal Mint Street phase 2 scheme
Brewer Smith Brewer Group (BSBG) has submitted a Section 73 planning application for the Royal Mint Street Phase 2 development, with a number of amendments and revisions to the consented scheme primarily targeted at improving operational activity between residential and hotel uses, enhancing internal efficiency and creating ...
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission: review of June
A quick guide to the Building the Future Commission’s activity over the past month
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Features‘Sometimes you pinch yourself.’ The boy from the Chester semi running €4bn Arcadis
Alan Brookes tells Dave Rogers more consolidation in the sector is inevitable, why we should just get on and build HS2 and singing for his supper
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CommentOn a quest for the ultimate offsite solution
Construction has yet to make the widespread productivity gains promised by embracing manufacturing techniques – while suffering many business failures in the attempt. But could we be on the cusp of a breakthrough?
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FeaturesEverything you wanted to know about MMC but were afraid to ask
Are modern methods of construction the holy grail of construction efficiency or a technology destined to fail?
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: The art of public speaking has many pitfalls
The art of public speaking has many pitfalls – maybe stick to sculpture?
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 24: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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FeaturesRebooting the New Hospital Programme: Is this the solution to the NHS backlog?
The government has unveiled a £20bn programme to save England’s NHS estate. Here’s how it will work
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Information - BuildingBuilding Digital Edition: June 2023
Not all roses: Taylor Wimpey boss Jennie Daly on the industry’s battered reputation, fixing the ‘worst ever’ planning system and being the first female chief executive of a listed housebuilder
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CommentWhat does ‘fit for purpose’ mean for today’s world?
The scandal at the CBI is an opportunity for us all to reflect on how we treat each other in the workplace, writes Sadie Morgan
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FeaturesCost model: A guide to life sciences lab fit-out
Life science labs are in high demand. Identifying the right spaces to nurture innovation – and fitting them out flexibly and sustainably – offers opportunities
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NewsProfit up as Severfield turnover nears £500m mark
Steelwork contractor hoping for 10% margins from new modular business
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News‘Unique’ Roman tomb unearthed at Landsec site in south London
Find will be preserved for public display
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NewsBuilding launches competition to find ideas from the next generation
Building the Future Commission announces Future Thinkers Award