All Building articles in 17 September 2021 – Page 3
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NewsAdministrator’s report details desperate battle to save stricken Cleveland Bridge
Firm set to cease trading by end of month owed £22m at time of collapse
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NewsHS2 loses vast quantity of ‘highly polluting’ clay into chalk aquifer
Scheme being carried out in Chilterns
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FeaturesRebuilding Peru after the El Niño floods
After large areas of Peru were devastated in the wake of 2017’s El Niño, it looked to the UK to provide expert assistance in its rebuilding efforts.
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NewsHeat and building strategy due imminently
Announcement expected before November’s COP26 climate conference
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NewsValue of contracts drop by over £1bn in August, Glenigan data says
Clients awarded £5.1bn worth of work compared to around £6.1bn the month before
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NewsSean Tompkins will not receive full £260,000 bonus, RICS confirms
Institute’s former chief executive will lose out on £190,000 payout following resignation last week in wake of QC’s damning review
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CommentCountdown to COP26: Timber is a panacea but use it wisely
Timber is widely regarded as the obvious solution in the quest for a sustainable construction material, but it is not as simple as that
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NewsGleeson strengthens profit and targets completions rise
Housebuilder sees bottom line and turnover eclipse pre-pandemic numbers
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NewsConstruction industry ‘cannot be trusted to regulate itself’, Grenfell inquiry hears
Closing remarks on latest phase of probe says sector more focussed on profit while BBA branded ‘hopelessly weak’
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NewsSummit for North-east firms on escalating materials shortages crisis
Event to take place at beginning of next month
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NewsContractors eye first major scheme at new Musuem of London site
Deal for Annexe building worth up to £45m
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NewsIn figures: National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline
Where and how money will be spent over the next decade
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NewsFosters wins debut job in Chile
Mid-century factory in Santiago will be centre of mixed-use timber scheme
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FeaturesWhen it’s hard to find the words: creating architectural terms in sign language
The absence of agreed signs for architectural terms is a major barrier for deaf people working in the built environment – so Chris Laing started the Signstrokes project to change that
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NewsInfrastructure spend to hit £650bn this decade, government says
Whitehall promises huge amounts for transport, justice and education
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CommentCan the RICS become fit for purpose again?
Only root-and-branch reform can restore the professional body’s credibility after the mass resignation of the senior management team, Richard Steer says