All Building articles in 18 February 2022
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Are you sitting comfortably?
Sit back to hear some strange tales from the world of construction
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Features5 minutes with … Anil Singh Rana at Constructing Professional Development
The project manager and mentor is based in Mauritius. He has built a business based on his belief in positive collaboration
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CommentThe critical journey to more sustainable infrastructure
Our future depends on a more adaptive, resilient, high-tech and environmentally-conscious built environment
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CommentWhy new safety laws could do more harm than good
As increased liability pushes insurance costs beyond reach of most firms, capacity to fix unsafe homes or build new ones will plummet
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CommentSettle now or later? Why the final account stage needs more attention
Given the benefits of holding fire, contracts should make more provision for resolving all disputes at the final account stage
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NewsGetting overseas firms to pay for cladding costs ‘practically difficult’, Gove admits
Housing secretary says ministers may lack ‘total authority’ to force non-UK based firms to pay into £4bn remediation fund
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CommentWhy we need a long term view in a short term world
Government and the construction industry need to put more focus on whole life carbon, says Elaine Toogood
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NewsIn pictures: How the revamped National Gallery will look
Proposals by New York firm for £30m overhaul go out for consultation next month
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FeaturesA deep green retrofit crafts a sustainability HQ
The Institute for Sustainability Leadership needed an HQ that reflected its values. Here’s what it did next to a Cambridge telephone exchange
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NewsTesting sector in limbo as government fails to clarify new certification rules
BBA chief ‘very concerned’ by approaching deadline for UK-only testing regime
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FeaturesCost model: Low carbon frames
Structural frames are one of the biggest contributors to embodied carbon, but issues with data quality have made tackling this difficult – until now
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FeaturesAlgeco becomes the new face, new name and new future of Elliott and affiliated UK companies
The move creates a single, consistent brand across the UK and Europe
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NewsO2 Arena roof destroyed as Storm Eunice batters UK
Footage shows significant damage to Richard Rogers’ 1999 dome as 100mph winds ravage southern England
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NewsCivil servant’s reply to fire safety query was typically non-committal, Grenfell inquiry hears
Brian Martin had been responding to query on “poorly drafted” clause in official guidance which appeared to permit use of combustible cladding in tall buildings
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CommentHigh energy costs – it’s not just households who are feeling the pinch
The impact of on businesses is not yet part of the public debate – but it should be
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NewsRising energy costs could derail levelling up, materials firms warn
Jobs could be lost at energy intensive manufacturers unless ministers act
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NewsProblems that held up Crossrail’s Canary Wharf station revealed
Scheme became centre of dispute between railway and developer
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NewsArchitects stay positive in face of rising cost pressures
RIBA survey finds 31% of practices expect workloads to increase, despite rising inflation leading some clients to pull jobs