All Building articles in 18 October 2019
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FeaturesCosting steelwork October 2019: Market update
This quarter provides a market update and updates the five cost models previously featured in Costing Steelwork
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1846 — Right to strike
A glance far back in time reveals workers determined to raise their pay amid a burgeoning trade union movement
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FeaturesSketch of the week: London Design Festival
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Juliet Quintero of Dallas-Pierce-Quintero
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FeaturesImage of the week: Shine on
The Memorial Church on Berlin’s Breitscheidplatz is illuminated as part of the German capital’s Festival of Lights
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CommentHousing is more than a numbers game
The main political parties should stop with the soundbites and base housing plans on solid data, not random figures
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Comment5 minutes with… Lilla Smith, director of architecture and design at Macklowe Properties
Lilla Smith tells Building about the New York property industry, loving Lego and the challenges of apartment design
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FeaturesLead Times: July-September 2019
The past quarter has again shown little movement, with lead times static for all but three packages
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Love in a land down under
There’s a perfect match in Australia and the housing secretary advocates avocados for all
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FeaturesOn a mission: Gillian Charlesworth talks plans for BRE Group
BRE chief executive Gillian Charlesworth sits down with Building
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CommentBRE – straight-talking leadership will help the organisation to modernise
BRE chief executive Gillian Charlesworth is determined to bring a more commercial focus to the institution
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CommentMaking the best of EPC
Mary Anne Roff and Andrea Gardner on how to use EPC contracts effectively and avoid the pitfalls
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NewsUncertain economic prospects rein in housebuilders’ salaries
Directors’ salaries at housebuilders still above inflation but fail to match previous years’ increases, Building survey finds
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CommentIs the government getting serious about collaborative alliances?
Three multi-party frameworks were recently launched
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FeaturesHousebuilders' salary survey 2019
Pay is still going up – driven by continuing skills shortages – but the economic climate has constrained wages this year
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CommentThe future of global construction could be British
The UK can create a role for itself to help countries across the world to improve how they build. If we don’t, that prize will go to someone else
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NewsNew plan for law on payment reform as Aldous bill falls
Proposals to legislate for project bank accounts and retentions protection not carried over by parliament