All Building articles in 22 April 2022
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NewsConstruction pay rises faster than most sectors but still falls in real terms
Industry vacancies drop to lowest level for several months but remain historically high
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NewsConstruction vacancies dip but remain at near-record levels
Vacancies remain high, while weekly earnings 7.6% hike fails to keep pace with inflation
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CommentCoaching clinic: How to find the sweet spot for hybrid workers (and everyone else)
Hybrid working poses real challenges for team leaders but there are ways of accommodating staff preferences while also achieving business goals
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CommentStart saving lives with a positive safety culture
Last year 39 people died on UK construction sites. Billy O’Brien explains how to make them safer and get that number down to zero
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CommentWe now have no excuse for failing to build more sustainable buildings
Making the right material choices, getting the landscaping right, improving green specifications… There are so many ways for developers and contractors to achieve high-performance buildings
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CommentRolling out project bank accounts in JCT contracts
Project bank account provisions are now available for all JCT contract suites – improving cash flow through the industry
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Features5 minutes with … Rebecca Rickwood at Gement
The figure-skating founder and chief executive of Gement believes in change in the construction industry and is working to make it happen
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NewsInsolvencies soar as inflation woes compounded by end of covid support
Rising costs see 142% increase in firms going out of business compared with last year – and warnings of more to come
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CommentCase in focus: Avantage (Cheshire) Ltd vs GB Building Solutions Ltd
An unsuccessful application for reverse summary judgment
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FeaturesDoes the key to cutting carbon lie beneath your feet?
The flat floor slab has been the default option for years but they contain the bulk of a building’s embodied carbon. What are the alternatives?
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FeaturesPlanning approvals by value - March 2022
Planning approval values increased to £11.48bn in March from February’s £10.89bn according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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FeaturesClient contract award and planning data - March 2022
Glenigan’s sector by sector monthly round up of top spending clients and planning wins
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FeaturesTop client contract awards - March 2022
New contract awards increased from February’s £5.17bn to £6.78bn in March according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table of top spending clients
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FeaturesAnnual planning approvals by value to March 2022
Annual planning approvals were worth £111bn in the year to March according to Glenigan’s sector by sector league table
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CommentHome extension is building too
It’s time to bring domestic dwelling disputes within the adjudication provisions of the Construction Act – this is getting crazy
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FeaturesHow the Hylo building saved a third on carbon
The team behind the Hylo building in London’s Bunhill Row were so impressed by Richard Siefert’s original Finsbury Tower, they decided to extend it by 13 storeys rather than replace it – saving massively on carbon
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Yes, I remember it well …
Memory failure dogs politicians giving evidence at the Grenfell Inquiry
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FeaturesHow construction is responding to the post-Brexit skills crisis
New visa rules are making it more difficult to recruit EU nationals to some construction roles. What is the industry doing about this?
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Features‘Recessions, pandemics and downturns are when good businesses step up’
As Jim Hendley, the chairman of Henry Riley hangs up his boots, we talk to the man about his 38-year career, what he’ll be remembered for and what he plans to do next
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CommentConstruction must respond quickly to the fast growing number of vacancies
Job vacancies grew faster than in any other sector in the UK economy in Q1, and there’s an elephant in the room no one wants to talk about