All Building articles in 6 September 2019
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FeaturesHigher power: how is the universities sector shaping up?
The universities and higher education sector is as vulnerable as any to fluctuating demand — but it still has billions every year to spend on its buildings
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NewsCrossrail asks for TfL’s help in getting firms to prioritise work on late-running railway
Scheme’s bosses worried about productivity of tier two contractors
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CommentBreaking down planning barriers will be crucial to getting full fibre in London and other urban areas
A speedy rollout of full fibre across the country should be a priority — but funding alone will not be enough
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CommentGrowing pains: It is possible that the UK higher education sector is approaching ‘peak campus’
Dramatic changes in student numbers demand fresh thinking about the adaptability and utilisation of university buildings
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Private house proposal, north Kent
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Pasqualina Piccirillo at Calford Seaden
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NewsGovernment floats tighter fire safety regulations
Consultation proposes reducing height of buildings that require sprinklers
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Gathering speed
Comedian John Bishop has made a pretty penny out of HS2, a construction stalwart gallops into a new field, and my hack spies a jet-powered marvel
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CommentUniversities’ many challenges
While this week we highlight the many positives about the universities sector, it would be a mistake to think that the boom times will continue
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Features‘Different doesn’t scare me’: Mary Pierre-Harvey has big plans for Oxford Brookes
The UK’s first black female director of estates at a large UK university talks to Building
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NewsBalfour Beatty and NHS trust at loggerheads over when Midland Met job can be finished
Four month difference between pair over hospital completion date
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1999 — The right education
Young quantity surveyors faced opportunities two decades ago that would make many graduates today jealous.
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CommentSolar panels have a right to light
Overshadowing of solar panels has been ruled to be a material consideration in planning
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NewsMcBains nabs new director to head up Manchester office
Ian Bayman to lead Battersea Power Station consultant’s north-west operations
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CommentConstruction contract mistakes: That wasn’t quite what we meant
When rectifying contracts to fix drafting mistakes, what happens if the parties disagree on what was meant?
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NewsSturgeon vows to 'overhaul' building regs
Promise is part of Scottish government focus on cutting carbon