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FeaturesMarket forecast: Construction costs stabilise despite Middle East conflict pressures
Construction output is slowing, and the economy is fragile. But with tender prices stable, conditions look better for starting projects now than the headline economic figures suggest
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NewsLondon tower builders eye Fenchurch Street job
Square Mile scheme being developed by CO-RE will replace 1950s tower on edge of eastern cluster
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CommentPower first: how electrical infrastructure is shaping data centre delivery
As demand for data centres accelerates, power availability is increasingly shaping how projects are designed, phased and delivered. Keiran O’Gorman explores how grid constraints, rising power densities and earlier electrical infrastructure decisions are changing the way data centre projects are planned and coordinated
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FeaturesBermondsey Heights is a bold attempt to blend ‘beds and sheds’
Maccreanor Lavington’s mixed-use scheme in south-east London weaves together housing and industrial space within a tight urban setting
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Information - BuildingCPD 14 2026: Closing the performance gap with insulation
Sponsored by ROCKWOOL®, this module examines why the gap between the predicted and actual performance of so many buildings persists – and how fabric-first design, informed insulation specification and consistent installation practice can help close it
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FeaturesCost model: How the UK can meet its data centre infrastructure ambitions
Amid a global race to equip citizens and industry with AI, data centres are an investment priority. What are the key concerns in delivering the infrastructure for them?
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CommentBeyond the bid file – how social value has moved from compliance to brand strategy
Alexander Swann explains why the latest transparency regulations for public-sector tendering mean responsibility for social value needs to move out of the bid team and into the marketing director’s remit – and sets out how construction brands can win under the new rules
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NewsOne of London’s tallest resi towers in Canary Wharf gets green light
Scheme at 77 Marsh Wall will be 54 storeys in height
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NewsCarbon-storing plasterboard alternative piloted at L&G’s new HQ
Adaptavate, a developer of low-carbon and carbon-negative construction materials, has seen its bio-based plasterboard alternative, Breathaboard, installed at Legal & General’s new London headquarters 10 Coleman Street
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Information - BuildingCPD 13 2026: The fundamentals of insulation
Sponsored by ROCKWOOL®, this module explores the key principles behind insulation performance and how specifiers can ensure materials meet the standards required for modern construction on thermal, acoustic and fire performance
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 36: Market update and guidance on carbon border taxes
A look at cost and carbon
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CommentWhen everyone is responsible, noone is – the accountability gap in construction products reform
Brittany Harris argues that the government’s proposed reforms to the construction products regime will only succeed if accountability is clearly defined and backed by reliable digital evidence throughout the supply chain
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CommentWhy national recognition changes everything for recycled kerbs
Phil Sutton welcomes a change in the rules that will allow the easier specification of more sustainable kerbing
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CommentCould composites be the future of high-performance building systems?
Guillaume Klein argues that a new European standard for composites should prompt architects and specifiers to rethink material choices
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Information - BuildingCPD 12 2026: Data-driven decision-making in the built environment – improving performance, profitability and resilience
This module, sponsored by Deltek, illustrates how senior decision-makers in the built environment can use data to support better operational and strategic decision-making. It examines how integrated information systems, key performance indicators (KPIs), predictive analytics and AI-assisted forecasting can give firms the edge, and shows how any business can progress ...
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NewsErith set for demolition contract at 99 Bishopsgate tower
Current 1970s block due to be replaced by RSHP-designed 54-storey building
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FeaturesThe Whiteley: Fosters transforms a piece of Bayswater history
When Fosters took on the redevelopment of a once iconic department store, it saw the key was in its relationship to the street. Sarah Simpkin speaks to architect Patrick Campbell
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SponsoredBritish Gypsum launches a new guide to fire-rated junctions
British Gypsum has unveiled a new comprehensive, evidence-based best practice guide dedicated to the junctions between fire-rated partitions and other building elements.
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FeaturesPassivhaus pioneers revisit the standard 16 years on
The team behind the UK’s first cavity wall Passivhaus are now building a terrace of three Passivhaus Plus homes in West Yorkshire. Bill Butcher and Chris Herring of 21 Degrees share what has changed — and what they wish they’d known first time around
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SponsoredWhy the future of commercial landscaping will be won through design intelligence, not product supply
Marshalls’ Michael Roden discusses how commercial landscaping is evolving, why design and engineering is becoming central to project success, and why the construction industry needs to rethink the relationship between design ambition and practical delivery