Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations – Page 6
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2021 contractor salary survey: a year dictated by covid
Coronavirus continues to dominate industry sentiment, and there’s a feeling among professionals that jumping ship may be the best way to guarantee their futures
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Market forecast: A slow recovery
Construction output and sentiment have regained much ground after their collapse amid the initial lockdown, but ongoing uncertainty means recovery is wobbly
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A look back at Grenfell Inquiry module one: How experts blamed key players for ‘shambles’
The first part of phase two’s hearings concluded last week - here’s an overview of the evidence revealing major failures, incompetence and buck-passing
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Ten things you need to know about the planning white paper
Government’s planning white paper sets out to radically reform the system
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Ten weeks that shook the housing market
We went into lockdown with one housing market and came out of it with quite another. Joey Gardiner reports on what the pandemic means for developers of high-rise housing
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Cost model: CLT frame buildings
The rapidly expanding use of CLT saw its trajectory arrested in the UK by new regulations in the wake of Grenfell, but if safe solutions can be found then the material offers considerable cost and climate advantages over more traditional frame solutions. Alinea breaks down the costs
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The dust has settled on the chancellor’s latest rescue package, so is the industry happy?
The government deems construction crucial to getting the country back on its feet but worries remain, writes Tom Lowe
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Q&A with Keith Waller: Construction innovation in the age of covid-19
Keith Waller, programme director at the Construction Innovation Hub, speaks to Building about the effect of coronavirus
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CPD 7 2020: Building Regs Parts L and F: Planned Changes
This Kingspan-sponsored CPD explains the proposed changes to Parts L and F of the Building Regulations for England and Wales, on energy performance and ventilation - DEADLINE TO COMPLETE: 17 July 2020
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Get ready for the building safety regulator
The key proposals on building safety made by Dame Judith Hackitt in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster are finally about to be implemented in law. Building invited industry experts to discuss the coming changes
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Palace revolt: what construction stands to lose if £4bn parliament revamp gets pulled
Review into planned restoration due this autumn
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Viability analysis: High rise in Birmingham
Key design metrics of tall residential buildings in Birmingham and how to optimise viability
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Flooding in the UK and building for a wetter future
Following more storms and ensuing floods, the focus is turning from where to how we build in affected areas
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Specifier: Expanded cork at the Cork House, Eton
How a project on an island in the River Thames has changed the use of expanded cork
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Bristol's rejected arena: a tale of two cities
Bristol’s mayor has rejected plans to build an arena in the city centre to make way for a £300m mixed‑use scheme - does this move put the role of mayor in the spotlight?