All Executive tools articles – Page 3
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FeaturesWhat digital solutions are there for a water industry under pressure?
Water companies will have to adopt a ‘one-water’ strategy if they are to overcome the complex challenges of water quality and availability, and data will be at the core
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Why tender prices are likely to continue rising despite cost inflation easing
The ongoing economic backdrop of elevated interest rates is increasingly impacting construction
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FeaturesCost model: A guide to life sciences lab fit-out
Life science labs are in high demand. Identifying the right spaces to nurture innovation – and fitting them out flexibly and sustainably – offers opportunities
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FeaturesCost comparison: Pros and cons of volumetric construction in housing
Pros and cons of volumetric construction, the barriers to widespread adoption, and a cost comparison between a traditional and modular residential tower
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FeaturesInternational cost comparison 2023
The latest trends in international construction markets amid a global economic environment of rising inflation and a strengthening of the US dollar
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FeaturesCost model: Universities need to answer tough questions about their priorities
Aecom’s Rory Armstrong and Steven Jenkins explain what’s happening in the tertiary education sector and offer a cost model of a typical building
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Heading for a fall?
Construction output has been on the up, but can this continue in the face of economic uncertainty? Housebuilding in particular looks set for a fall
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FeaturesHow transport infrastructure can unlock regeneration and levelling up
Regional and local transport planning in the UK has been boosted through the award of long-term funding to city regions and by aligning mobility to levelling up
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FeaturesWhat the government’s commercial non-domestic EPC B pledge means for real estate
Ministers want all commercial non-domestic buildings to meet EPC B by 2030. But what work might be required and how much could it cost?
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FeaturesUK cities: regional roundup
Despite the challenges, regional cities are seeing an exciting range of new development, across infrastructure, commercial and residential
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Weathering the storm
The UK is now clearly heading into recession but strong momentum in construction output should help to insulate our sector, despite only slightly slowing cost pressures
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FeaturesSustainability: Estate decarbonisation
In decarbonising their portfolios, estate owners must strike a careful balance between making sound investments and driving efficiencies
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Can investment in energy security be compatible with net zero?
The war in Ukraine has highlighted the importance of energy security. But how does investment in greater resilience align with progress towards net zero?
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Upward but uneven
As building costs soar, yearly tender price increases are close to double figures – but that should slow next year. And while construction output is still rising overall, there is greater fragmentation
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FeaturesCost model: Build-to-rent
Build-to-rent offers a solution to low housing supply and stable returns for investors and developers – if they can meet the demands of a quickly evolving tenant base
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FeaturesCost model: Building brownfield
Regenerating previously used land offers multiple environmental, social and cost advantages but there are many factors to consider
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FeaturesCost model: Labs in the sky
Record levels of investment into the life science sector and an increasingly limited supply of space have encouraged laboratory buildings to enter the high-rise realm
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FeaturesProcurement update: applying the enterprise model to infrastructure
To deliver the UK’s ambitious and complex infrastructure investment programme, the way forward lies in integrated teams and enterprise-based delivery
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FeaturesCost model: School buildings
Amid rising prices, schools developers must strike a balance between meeting cost expectations and providing fit-for-purpose, sustainable buildings for the next generation of learners
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FeaturesCost comparison: Upgrade or renew?
To meet net zero targets, owners must bring buildings up to scratch. Whether to refurb or demolish and rebuild is the question