All Executive tools articles – Page 4
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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
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Into the headwinds
Output has recovered almost to pre-pandemic levels, but optimism is falling in the face of inflation, recruitment challenges and red tape
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Energy transition
The 2020s will be the decade when the foundations of the UK’s energy transition to net zero are established. What is involved in this transition, and how are things progressing?
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FeaturesCost model: Distribution warehouses
The combined impact of inflation plus materials and labour shortages is stretching developers of logistics centres – yet demand for this building type remains high
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FeaturesCost model: Cancer care centres
The challenge is to deliver cancer centres that provide highly effective, technologically advanced care and support as well as research and education
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FeaturesProductivity: Perspectives on digitalisation with Alinea, AHMM and Lendlease
To identify the opportunities and obstacles in the digitalisation process, Alinea asked a range of specialists for their perspectives
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FeaturesInternational cost comparison 2022
The latest trends in international construction costs as markets around the globe adjust to post-covid recovery, the Ukraine war and other factors
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FeaturesMarket forecast: The costs of uncertainty
Output is levelling off as the Ukraine war and Chinese covid lockdowns hit confidence. Meanwhile, the same factors are adding inflationary pressures
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FeaturesCost model: Impact of building regulation changes
Changes this June to the Building Regulations Parts L and F will raise standards on decarbonisation and ventilation. What are the cost implications?
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FeaturesCost model: High-rise residential
Residential towers are on the rise again as the industry addresses sustainability, fire and overheating issues
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FeaturesSmart buildings: the digital workplace
The focus of office fit-out is increasingly on using digital systems to optimise the user experience. How best can one realise the opportunities of smart technology?
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FeaturesCost model: Low carbon frames
Structural frames are one of the biggest contributors to embodied carbon, but issues with data quality have made tackling this difficult – until now
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Inflation bites
As output rebounds, building costs are soaring at double-digit rates thanks to a variety of inflationary pressures, sending tender prices upwards