All articles by Joey Gardiner – Page 36
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NewsCouncils warned not to rush into tearing up housing deals with private firms
As £2bn Haringey homes row rumbles on, local authorities told they lack skills to build for themselves
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FeaturesAnalysis: Public land - keep out
As the likely scrapping of Haringey’s 6,500-home joint venture with Lendlease dramatically signals public-private partnerships’ fall from grace, Joey Gardiner looks at why the scheme caused so much controversy and other ways for councils to fund housing renewa
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FeaturesHackitt report: ‘In theory she’s right but in practice she could be wrong’
Dame Judith Hackitt’s report into building regulations and fire safety blames a broken system that needs fixing. So far, so uncontroversial. But her prescription for change has caused uproar right across the industry
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FeaturesGoing it alone
Britain’s QS sector has changed dramatically, with the foreign takeover of big-name firms prompting entrepreneurial types to start up on their own. Have these challenger firms become the new establishment?
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NewsHackitt says she would support government ban on combustible cladding
But her final report, published today, does not recommend a ban
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NewsPrivate building control banned from high rise inspections, says Hackitt
Final report recommends new approval body for buildings over 10 storeys but no ban on flammable materials
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FeaturesGrenfell and cladding: double indemnity
The construction industry has a huge task ahead to re-clad high-rise buildings. But restrictions to insurance cover is causing a shortage of companies willing to take on the work
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NewsCall for clarity on building regs as insurers limit cladding work
Consultants’ inability to get professional indemnity insurance puts replacement programme in jeopardy
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FeaturesBuilding Your Future: The future of consultants
Artificial intelligence is set to play a major part in construction. Where does that leave the humans who work in the sector?
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FeaturesInto the unknown: a housebuilding journey
Every great housebuilding era in the last 175 years has featured in our pages. Here, Joey Gardiner asks if the next 25 years will witness a radical rethink in order to hit the ambitious goal of 300,000 homes a year
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NewsCarillion collapse prompts public sector rethink
Public bodies revisiting contracts after Carillion downfall
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FeaturesIs the collapse of Carillion at fault for a recent market slowdown?
Signs are that Carillion’s implosion has triggered a sudden downturn in contract awards. Is the shock liquidation at fault or are wider problems to blame?
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FeaturesOxford v Cambridge: do you fancy Oxford's chances?
Oxford has great hopes for its rowing crew’s performance in this weekend’s Boat Race – but are Oxfordshire local authorities equally primed to deliver on a mammoth £215m housing deal from central government?
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FeaturesCarillion... the story so far
Befuddled by the sheer volume of information coming out about Carillion’s collapse? Here’s what we know, what we don’t know and what we still need to know
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NewsExperts say government fire safety plan weakens regs
Desktop studies that Hackitt wanted restricted will now be an official route to Building Regs approval
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FeaturesConsultants' salary survey 2018: It's not all about the money
The opposing forces of opportunity and uncertainty are keeping construction salaries in balance. And while employers are no longer offering skilled professionals mega pay rises, they are refining non-financial benefits.
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NewsConsultants pay rises 2.8% as skills shortage worsens
Salary survey shows no change in average growth rate but financial reward not top of employee priorities
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FeaturesAnalysis: the rise of the mid-rise
Dame Judith Hackitt’s review into fire safety – prompted by the Grenfell disaster – will have consequences for every aspect of how we build homes. Many of the potential changes will favour the medium-sized building
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NewsResi towers 'to cost 20% more' after Hackitt
Increased costs down to expected changes in cladding and sprinkler systems
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FeaturesCarillion: Questions to be answered
Ahead of next week’s Select Committee grilling of Carillion’s directors, Joey Gardiner delves into the £5bn contractor’s accounting practices and how it got itself into such an unholy mess