More Focus – Page 12
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FeaturesLandsec’s new London development: Threading a building through the eye of a needle
The ground below the developer’s n2 office in Victoria was so congested by tunnels, it is supported in just four places. Thomas Lane looks at the pinpoint accuracy of the building’s fit
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FeaturesMarginal gains: Why contractors need help to make a bigger profit
For years, margins have barely shifted much beyond 3% and, to some, talk of 5% and above seems fanciful. But others believe that mandating a figure like that would turn the industry on its head
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FeaturesWhy build with concrete when you can build with stone?
Stone is typically stronger than concrete with one third of the carbon impact. Engineer Webb Yates is reinventing an ancient material for the modern age
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FeaturesWe are entering a new era for building safety - but are we ready for the new regulator?
The Building Safety Regulator’s registration process for high-rise buildings starts in a few days’ time. Carl Brown assesses how prepared the new regulator and the industry are for the start of a fresh regime
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission: review of March
The Building the Future Commission has been busy covering lots of topics, here is a summary of the past month and some pointers on what we have coming up
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FeaturesSteve Morgan interview: ‘It’s like the government wants to destroy the industry’
The Redrow founder says the government is letting down the industry and giving in to opponents of development. Joey Gardiner asks the former Tory donor if he will be helping the party again
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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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FeaturesDodging the seals: Antarctic project survives toughest season yet
The project team working on the £100m modernisation of the British Antarctic Survey’s flagship research station is racing against the clock to finish the cladding on a huge new facility before the winter sets in
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FeaturesCan campaigners save Liverpool Street station from the bulldozers? Here’s how they did it last time
As the battle over Sellar’s plans to overhaul Liverpool Street hots up, Daniel Gayne delves into the archive to find out about the original 1970s campaign to save the Victorian station
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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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FeaturesPassive fire protection: do we need a new construction discipline?
Tier one contractors have come together to warn they may not be able to give assurances that passive fire protection in designs comply with new regulations. Do we need a new approach?
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FeaturesPhoenix rising: Plans for the ‘largest timber development in UK’ take shape
A new East Sussex-based developer is seeking to disrupt the housebuilding sector and create a template for higher density, walkable neighbourhoods, writes Ben Flatman
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Features‘Just get on and build the thing.’ John Armitt goes in to bat for HS2
The chair of the National Infrastructure Commission on why politics can never be taken out of building and why we should stop dithering
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FeaturesHas Ray O’Rourke’s successor been under his nose all along?
Rivals hail appointment of son Cathal as plan about who will take over at UK’s biggest private contractor seems, finally, to be emerging
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FeaturesThe power of four: how UK’s biggest builders are working together on £1bn prisons programme
ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates have joined forces to build four new English prisons, pooling their resources and skills to form one big collaborative team. Here’s how it works
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FeaturesMeet the commissioners: Kay Hughes
Kay Hughes talks about the importance of public purpose behind infrastructure projects, the importance of technology and her love of gardening
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission: review of February
Here’s an update on what the Building the Future Commission has covered over the past month, and what’s coming next.
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FeaturesTime for Plan BEE: collaborative learning that helps deliver a more competent industry
Can cross-disciplinary courses help engender collaborative working and greater levels of professional competence? Ben Flatman finds out
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FeaturesThe longest job: Building the Colne Valley viaduct
A sensitive landscape and stiff local opposition presented the team building Britain’s longest railway bridge with a major challenge. Thomas Lane reports on how they got on
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FeaturesMeet the commissioners: Martha Tsigkari
Martha Tsigkari talks about the need for construction to embrace change and the importance of machine learing