More Focus – Page 18
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FeaturesAfter the storm: housebuilding’s prospects following the mini-budget
Kwasi Kwarteng’s growth plan was met with financial turmoil on the markets, but how badly is housebuilding likely to be affected?
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FeaturesMeet the shadow cabinet: who are they and what would they do for construction?
As Labour’s poll numbers soar, we explore the key figures for construction in the shadow cabinet
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FeaturesHow do we protect our homes from surface water flooding?
More than three million homes are at risk from surface water flooding - how can we mitigate the risk?
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Features‘We’re trained as cost consultants to reduce cost – why not do the same with carbon?’
Turner & Townsend’s new embodied carbon calculator aims to put carbon mitigation into the hands of the cost manager
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FeaturesThe silent revolution: an interview with CITB boss Tim Balcon
Tim Balcon tells Carl Brown about his non-academic background, personal tragedy and his mission to improve vocational qualifications
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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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FeaturesSoaring energy prices? That’s not a problem in my ecohouse
Forget everything you thought you knew about building design if you want to achieve net zero. I built a house that heats and cools itself naturally
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FeaturesThings can only get hotter – so we must tackle overheating in buildings
With climate change making heatwaves more frequent, intense and long-lasting, what can be done to mitigate overheating in buildings?
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FeaturesBattersea power station: conquering the Everest of real estate
It has been compared to climbing the world’s highest mountain but the redeveloped Battersea power station is now, finally, complete
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FeaturesIn business with Beard’s Mike Hedges: ‘There are opportunities out there’
The director of the regional contractor talks about the advantages of not growing too big and how, even in turbulent times, there are grounds for optimism about the future
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FeaturesT-Levels: students tell us what they think
Two years ago the government launched a new qualification for post-GCSE students, and the first batch received their results last month. So, how did they get on?
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FeaturesCan we make demolition greener?
With refurbishment rather than new-build seen as climate friendly, demolition firms need to clean up their act – and some are doing just that
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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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FeaturesThe second Elizabethan age: eight decades of building
Ben Flatman takes a look back over a remarkable reign as seen through some key architecture
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FeaturesSeven things you should know about new housing secretary Simon Clarke
Simon Clarke has become the fourth housing secretary in less than a year. But what do we know about him? Carl Brown finds out
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FeaturesTruss faces net zero dilemma in tackling energy crisis
Industry urges retrofit investment while fearing climate policy critics among new PM’s allies
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FeaturesBridging the gap: Ramboll’s new approach to career breaks
As part of our Every Person Counts campaign, we explore Ramboll’s Return to Work programme
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FeaturesLooking up … new visitor centre at Jodrell Bank is out of this world
While the famous radio telescope searches out the mysteries of the universe, the £20.5m new visitor centre presented challenges of a far more terrestrial kind
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FeaturesHow post-pandemic working is driving Manchester’s office neighbourhoods
In the battle for talent, occupiers are demanding super-green spaces in which to work with a clear sense of place
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FeaturesMayfield, Manchester: a park for the people
The first major open space in the city centre – and first public park anywhere in Manchester for 100 years – is ready to open