More Focus – Page 30
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FeaturesLocal elections 2022: how will housing and planning issues affect voting?
Concerns over local planning and housing issues could be the deciding factor in a number of swing seats tomorrow - here are some to watch
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FeaturesDoes the key to cutting carbon lie beneath your feet?
The flat floor slab has been the default option for years but they contain the bulk of a building’s embodied carbon. What are the alternatives?
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FeaturesThe Building Safety Bill is now law – here’s what you need to know
The government’s flagship Building Safety Bill has become law. Here is a reminder of why it is important along with the key areas that have changed during its passage through parliament
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FeaturesHow the Hylo building saved a third on carbon
The team behind the Hylo building in London’s Bunhill Row were so impressed by Richard Siefert’s original Finsbury Tower, they decided to extend it by 13 storeys rather than replace it – saving massively on carbon
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FeaturesHow construction is responding to the post-Brexit skills crisis
New visa rules are making it more difficult to recruit EU nationals to some construction roles. What is the industry doing about this?
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FeaturesAn interview with Alison Cox, London MD of Sir Robert McAlpine
Alison Cox almost left the industry, fearing long hours would clash with having a young family. But she found a way back and is at the top of her game
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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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FeaturesWhatever happened to those radical planning reforms?
It was meant to be a planning revolution that generations of politicians had ducked. Then (almost) everything changed
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FeaturesDecay, delay and deregulation: what we have learnt from the Grenfell Inquiry
Senior government figures had to explain why calls to amend the building regulations to clarify fire safety risk went unheeded
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Features‘Many problems appear, but we manage them’ – at war and under siege, a Ukrainian manufacturer perseveres
Work continues at the EVB Facades factory in Kyiv with the firm insisting it will deliver on a contract for a Birmingham student block next month
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FeaturesIt’s not a case of if, but when – firms face growing cyber attack threat
With attacks increasing in both frequency and sophistication, firms are under pressure to bolster their security. Josephine Smit reports
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Features5 minutes with … Helen Mason at Morgan Sindall
The group’s general counsel enjoys a job that is challenging and rewarding in equal measure. It’s just a shame about the view from her office window…
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FeaturesGove cladding deal tracker: how much extra will each housebuilder pay?
Firms have begun announcing they have signed up to Michael Gove’s cladding deal. Here’s what we know so far
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FeaturesTime for timber: exclusive Q&A with Zac Goldsmith
International environment minister Lord Goldsmith answers Building’s questions about his plans to drive up the use of timber in construction
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FeaturesExplainer: how to increase the use of timber
Wood is an abundant, cost-effective and energy-efficient construction material. The government wants the industry to embrace it more extensively
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FeaturesWhy releasing gender pay gap reports may not be enough
Today is the deadline for firms to publish gender pay gap data, but can a system that has no teeth ever do more than track the problem?
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FeaturesEnd of the road for red diesel: what construction firms need to know
From today red diesel will no longer be allowed in construction plant and machinery. What does this change mean for the industry?
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FeaturesIn business with Exigere: Work is only hard when you’re not enjoying it
Founding partner Dan Fryer tells Dave Rogers about the challenges and opportunities of life as a QS in today’s turbulent market
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FeaturesIn pictures: how Align JV is building the UK’s longest rail bridge, one piece at a time
Massive infastructure projects at Colne Valley Viaduct and Chiltern Tunnel form first stretch of HS2 outside London
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FeaturesThe Forge: a platform for transforming office construction
Landsec and Bryden Wood have devised an office prototype that aims to be quicker, more sustainable and cheaper than conventional methods