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FeaturesThe urgency of now: how can construction meet its green targets?
A report by the Climate Change Committee sets out a host of ambitious carbon reduction targets and points to where resources need to be focused. Thomas Lane looks at three of the areas of most interest to construction and assesses what it will take to meet the targets
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FeaturesBodmin Jail: unlocking the potential of a piece of Cornish history
Abandoned in 1927 and left to ruin for almost a century, it took a team of brave (or foolhardy?) developers to decide that Bodmin Jail had the potential to become a hotel and tourist attraction. Bats, pigeons, neighbouring builders and covid-19 ensured that realising their vision was easier said ...
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FeaturesYou can’t build, build, build if you don’t have the materials
A global shortage of key products means prices are rising and lead times growing, potentially putting the recovery at risk. Tom Lowe reports
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FeaturesLocal elections: what the results mean for construction
A look at what the winning mayors have pledged in four key city regions in England
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FeaturesMarket forecast: High hopes
While sentiment is high for a recovery, new orders are not fully mirroring this optimism, and a supply crunch is hitting the materials chain hard
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FeaturesFrom me-space to we-space: welcome to the office of the future
If we are going to work collectively again, the places in which we do so will have to adapt. Here are some of the workplace solutions planners and consultants are offering up
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FeaturesNet Zero Live - Time for action
Not before time, construction is getting its act together on reducing carbon emissions, as Jordan Marshall found out at Building’s two-day Net Zero Live conference
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FeaturesHS2's Kay Hughes: 'We see ourselves as catalysts for creative thinking'
The design director of Britain’s biggest - and arguably most controversial - infrastructure project talks about her ambition to leave a legacy of quality structures and landscapes along the route
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FeaturesIn Business: Douglas McCormick’s plans for growth at Gleeds
Executive director has ambitions to increase turnover to £400m and double the number of staff worldwide. He is also renovating a 700-year-old church
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FeaturesKier looks to brighter future as firm marks end of the beginning
Plenty left to do but encouraging results from Andrew Davies’ turn-around strategy mean debt-free future is in sight
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FeaturesCost model: Rural affordable homes
As people head for the countryside with the expansion of home-working, pressure on rural housing stock can only grow, including demand for affordable homes. Aecom’s Paul Houghton explains the specific challenges and opportunities of developing such provision and provides a cost breakdown of a typical scheme
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FeaturesMy big idea: Erland Rendall on the launch of a construction knowledge platform
Launching on Earth Day one of the goals is to enable clients to make informed sustainability choices around their projects
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Our hydrogen future
Interest in green hydrogen has escalated rapidly, so what are the benefits and challenges of this highly sustainable energy technology and what would a hydrogen revolution mean for the built environment?
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: Park Crescent rebuilt
Plans to demolish a grade I-listed crescent were never going to be uncontroversial, but PDP London has redressed a botched 1960s rebuild and restored many of the original features
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FeaturesThe drive for green machines
Things are changing on construction sites, and some of the biggest polluters are taking significant steps to reduce their carbon footprint
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FeaturesGrenfell Inquiry module two: A look back at key evidence about the cladding materials
The section of the inquiry covering products installed on the tower contained many shocking revelations. Now that it is over, Tom Lowe explains who said what
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FeaturesCovid has set back women’s progress by years, experts fear
Extra childcare burdens and a higher proportion on furlough could be disadvantaging women
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FeaturesBrexit bureaucracy: The new challenges for UK firms exporting to the EU
The new post-Brexit trading environment is making life difficult for UK firms trying to export to SMEs in the EU – with little government guidance on how to cut through the bureaucratese
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FeaturesRethinking Design: what’s in store for warehouses?
A year of lockdowns has almost doubled internet sales, and the consequent boom in warehousing is changing the way we think about retail infrastructure
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FeaturesPete Redfern interview: We were right to shut down but could have got back up to speed sooner
Chief executive of Taylor Wimpey acted faster and more decisively than most firms during last year’s lockown. Here he looks back at those decisions