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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Peaks and troughs
Passing cows are the latest hold-up on HS2 but mayor Andy Street does his best to dig the project out of the hole it’s in
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NewsManchester approves Hawkins Brown’s £90m library plans
Library specialist Schmidt Hammer Larsen also working on plans for 13-storey “front door” of university’s city centre campus
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Planning the postwar New Towns, 1945-46
The Builder reports on the development of a vast new wave of housing to replace the homes destroyed by wartime bombing
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FeaturesThe future of building envelopes: Exploring innovation and sustainability through case studies
Building, in conjunction with Carlisle, hosted a CPD-accredited event investigating the latest in the design and delivery of building exteriors
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NewsLargest timber development in the UK receives planning approval
Human Nature and Periscope win planning for 685-home Lewes masterplan
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NewsReview regulations on housebuilders as ‘all sites under pressure’ says Weston Homes founder
Bob Weston says green regulations are adding 20% to build costs as housebuilder pulls 1,100-home scheme
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NewsRevenue and profit up at BAM UK despite hit to construction business
Supply chain issues and cost overruns on a large job saw subsidiary fall into red
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NewsAHMM redesigns third London scheme to add second staircases
Practice sent back to the drawing board to amend Peabody’s 1,000-home redevelopment at former Holloway Prison site
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CommentIndustry transformation is complex and needs to be treated as such
MMC has taken a kicking since the House of Lords’ committee report, but the bigger picture is far more nuanced with plenty of examples of positive innovation, writes Trudi Sully
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NewsConstruction output down as UK falls into recession
Infrastructure lobby says fall in new work is consequence of cuts
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NewsClimate NGO announces partnership with CBRE and manufacturers to boost renovation rates across Europe
Climate Group seeking to increase deep renovation rate to 2.5% by 2030
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NewsBarratt deal would not have been necessary if not for ‘dire’ housing market, says Redrow founder
Steve Morgan adds planning system and lack of land is hindering organic growth
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NewsGove announces brownfield funding for London including work around delayed HS2 Euston site
Housing secretary also launches group to explore housing opportunity around Euston station
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NewsBidding to become ‘more competitive’ as firms look to fill order books, RLB says
Clients still taking time to get jobs moving, consultant adds
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FeaturesCost model: Making sports stadiums fit for purpose
Today’s sports stadiums face new challenges and require redeveloping for audiences in a diverse and sustainable way. Will Goring of Turner & Townsend Alinea and Philip Johnson of Populous outline the issues.
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NewsLondon cost consultant promotes two associates to directors
MESH specialises in healthcare schemes
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CommentGove appears to have woken up to the housing crisis – but his solutions are half-baked
To tackle the housing crisis we need strategic leadership but this is beyond the current government, writes Brendan Kilpatrick
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NewsHigh Speed Rail Group appoints former HS1 boss as chair
Dyan Perry takes over newly created role
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NewsArchitect Nicholas Hare dies aged 81
Practice Hare founded in 1977 pays tribute to architect’s “curious and continually challenging approach to design”
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NewsBrownfield shake-up reaction: Reforms welcomed amid concerns Gove’s ‘tinkering’ won’t fix housing crisis
Accusations of ‘mixed signals’ after pre-Christmas planning changes which effectively removed local housing targets