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NewsLosses at troubled Inland Homes to top £90m
Firm set to release loss-making numbers at end of next month
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NewsWatkin Jones’ profit slumps as it sets aside £30m for cladding work
Build-to-rent and student housing specialist developer carried out a review into blocks above 11 metres
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FeaturesMeet the commissioners: Richard Steer
Richard Steer talks about the importance of tackling the skills crisis, a love of Southampton FC and the importance of collaboration over competition
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NewsCanary Wharf bridge gets green light
Knight Architects’ pedestrian crossing to ease pressure on busy north-south route across South Dock
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NewsProduct availability improves as slow start to year softens demand
Supply of gas boilers and M&E products remains a challenge
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NewsLandsec set to start latest public consultation on £850m Glasgow revamp
Scheme to replace shopping centre drawn up by Fosters
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FeaturesWhat you need to know about data centre construction
Data centres are booming, so more firms are looking for a piece of the action. Building asked industry veterans to share some advice for the newcomers
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CommentWhy it is important to consider solar panels in planning applications
Photovoltaic panels have a right to light, so planners will want to see that any on neighbouring properties have been taken into account
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FeaturesWhen is demolition better than retention?
A 1920s facade’s poor condition left the project team wondering whether it would have been less carbon intensive to knock it down and start again
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NewsRedrow to fit heat pumps and underfloor heating as standard
The housebuiler says it the first to install heat pumps and underfloor heating in all new developments
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NewsInflation means ‘tough decisions’ needed on delivery of HS2, transport official warns MPs
Broader rail network enhancements pipeline could also see cuts, rail minister says.
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NewsVistry to keep Countryside’s giant modular plant under plan to build homes for HAs
Brand new 3,500 homes-a-year Bardon factory had been put up for sale by Countryside prior to Vistry buyout
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NewsHenry Boot’s profit lower than expected due to drop in property values
Henry Boot gains to be lower than forecast despite ‘record year’ for underlying profit
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NewsConsultant RLF changes name to match US owner
Consolidation of branding follows MGAC’s 2021 takeover
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NewsPost-Grenfell fire safety regulations come into force
New rules add to responsibilities of building owners
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NewsBattlelines drawn as Historic England again lays into Sellar’s updated Liverpool Street plans
Major heritage fight on cards after government watchdog remains unmoved by revised proposals
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NewsBalfour Beatty pips Kier JV to win £1.2bn Lower Thames Crossing job
Contractor to design and build roads north of river
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FeaturesBuilding the Future Commission: introducing the infrastructure and planning stream
This stream will look at what tends to go wrong with larger infrastructure projects and suggest potential solutions and new approaches
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CommentChanging the building safety culture
Rebuilding loss of trust following Grenfell is crucial for the construction sector and signing up to the non-profit Building A Safer Future’s charter is a good step towards this, writes David Thomas