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NewsWorries over materials shortages take gloss off improving confidence for architects
Practices say isssue now delaying jobs, as optimism among firms in capital tops pre-pandemic level for first time
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NewsConstruction vacancies at near 20-year high as demand for labour intensifies
ONS data reveals extent of skills shortage with 33,000 jobs on offer in the sector
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NewsWorkers in East Midlands picking up nearly £1k a week
Roofers, bricklayers and shopfitters see biggest pay rises in June
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NewsHammersmith Bridge to reopen to pedestrians this weekend
Mott MacDonald report found safety risk was ”acceptably low” after temporary fix to prevent cracking
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FeaturesSustainability: Calculating social value
Alinea and Social Value Portal explore how social value can be deliver and calculated, with examples of how it can work in practice
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Features5 minutes with … Matt Voyce at Quintain
Quintain’s executive construction director says structural engineers are the unsung heroes of the sector and reveals his love of coffee, chocolate and cycling
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CommentCollaboration is the key to social value
To identify opportunities to enrich local people and places, we must look outside the construction chain, says Adam Crossley
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CommentLet’s switch ‘working from home’ to ‘working near home’
We don’t have to make a binary choice between the old commute and working in isolation, there is a third way says Matt Driscoll
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Acropolis now
Cold War bunkers, the embarrassing largesse of HS2, a brutally cutting cabbie… and is that a Greek temple on the A14?
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NewsStaff at collapsed Welsh contractor mull legal action over lost redundancy pay
Firm sank last week with the loss of more than 140 jobs
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NewsHS2’s eastern leg ‘not needed’, says West Midlands mayor
Andy Street said the business case for connecting Midlands towns was ‘substantially better’ than for HS2
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NewsFace masks should still be used on sites after restrictions ease, CLC says
Statement comes amid confusion over government’s guidance on easing covid-19 restrictions
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NewsArcadis and Mace among firms appointed to £420m Highways England framework
Six-year framework to cover commercial and project management jobs
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NewsPandemic blamed as Zaha Hadid calls time on historic Bowling Green Lane home
Practice leaves Victorian classrooms after nearly 40 years for nearby Goswell Road
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CommentCountdown to COP26: Getting back to nature should be the first consideration of sustainable design
There are many challenges when building in an urban setting, but resolving them using on-site natural resources is good for the environment and good for the wellbeing of those who live or work there
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NewsGalliford Try says investment in modern building methods helping overcome materials threat
Firm issues upbeat trading statement ahead of annual results
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NewsUS architect beats UK big hitters to win £30m National Gallery contest
Selldorf Architects picked in global hunt for designer of Sainsbury Wing redevelopment
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NewsTerra Firma among bidders for Keepmoat
Privately owned housebuilder considering either sale or stock market flotation
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NewsSingle developer sought for huge £2bn leisure centre framework
Three firms to be shortlisted with deadline for expressions of interest less than four weeks away
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NewsProblems for contractors getting access to stations putting Crossrail at risk, consultant warns
Railway says it has set up a group to overcome issues