More news – Page 711
-
NewsWeston Homes opens off-site factory
Facility also has automated storage warehouse and control centre tracking freight
-
NewsTransport for the North to call on government for updated £70bn plan
Regional body pushing for more cash to invest in roads and rail
-
-
FeaturesImage of the week: Kingmaker
Beasts are stalking Surrey this week as finishing touches are put to more than 40 life-size animals and plants at RHS Garden Wisley.
-
FeaturesSketch of the week: Inn Bloom installation, Mexico City
This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Graham Burn, co-founder of Studio MUTT
-
NewsCrossrail won't open this year, new boss admits
Crossrail chief executive Mark Wild has told the TfL board that he does not know when the line will be finished
-
NewsRace for HS2 Euston station goes down to wire
Contest for £1.65bn deal understood to be between two bidders
-
FeaturesHow is the CLT industry responding to the combustibles ban?
Proponents of cross-laminated timber were up in arms when the government announced its plans to ban combustible materials from the external walls of high-rise buildings
-
CommentTesting times: the ban on CLT is a case of negative perceptions
The most damaging aspect of this ban is the impact it could have on innovation more generally with potentially negative implications for adoption of modern methods of construction
-
NewsHackitt frustrated by government's slow response to report
Whitehall took seven months to address former HSE chair’s review of building regulations
-
FeaturesCLT: One minute briefing
What is CLT? Why use it? How is CLT different to standard timber frames?
-
CommentLost profits? Then prove it
A damages claim for delay can include head office overheads and lost profit if certain conditions are met
-
NewsArmitt warns £4bn parliament refurb cost will go up
Former ODA chair says contractors need to have as much information as possible ahead of job starting
-
CommentCan retail parks be turned into proper mixed-use communities?
What do we want the retail experience of the future to be, and how do we want city centres of the future to look?
-
NewsBillington upbeat on the back of strong second half
The firm announced £41m of new contract wins in November
-
NewsHousing associations given £500m boost to fund affordable homes
Housing secretary has announced Homes England’s new strategic partners
-
CommentThe complications of dual role clauses for adjudicators
Akin Akinbode and Tracey Summerell consider whether adjudicators should wear two hats
-
NewsRIBA survey finds Brexit fears hitting small architectural firms
New data finds confidence among small firms has slumped as jobs dry up
-
NewsBam takes stake in Irish modular homes business
Modern Homes Ireland can produce more than 500 homes a year
-
NewsBrexit a 'challenge', says Herzog & de Meuron director
Swiss practice has London office in Clerkenwell