Social value – Page 4
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FeaturesExplainer: how to increase the use of timber
Wood is an abundant, cost-effective and energy-efficient construction material. The government wants the industry to embrace it more extensively
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FeaturesEnd of the road for red diesel: what construction firms need to know
From today red diesel will no longer be allowed in construction plant and machinery. What does this change mean for the industry?
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FeaturesIn business with Exigere: Work is only hard when you’re not enjoying it
Founding partner Dan Fryer tells Dave Rogers about the challenges and opportunities of life as a QS in today’s turbulent market
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FeaturesWhich construction firms have landed HS2 contracts so far?
More than £15bn worth of work has been dished out
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FeaturesIn pictures: how Align JV is building the UK’s longest rail bridge, one piece at a time
Massive infastructure projects at Colne Valley Viaduct and Chiltern Tunnel form first stretch of HS2 outside London
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FeaturesThe Forge: a platform for transforming office construction
Landsec and Bryden Wood have devised an office prototype that aims to be quicker, more sustainable and cheaper than conventional methods
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FeaturesNet zero at risk as global energy concerns from Ukraine war send green goals back down the agenda
Agreements reached at COP26 were always going to be vulnerable to the unexpected, but the case for energy efficiency and alternative supply sources is now even more urgent
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FeaturesSmart buildings: the digital workplace
The focus of office fit-out is increasingly on using digital systems to optimise the user experience. How best can one realise the opportunities of smart technology?
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FeaturesCost model: Low carbon frames
Structural frames are one of the biggest contributors to embodied carbon, but issues with data quality have made tackling this difficult – until now
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FeaturesConstruction seizes chance to make it in the movies
The UK’s film and TV studios have struggled to meet booming demand for production space, triggering a wave of interest from investors and developers
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FeaturesIs construction ready for a full-blown energy costs crisis?
Materials shortages are easing but the construction sector is about to be hit by a second wave of inflation due to soaring energy costs
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FeaturesHow to escape the groundhog day of dodgy frameworks
Construction has long been plagued by a procurement process that is inefficient, fragmented and costly. All that is about to change.
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FeaturesCost model: Office fit-out
Workplace requirements have been shaken up in the past two years – but have office fit-outs evolved in line with the new normal?
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FeaturesSt Hilda’s College revamp: serenity and unity down by the river
Rather than following the traditional quad layout, architect Gort Scott made the most of the scenic location to open up St Hilda’s and use the River Cherwell for passive cooling
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FeaturesCobBauge: what on earth is going on?
An Anglo-French alliance is using subsoil and straw to demonstrate how low energy construction on housing projects can be made commercially viable. Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesNorth and Midlands pledge to build on broken rail promises
Scaling back HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail puts levelling up in doubt. Is there a fight back for a fairer share of infrastructure spend?
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FeaturesMaking waves: how Rugby Radio Station was retuned as a secondary school
The initial plan had been to convert Rugby Radio Station into the heart of a 6,200-home estate, but there was a shortage of secondary schools in the area and master developer Urban & Civic had other ideas, Thomas Lane visits Houlton School
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FeaturesMeet Ben Houchen: the man putting the power back into Teesside
The Conservative mayor is spearheading Teesside’s net zero revolution - listen to the full audio interview here
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FeaturesGoodbye to The Godfather: Steve Pycroft interview
As Mace chairman Steve Pycroft prepares to bow out, he will be remembered above all else as the man who delivered the Shard – and delivered it in style.
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Carbon capture and storage
Carbon capture and storage will play a vital role in meeting the UK’s emissions reduction targets. Agnieszka Krzyzaniak and Tim Cooper of Arcadis consider how close the UK is to large-scale application of this technology