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SponsoredSkills passports show what you’ve got
For new entrants, old hands and employers alike, skills and competency ‘passports’ that record education, training and verified practical experience could make hiring easier and more effective
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SponsoredBuilding the future together: how industry and academia can unlock new opportunities
By Professor Stephen Cummings, pro vice-chancellor (research, innovation & knowledge exchange), Teesside University
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SponsoredRockwool expands training offer with new academy
ROCKWOOL’s training academy is the latest addition to its education programme aimed at construction professionals to develop the vital skills they need, as Ben Peach explains
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SponsoredDOWNLOAD NOW | Reinvention 2026: Preparing the next generation to deliver a safer, smarter and more collaborative built environment
This is a special publication created by Ryder Architecture, Northumbria University and University of the Built Environment in collaboration with Building
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SponsoredBeyond skills shortages: creating the conditions for a demand-led education system
Susan Dawson of Northumbria University, reflects on why the future of the built environment depends on creating the conditions in which employers and education can plan, invest and respond to future workforce demand with confidence
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SponsoredReinventing the blueprint: why the construction industry’s skills crisis won’t be solved by short-term government schemes
The built environment sector has proven solutions to its workforce problem – but policy-makers keep overlooking them in favour of quick fixes that look good on paper, writes Ryder Architecture’s Peter Barker
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SponsoredBritish Gypsum launches a new guide to fire-rated junctions
British Gypsum has unveiled a new comprehensive, evidence-based best practice guide dedicated to the junctions between fire-rated partitions and other building elements.
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SponsoredWhy the future of commercial landscaping will be won through design intelligence, not product supply
Marshalls’ Michael Roden discusses how commercial landscaping is evolving, why design and engineering is becoming central to project success, and why the construction industry needs to rethink the relationship between design ambition and practical delivery
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SponsoredWhy stone wool works on flat roofs
ROCKWOOL’s extensive offering for flat roofs can handle anything from solar PV to green roofs. Wewent to meet their top roofing expert to get the full picture – and found him keen to debunk some myths about stone wool on roofs
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SponsoredTackling cold spots: building the skills pipeline where it’s needed most
Construction’s skills crisis is real, urgent and unevenly spread – and the traditional education pipeline has no convincing answer to the cold spots, workforce gaps and geographic mismatches leaving communities without the homes they were promised, writes Kim Davies of the University of the Built Environment
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SponsoredHeat network costs in an evolving environment: politics, legislation and design
Heat networks are long-horizon infrastructure, with paybacks measured in decades. That makes political stability and what happens in Westminster, and in Ofgem’s offices, matter enormously in terms of what gets built on site, writes Richard Murray, director, Drees & Sommer UK
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SponsoredThe skills challenge isn’t about attraction but absorption
Many of those who train to join the AEC industry in professional and technical roles fail to find jobs. The Construction Skills Mission Board, supported by the Built Environment Futures Assembly, is spearheading efforts to improve this. By Andrew Mylius
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SponsoredWhen your ideas move fast, your technology needs to keep up
CAD, BIM, 3D modelling, rendering, collaboration platforms, video calls and client presentations – when so much work today runs through one device, business leaders can underestimate the drag on their team caused by tech that can’t keep pace. Choosing the right laptops can free up your team to do their ...
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SponsoredA day in the life of a T Level student: how early industry exposure is shaping the next generation of construction talent
Eighteen-year-old Kallam Gill is part of a growing cohort of young people entering construction earlier and with a clearer sense of direction than many before them.
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SponsoredWomen in Construction: Katherine Stephens, chief operating officer, Canada region, Aecom
This is part of a special report produced in partnership with Gleeds
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SponsoredWomen in Construction: Sanne de Wit, co-founder and head of ideas, Energiesprong Global Alliance
This is part of a special report produced in partnership with Gleeds
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SponsoredWomen in Construction: Krithika Ramesh, head of built environment and urbanism engagement, Connected Places Catapult
This is part of a special report produced in partnership with Gleeds
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SponsoredWomen in Construction: Alessandra Peña, Lima studio manager and associate architect, BDP Pattern
This is part of a special report produced in partnership with Gleeds
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SponsoredWomen in Construction: Virginia Njoroge, managing director, Dyshatech Construction
This is part of a special report produced in partnership with Gleeds
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SponsoredWomen in Construction: Tomoko Maekawa, Japan managing director, ES Global
This is part of a special report produced in partnership with Gleeds