All Features articles – Page 3
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2024 shortlists: Engineering Consultant of the Year
In a series celebrating Building’s Building Awards finalists, we look at the Engineering Consultant of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesImmigration: Why the system needs reform for construction to flourish
In an in-depth report published by the Building the Future Think Tank this week, we look at how Brexit has changed the way we recruit foreign workers – and the implications of that decision. Read the first part of our analysis today
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2024 shortlists: Delivering Social Value Award
In a series celebrating Building’s Building Awards finalists, we look at the Delivering Social Value Award shortlist
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FeaturesThe Grenfell Inquiry’s final report: what to look out for
The Grenfell Inquiry will present its conclusions next Wednesday more than seven years after the fire. Here’s a summary of the evidence the inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick has had to unpick
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FeaturesInvestigation: how are councils assessing the risks of uPVC cladding in low-rise housing after the Barnet fire?
When a fire in 2023 destroyed four terraced houses Barnet Council brought the housing sector’s attention to an overlooked fire safety issue: the use of uPVC cladding in low-rise homes. Have other councils heeded its warning? Olivia Barber launched a Freedom of Information investigation to find out
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2024 shortlists: Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (fewer than 100 staff)
In a series celebrating Building’s Building Awards finalists, we look at the Construction Consultant/Surveyor of the Year (fewer than 100 staff) shortlist
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2024 shortlists: Construction Client of the Year
In a series celebrating Building’s Building Awards finalists, we look at the Construction Client of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesHow can we realistically build the new homes we need?
How can the new government address the UK’s growing housing crisis as the sector faces an uphill battle?
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The National Theatre, 1976
Building interviews legendary modernist architect Denys Lasdun following the opening of his masterpiece on London’s South Bank
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2024 shortlists: Contractor of the Year (Up to £500m)
In a series celebrating Building’s Building Awards finalists, we look at the Contractor of the Year shortlist for firms with a turnover of up to £500m
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2024 shortlists: Housebuilder of the Year
In a series celebrating Building’s Building Awards finalists, we look at the Housebuilder of the Year shortlist
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Features5 minutes with … Ondrej Chybik at Chybik + Kristof
The co-founder and director of his architectural studio on expanding to London, the frustratingly slow pace of the construction process and his in-depth interest in insects
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2024 shortlists: Building Magazine Project of the Year
In a series celebrating Building’s Building Awards finalists, we look at the Building Magazine Project of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2024 shortlists: Building’s Good Employer of the Year
In a series celebrating Building’s Building Awards finalists, we look at the Building’s Good Employer of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesWhat does the collapse in section 106 demand mean for housing delivery?
Housing associations have stopped bidding to buy section 106 homes in many parts of the country, resulting in a drop-off in affordable homes and major delays on for-sale schemes. Joey Gardiner asks what the implications are and how the problem can be resolved
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FeaturesMaximising procurement as an enabler for construction in the North-west of England
Our Building the Future Think Tank regional roundtable, in partnership with Constructing Excellence, was held in Manchester recently, and saw industry experts come together to brainstorm ways to maximise procurement in the North-east. Hollie Tye reports
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FeaturesBuilding Awards 2024 shortlists: Architectural Practice of the Year
In a series celebrating Building’s Building Awards finalists, we look at the Architectural Practice of the Year shortlist
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FeaturesCost model: Evaluating the construction cost impact of the Building Safety Act
The implications of the legislation, a look at real-world applications, and a notional model for cost increases on a higher-risk building
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FeaturesThe Tribeca brick: Made from earth and water but (crucially) no fire
London’s largest life sciences project is trialling the use of a low carbon earth brick for the basement walls of the first phase. It could be a game-changer for schemes looking to radically reduce their carbon footprint. Thomas Lane reports
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FeaturesThe ins and outs of Labour’s new National Planning Policy Framework
Keir Starmer’s government has put planning reform at the heart of its ambition to get Britain building, to the delight of many developers. Daniel Gayne looks at the proposals announced last month and assesses their chances of success