All 黑洞社区 articles in 18 October 2024
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Features鈥榃e鈥檝e won stuff we know we wouldn鈥檛 have won before鈥�: In business with Kenneth Wood and Neil Fyles of Drees & Sommer UK
Two years after being bought by the German consulting giant, the team behind AA Projects is now on an acquisition spree of its own
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CommentWhy my background in rugby can help us to tackle construction site inefficiency
The industry has the opportunity to benefit from marginal gains if it begins to empower every individual to achieve their potential. Stuart Ware, senior customer success manager at MSite and a former Premiership rugby performance analyst, explains why the similarities between a professional sports team and a site team can ...
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Information - 黑洞社区CPD 17 2024: Flat roofs and fire testing standards
Sponsored by Soprema, this CPD module delves into the rise of flat roofs, their聽evolving nature, and the crucial fire testing standards that must be met in order聽to achieve compliance with current building regulations
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Information - 黑洞社区黑洞社区 Digital Edition: October 2024
Lifesaver: Balfour Beatty resuscitates the Midland Metropolitan hospital
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NewsVolkerFitzpatrick and Taylor Woodrow win contracts for Piccadilly Line revamp
New depot facilities in Cocksfosters and Northfields will maintain a fleet of state-of-the-art trains
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NewsRail lobby calls for private investment to boost infrastructure
HS1 Ltd, Mott MacDonald and others urge government to explore various investment avenues for public transport growth
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CommentThe new net zero standard is ambitious and will be challenging to achieve, but we must rise to the challenge
This major step forward for the building industry is pushing us all towards a more sustainable and energy-efficient future, says聽Eimear Moloney at Hoare Lea
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FeaturesWhy they won: A closer look at all the Architect of the Year Awards 2024 winning entries
The winners of the Architect of the Year Awards were announced at a ceremony last night. Here is more detail about all the winning entries
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NewsBig names among winners of 2024 Architect of the Year Awards
Sir Donald Insall won the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios聽claimed the Gold Award
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CommentThis Stirling Prize is a riposte to the chorus of British declinism
The Elizabeth Line鈥檚 Stirling Prize triumph exemplifies Britain鈥檚 capacity to deliver transformative, forward-looking infrastructure through exceptional design and collaboration
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NewsElizabeth Line wins 2024 Stirling Prize
Grimshaw-led project hailed as a 鈥榤onumental achievement鈥�
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NewsHigh Court decision on 拢500m ITV Studios redevelopment due by end of next month
Team working on stalled scheme, one of the biggest set to start in London, face anxious wait for verdict
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NewsEast London data centre partly designed by Fosters gets planning green light
Insurance specialist L&G also working on Newham development
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NewsKeltbray鈥檚 former infrastructure business makes first acquisition since being sold to private equity
Firm snaps up rail signalling and communications specialist
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NewsUS nuclear firm sets sights on Wales for 拢300m micro-reactor scheme
Last Energy鈥檚 first UK site could be up and running by 2027
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NewsKnight Harwood completes City scheme for Mercers鈥� Company
Office and retail development designed by Stanton Williams
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FeaturesA crisis hiding in plain sight: is the UK鈥檚 built environment failing children and young people?
While housing supply and affordability dominate public debate, the prevalence of safe, accessible spaces for children and adolescents is a critical yet overlooked issue. Nora Redmond takes a closer look at whether the built environment is leaving young people underserved
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NewsIndustry reacts as construction 鈥榥oticeably absent鈥� from government鈥檚 industrial strategy paper
Despite outlining infrastructure-focused聽鈥榞rowth-driving鈥� sectors, Labour鈥檚 new strategy fails to mention the construction sector聽
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CommentLabour should place construction at the heart of its growth agenda
Impressive as this week鈥檚 International Investment Summit was, much depends on how the tax and spend decisions in the forthcoming Budget impact firms鈥� ability to invest