All covid-19 articles
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CommentLegal abroad: Doing business in Chile
Our series on foreign jurisdictions: green infrastructure opportunities must be weighed against the uncertainties of a new political direction
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NewsOmicron 鈥榣ikely鈥� to lead to fresh material shortages, CLC warns
Group鈥檚 latest materials update flags risk of new covid variant on production into next year
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NewsContractor wins job on covid vaccine testing facility at Porton Down
Scheme awarded without competition because of 鈥榚xtreme urgency鈥櫬�
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FeaturesA lab of two halves 鈥� Warwick鈥檚 bold bid to keep those nasty bugs at bay
Designed by Hawkins\Brown, Warwick university鈥檚 new 拢54.3m interdisciplinary biomedical research facility features contrasting facades of dark bronze and white concrete that reflect the two different aspects of what is happening inside
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CommentLegal abroad: Doing business in Bahrain
Gerard Moore and Bruno Savoie look at a country where infrastructure is strongly funded and arbitration well established
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NewsHS2 appoints former vaccine taskforce director as new commercial chief
Ruth Todd recruited from business department
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NewsCLC tells government to relax covid-19 self isolation rules as industry buckles under soaring absences
Industry leaders warn absences are threatening the viability of some firms
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NewsCritical construction workers could be exempt from self-isolating
Government to send letters to key individuals as 鈥榩ingdemic鈥� escalates
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News鈥婼oaring number of self-isolating workers worsening materials delays, Travis Perkins admits
Industry in for a聽鈥榯ough few weeks鈥� one boss warns as covid cases hit highest level since January peak
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NewsFace masks should still be used on sites after restrictions ease, CLC says
Statement comes amid confusion over government鈥檚 guidance on easing covid-19 restrictions
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CommentLegal abroad: Doing business in Singapore
Continuing our series on operating under foreign jurisdictions, Paul Teo and Natalie Wong examine the opportunities in a Singapore that is set to thrive post-covid
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NewsDon鈥檛 waste this chance to transform economy, CBI tells construction
Decarbonisation and adopting AI could change businesses for the better, new report argues
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NewsGovernment鈥檚 chief infrastructure advisor casts doubt on next phase of HS2
Nick Smallwood says for link to go ahead rail passenger numbers need to recover to pre-covid levels
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NewsExisting offices could become 鈥榬apidly obsolete鈥� after pandemic, Landsec chief warns
Mark Allan made comments at Mipim debate on future of real estate
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NewsConstruction workers should not have vaccine priority, trade groups say
Chiefs reckon other groups more at risk
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Look on the bright side
The Garden Bridge wasn鈥檛 bad for everyone, it appears 鈥� and at least it鈥檚 half term! Meanwhile in Italy, Renzo Piano has had his jab
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NewsLaing O鈥橰ourke hit by covid outbreak at 拢1bn Edinburgh St James scheme
There have been 11 positive cases
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FeaturesSpecifier: Covid-safe technology
In the wake of covid-19, it is clear that infection control needs to become integral to buildings 鈥� as well as to construction sites. David Ludlow surveys some innovative products that can help protect against virus transmission
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Nutty effervescence
A housing minister comes over all Marie Antoinette as he sips a bit of bubbly鈥� meanwhile, working parents are going round the bend
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NewsVaccine rollout to power construction to 14% growth this year, CPA says
But output not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels until next year