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Features鈥業鈥檒l retire when we double in size鈥欌�� Stantec鈥檚 new regional boss on his ambitions for the UK energy sector
As the government presses ahead with its plan to decarbonise the UK grid by 2030, the engineering firm aims to take advantage of the huge amount of infrastructure work up for grabs over the next 10 years. Managing director Brian Yates tells Tom Lowe there are exciting times ahead
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FeaturesSpace House: 1960s icon gets another chance to shine
Centrepoint鈥檚 little sister was realised by the same architect and developer and built with similar pioneering techniques. Neglected for the past four decades, a recent refurbishment restores and celebrates the building鈥檚 groundbreaking architectural qualities
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FeaturesWhat Brookfield is doing to repurpose its 5 million sq ft office portfolio
Relatively new office buildings right across the world have fast become outdated as occupiers expect greater sustainability credentials. Tom Lowe speaks to one of London鈥檚 largest commercial landlords about how it is dealing with the challenge
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Features鈥榃e鈥檝e won stuff we know we wouldn鈥檛 have won before鈥� talking growth 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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Features鈥業t鈥檚 madness what the industry goes to work for鈥欌�� Sisk鈥檚 Paul Brown on margins, making the right decisions and working on Man City鈥檚 stadium
鈥楾he last two or three years in the UK have been the toughest I鈥檝e experienced,鈥� the Irish contractor鈥檚 Liverpool-born chief executive tells Dave Rogers
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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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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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FeaturesPicking up Carillion鈥檚 pieces: how Balfour Beatty finally finished the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital
West Birmingham鈥檚 new super hospital has just opened, six years later than planned following the failure of Carillion in 2018. Thomas Lane visits the new building to find out how the team overcame multiple problems, and to see what the finished project is like
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FeaturesProcurement update: data centre development challenges
Data centre clients are scaling up to deliver ever bigger programmes 鈥� so, what are the main client types and the specific procurement challenges in this sector?
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The Pompidou Centre, 1977
黑洞社区 covers the opening of Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano鈥檚 revolutionary Paris art centre, the first major example of an 鈥榠nside-out鈥� building
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Demand is set to rise as the economy stabilises
Demand is set to strengthen as economic stability stimulates a recovery in private sector investment, but contractor capacity is depleted and risk aversion elevated
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Dan Lewis, construction director at Momentum
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesHighlights from New York鈥檚 Climate Week
To coincide with the UN General Assembly last week, more than 2,000 climate advisers, business leaders and politicial figures gathered to find ways to accelerate the path to net zero. Here are some of the themes they discussed at the Climate Group鈥檚 conference
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FeaturesNot in my Brick Lane: Truman Brewery鈥檚 uphill struggle to win support for development plans
The last time the East End land owner tried to bring change to the iconic London thoroughfare, it was met by fierce resistance. With even more ambitious plans now lodged with the council, what are the odds of them winning the locals over?聽Alex Funk went to find out
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Features鈥楾he contracting model needs to change鈥� 鈥� Permasteelisa鈥檚 boss on why the industry can鈥檛 go on like this
Liam Cummins joined the cladding specialist in 2023 after years working for main contractors. He talks to Dave Rogers about unsustainable margins, working for some formidable CEOs and why London is still the place to do business
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FeaturesKey takeaways and talking points from the Labour party conference 2024
Labour members gathered in Liverpool this week for the party鈥檚 first conference in government for 15 years. Daniel Gayne and Tom Lowe report
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FeaturesA tale of two mergers: What do the completion of Barratt-Redrow and the collapse of Bellway-Crest Nicholson mean for Labour鈥檚 housebuilding plans?
Is the ground-breaking tie-up likely to help or hinder the government鈥檚 chances of hitting its sky-high 1.5 million housebuilding target?
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FeaturesKey takeaways from the 黑洞社区 the Future Conference and Housing Today Live
Church House in Westminster yesterday played host to two back-to-back conferences on construction and housing attended by hundreds of professionals from the built environment. Here is a round-up of the key talking points from the event, run by 黑洞社区 and Housing Today.
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FeaturesLondon towers 鈥� does it make more sense to build new or renew?
The twin currencies of carbon and cost have encouraged the adaptive reuse of towers, bringing the additional complexity of working within an existing building