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FeaturesMarket review: Regaining momentum
July saw construction activity levels pick up, in a reflection of the wider economy during the spring months
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FeaturesCost update Q2 2015
Materials cost inflation falls again but construction weekly earnings continue to outperform those of the wider economy
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FeaturesWhat to specify: Residential
This week鈥檚 residential products include timber sliding sash windows for Alain de Botton鈥檚 A House in Essex project, and an external wall insulation that better suits the Georgian and Victorian brickwork often found in northern cities
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FeaturesInterview: Geeta Nanda
With government policies that cut rents and extend Right to Buy, housing associations are feeling the strain. But Geeta Nanda of Thames Valley Housing has an alternative approach
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FeaturesClass of 2014: One year later
黑洞社区 catches up with the class of 2014 to find out if, having made it through their first year, life in construction is all they鈥檇 hoped it would be
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FeaturesWilmcote House: Thermal vision
The flaws of Portsmouth鈥檚 Wilmcote House may have been indicative of 1960s social housing, but now its mass adoption of Passivhaus principles could see it used as a model for sustainable retrofit
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FeaturesProcurement update: BIM
As the 2016 deadline for the UK government鈥檚 mandate gets closer, the take-up of BIM on projects and programmes is accelerating
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FeaturesThe Green Deal: 'A catastrophe from start to finish'
It鈥檚 been called the greatest flop of the last parliament. But why did the Green Deal, the government鈥檚 flagship retrofit scheme, fail so spectacularly?
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FeaturesHeathrow: Growing Pains
As Heathrow鈥檚 controversial third runway tries to chart a route through the political turbulence ahead, does it have anything to learn from its expanded international rivals?
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FeaturesApprenticeships levy: Taxing Times
The government鈥檚 pledge to deliver 3 million apprenticeships through a levy on large employers has left many in the industry confused as to how the policy will work
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FeaturesCost model: Higher education refurb
When UCL鈥檚 Bartlett School of Architecture outgrew its building a decision was needed on whether to demolish and rebuild, or radically refurbish it. The latter course was chosen
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FeaturesInterview: Brandon Lewis
黑洞社区 talks to housing minister Brandon Lewis about the Conservative government鈥檚 radical policy agenda
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FeaturesFrom the archives in 1995
In 1995 getting a break from the office seemed more trouble than it was worth
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FeaturesTracker: June 2015
Orders continue to rise sharply across each sector, making the overall construction activity index鈥檚 drop into negative territory for the first time in almost three years a nasty surprise. Experian Economics reports
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FeaturesYork Art Gallery: Show time
Architects working on the 拢8m refurbishment of York Art Gallery have peeled away decades of callously inappropriate interventions to unlock a wonderland of architectural secrets
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FeaturesMarket review: Begin again
The Budget has given us a taste of this Conservative government鈥檚 economic policy and forecasts for the sector are also looking strong
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FeaturesSME catch-up: Whatever happened to 鈥�
Five years ago 黑洞社区 profiled 10 small, young firms whose fresh thinking and bright ideas stood in stark contrast to the gloomy economic environment at the time. Now, we revisit them to see how these cutting edge companies have fared while the industry has started to recover. So who has ...
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FeaturesConstruction policies: In the line of fire
After the Conservatives鈥� unexpected torching of construction policies, we look at the driving force behind this drastic industry shake-up