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FeaturesCapital punishment: London to take brunt of Brexit
London looks likely to be hardest hit by the ill effects of Brexit, especially if we end up leaving the EU without a deal
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FeaturesDeal or no deal : construction鈥檚 post-Brexit future hangs in the balance
There鈥檚 been plenty of talk about potentially leaving the EU without a deal, but very little detail. In the first of two articles launching our 黑洞社区 Without Borders campaign, Joey聽Gardiner examines the likely consequences of a no-deal Brexit for construction.
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FeaturesNPPF: Ready to mix it up?
Last month鈥檚 revised planning framework shows the government is bent on speeding up build-out rates, but will it fully address the housing crisis?
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FeaturesNuclear energy: Gone with the wind
The National Infrastructure Commission鈥檚 landmark report this month seemed to sound the death knell for nuclear energy new-build, calling for a large-scale shift to renewables by 2050 鈥� and for only one more nuclear power station approval by 2025. But are we really likely to get 90% of Britain鈥檚 electricity ...
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FeaturesSouth-east Asia - getting warmer
With booming economies and rapid population growth, South-east Asia is on the UK government鈥檚 radar 鈥� but are British construction companies too late to the party?
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FeaturesAnalysis: Carillion by numbers
Since the contracting giant went bust six months ago, a mess of startling facts and figures have emerged into the public domain. Dave Rogers picks his way through
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FeaturesNetwork Rail's new payment rules: full speed ahead
Will Network Rail鈥檚 ban on retentions spark an industry-wide change, and will this put the squeeze on main contractors?
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FeaturesCombustible materials ban: what would it mean?
What might government proposals on the future use of materials in high-rise buildings mean for specifiers and manufacturers?
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FeaturesTen years on: Could it happen again?
Ten years on from the crash of 2008, how has the industry changed聽 鈥撀燼nd if another downturn strikes, will we be better placed to respond effectively?
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FeaturesAnalysis: Public land - keep out
As the likely scrapping of聽Haringey鈥檚 6,500-home joint聽venture with Lendlease聽dramatically signals聽public-private partnerships鈥櫬爁all from grace, Joey Gardiner聽looks at why the scheme caused聽so much controversy and聽other ways for councils to fund聽housing renewa
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FeaturesInterserve: Waste not, want not
Interserve鈥檚 energy-from-waste crisis has prompted fears of another Carillion-style collapse, as the company takes drastic action to rebalance the books
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FeaturesGrenfell and cladding: double indemnity
The construction industry has a huge task ahead to re-clad high-rise buildings. But restrictions to insurance cover is causing a shortage of companies willing to take on the work
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FeaturesRegulations: issues of control
Construction failings at Grenfell Tower have highlighted the need for an overhaul of building聽control to ensure inspectors pick up on breaches of the 黑洞社区 Regulations, but how should this be done?
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FeaturesResults season: Carillion has left a large hole in the market
It鈥檚 results season again, but with a difference: no Carillion. The demise of one of construction鈥檚聽biggest players has cast a shadow over the field
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FeaturesIs the collapse of Carillion at fault for a recent market slowdown?
Signs are that Carillion鈥檚 implosion has triggered聽a sudden downturn in contract awards. Is the shock liquidation at fault or聽are wider problems to blame?
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FeaturesAnalysis: On the home front
The government has been making loud noises about getting more homes built 鈥� so long as it doesn鈥檛 have to build them itself, of course 鈥� and the revised National Planning Policy Framework is a big part of the plan to galvanise planners and developers into action. Is it going ...
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FeaturesThe problem with women
As the deadline for companies to disclose their gender pay gap looms, Debika Ray looks at whether the industry is at last ready to take meaningful steps to remedy the problem
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FeaturesCarillion... the story so far
Befuddled by the sheer volume of information coming out about Carillion鈥檚 collapse? Here鈥檚 what we know, what we don鈥檛 know and what we still need to know
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FeaturesAnalysis: RIP PFI?
Reports of the death of PFI may have been exaggerated, but there鈥檚 no question it鈥檚 been聽ailing for a long while.聽Is Carillion鈥檚 collapse the last nail in its coffin? And if so, what鈥檚 going to replace it?
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FeaturesAnalysis: Fine margins
Carillion鈥檚 collapse is easy to dismiss as a one-off case of mismanagement. But what it also reveals is how hard it is to keep a healthy balance sheet in an industry with wafer-thin margins. Is it time to blame the system