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FeaturesSketch of the week: Sixth form centre, St Teresa鈥檚 school, Surrey
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Thomas Bryans, director at IF_DO
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FeaturesSun spots: Some of Britain鈥檚 best summer spaces - part one
In the first of a two-part series, here are some of the best UK roof gardens and public spaces to make you think twice about that聽beach holiday.聽
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2001
When Manchester began to prepare for 2002鈥檚 Commonwealth Games, it had to start from scratch
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FeaturesCPD 15 2018: Ventilation
Ventilation systems in commercial buildings are vital to remove pollutants from the air and control temperature and humidity. This CPD, sponsored by Daikin, looks at how ventilation systems can be used to improve air quality
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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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FeaturesOnline poll: Brexit risk assessment
This week鈥檚 poll: Has your business done a risk assessment on the impact of Brexit?
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FeaturesReady, set, go! The race to Birmingham 2022
Birmingham is hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games and it hasn鈥檛 got long to prepare. 微密圈 reports on the race to build new sports facilities, spruce up the city鈥檚 infrastructure and ensure the games have a positive long-term legacy for the Midlands
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FeaturesSteadying the ship
It鈥檚 a nerve-racking time for contractors 鈥� and nobody knows this better than Greg Craig, who has fond memories of his stint at Carillion and hopes its collapse will serve as a cautionary tale. But at the helm of Skanska UK, he detects calmer waters ahead.聽
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FeaturesSketch of the week: High View in Hatfield, Hertfordshire
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Martin Williams, managing director at Saunders.
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FeaturesImage of the week: Wall eyed
In central St Petersburg, artist Ulyana Poloz has been reproducing sections of famous masterpieces on the broken walls of old buildings
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FeaturesTracker: June 2018
Overall activity remains strong, but those working on non-residential and civil engineering projects are starting to experience a fall in work in hand.
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008
Been moaning about the heat? We may have found the job for you. Back in 2008, an intrepid team of contractors experienced summer in the snow.
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FeaturesCPD 14 2018: Intumescent coatings
Intumescent coatings are often used as fire protection for steelwork in busy public locations. This guide, sponsored by Jotun, looks at how film intumescent products react with heat and flames and how they are applied, along with regulation and certification
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FeaturesProjects: Back for good
The stereotype of聽back-to-back housing as cramped and poorly lit is overturned by AHMM鈥檚 Signal Townhouses, where thoughtful design has maximised natural light and outdoor space
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FeaturesOnline poll: Can the sector deal deliver?
This week鈥檚 poll: Will the new sector deal deliver what the industry needs?
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FeaturesConstruction Sector Deal: big on aspiration, but can it deliver?
The government has published its long-promised construction聽sector deal 鈥� a document that the industry is hailing with cautious聽optimism, albeit with worries that it鈥檚 light on details. What might聽stand in the way of this strategy for change having a real impact on聽the industry?
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FeaturesNPPF: Industry reaction
Now the final National Planning Policy Framework has been unveiled, how do construction professionals rate it?
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FeaturesImage of the week: Too darn hot
Parched yellow grass covers Greenwich Park in south-east London as the heatwave continues
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FeaturesSketch of the week: adapted Victorian post office, Bury St Edmunds
This #buildingdoodle sketch is by Tanvir Hasan, deputy chair of Donald Insall Associates.