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FeaturesFrom the archive: 1886
As we look at the Social Value Act and consider whether it will encourage firms to be more sustainable and ethical, we look back to a time where the deserving poor had to rely on the generosity of rich philanthropists
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FeaturesHackitt: What it could mean for you
Dame Judith Hackitt鈥檚 report is likely to have far-reaching impacts on the roles of those who commission, design and build residential schemes over 10 storeys
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FeaturesSketch of the week: Leicester City FC training ground
This week鈥檚 #buildingdoodle sketch is by Lee Nightingale, director at KSS Design Group
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FeaturesOnline poll: Shockwaves
This week鈥檚 poll:聽If another economic downturn hit now, would the industry be better placed to withstand it than it was a decade back?
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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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FeaturesA safer future
As the Hackitt report publishes its findings on building regulations and fire safety,聽a panel put together by the Business Sprinkler Alliance discusses what needs聽to change to prevent another Grenfell disaster
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FeaturesImage of the week: Throwaway art
The Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford, originally opened in 2008 in memory of the teenager killed in 1993, has reopened after a refurbishment by BW
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008
This week聽we decided to see if our review of the year 2008 could really be doom and gloom from beginning to end. It was
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FeaturesCPD 11 2018: Virtual desktop infrastructure
Virtual workspaces simplify the process of adopting BIM Level 2. This CPD, sponsored by Creative ITC, looks at the advantages of visual desktop infrastructure
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FeaturesTracker: April 2018
Activity increased across all sectors compared with March, and most of all in civil engineering. Tender prices are also still on the rise, but new orders are growing more slowly
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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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FeaturesTechnical Study: What lies beneath
Construction of Nottingham Trent University鈥檚 new Confetti Digital Media Hub revealed medieval caves beneath the ground
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FeaturesSketch of the week: The Principal, Manchester
This week鈥檚 multimedia #buildingdoodle sketch is by associate director Martin Douglas at Pad Design
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FeaturesImage of the week: A fitting tribute
The Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford, originally opened in 2008 in memory of the teenager killed in 1993, has reopened after a refurbishment by BW
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FeaturesResidential construction markets - how do London and Melbourne compare?
Two consulting teams - one in London, UK, and one in Melbourne, Australia, compare the residential construction markets in their two cities
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FeaturesInternational salary survey 2018: Moving up in the world
Brexit may be looming but the prospect hasn鈥檛 yet forced an exodus from Britain鈥檚 construction industry
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FeaturesFrom the archive: 2008
This week we look back at how foreign climes beckoned for Brits pre-recession
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FeaturesOnline poll: Final conclusions
This week鈥檚 poll:聽Do you broadly agree with the conclusions and Dame Judith Hackitt鈥檚 report into fire safety and building regulations?
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FeaturesHackitt report: 鈥業n theory she鈥檚 right but in practice she could be wrong鈥�
Dame Judith Hackitt鈥檚 report into building regulations and fire safety blames a broken system that needs fixing. So far, so uncontroversial. But her prescription for change has caused uproar right across the industry
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FeaturesProjects: The Royal Academy
Expanding Burlington House into Burlington Gardens is all about forging a strong link between these two historic buildings, using existing underground vaults and a new connecting bridge