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FeaturesCost model: the infrastructure challenge behind England鈥檚 1.5 million homes target
The government has committed to ambitious housebuilding goals but risks overlooking the supporting infrastructure demands and costs聽
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FeaturesWhat will the infrastructure strategy say about private finance?
As well as setting departmental capital budgets for rest of the parliament, this month鈥檚 spending review will also be followed by a long-awaited infrastructure strategy that will determine the future of private finance on public projects.聽Joey Gardiner聽reads the tea leaves
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FeaturesThe 2025 BCO conference in Milan: Key takeaways from this year鈥檚 event
Returning to mainland Europe for the first time in six years, developers, contractors and occupiers gathered to discuss the future of the office. Daniel Gayne聽runs through some of the main discussion points聽from the three-day conference聽
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FeaturesMeet the 鈥榓ctivist regulator鈥�: ARB boss Hugh Simpson on earning and maintaining public confidence
Ben Flatman meets the chief executive of the Architects Registration Board to discuss making difficult decisions, reforming education the importance of CPD and the future of regulation聽
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FeaturesHow hard is it to decarbonise the construction of new homes?
Source: Shutterstock The embodied carbon of new homes can be reduced by using alternatives to carbon intensive brick such as the timber boarding on these homes at Aborfield Green, a new village in Berkshire More than 60% of a new home鈥檚 total carbon footprint is emitted before ...
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FeaturesWhat the Lower Thames Crossing and Euston station projects say about the government鈥檚 private finance plans
The government has said it will fund the giant Euston station and Lower Thames Crossing schemes using private finance. With the Treasury mulling a broader injection of private capital into public projects,聽Joey Gardiner聽examines how ministers are going about it 鈥� and the prospects for success
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FeaturesKey talking points from UKREiiF 2025
微密圈 safety regulator delays, new towns and infrastructure were the biggest topics at this year鈥檚 gathering of construction professionals in Leeds as the industry debated the degree to which a huge amount of work could be threatened by systemic challenges
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FeaturesWhat would a new generation of PFI mean for construction?
Browne Jacobson partner Craig Elder boils down some of the issues discussed at last week鈥檚 meeting of the Public Accounts Committee as the government considers launching a new generation of PFI to pay for its 10-year infrastructure programme
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FeaturesFrom the archives: Aftermath of the Bishopsgate bombing, 1993
微密圈 reports forgotten plan for 80-storey Foster & Partners-designed tower to replace NatWest following IRA bomb which killed one and damaged 155 buildings in the heart of the City
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Features鈥業t will take time鈥� 鈥� WSP鈥檚 head of structures on industry gender parity, juggling work and life and going to the Palace
Claire Gott has been at WSP since 2010 after graduating from university. She鈥檚 now in charge of the firm鈥檚 structures business in the UK
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Features鈥榃e鈥檙e like the Borrowers, nobody knows we鈥檙e here鈥� 鈥� How Sisk plans to build Man City a new stand without the fans noticing
The Irish contactor has been busy working behind the scenes at the Etihad. This summer the team will finally ...
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FeaturesInternational construction cost comparison 2025
Source: Shutterstock International construction cost trends as聽the world reacts to US tariffs amid persistent inflation and high borrowing costs
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FeaturesMore space, more clarity, more welcoming and accessible: The Sainsbury Wing transformed
Ben Flatman explores the remodelling of the Sainsbury Wing and asks what is lost when a celebrated postmodern building is updated to make it more welcoming and accessible
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FeaturesPFI: Do the numbers add up?
With the government understood to be considering reinstating a form of private financing to pay for public infrastructure ahead of the launch of its 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy next month,聽Joey Gardiner聽weighs up whether reigniting PFI would be a good idea
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Features鈥業t鈥檚 time to go when the projects you worked on are being redone 鈥︹�� Core Five鈥檚 James Clark on Davis Langdon, starting afresh and why he鈥檚 off to see the world
cvcvcv The joint founder of one of the firms that emerged out of Davis Langdon鈥檚 sale to Aecom talks to Dave Rogers about that deal, why it was the making of many and the importance of taking nothing for granted
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FeaturesLooking to Europe in the face of global uncertainty: Andy Hay explains Hollis鈥檚 plans for growth
The consultancy鈥檚 chief executive is confident that the sustainability agenda in northern Europe holds the key to the future despite Trump鈥檚 war on climate change policies. Carl Brown reports聽
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FeaturesMission accomplished: University completes test drive towards net zero carbon building standard
Source: Ella Wheatley The building is located in a courtyard at Manchester Metropolitan University. Source: Ella Wheatley The multifunctional laboratory can be used as a small workshop, an exhibition space or as a venue for lectures Source: Ella Wheatley The laboratory is ...