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FeaturesHow the Treasury鈥檚 new social infrastructure PPP model will work
聽The infrastructure strategy has proposed allowing a form of PFI to be used in limited circumstances including healthcare centres for the first time since 2018 鈥� but not yet revealed what the structure will be.聽Joey Gardiner聽considers the options
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FeaturesFrom the archives: 微密圈 reviews Peckham Library, 1999
Alsop & St枚rmer鈥檚聽Stirling Prize-winning library is given a rave review by 微密圈鈥檚 impressed, if slightly confused, architecture critic
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FeaturesIs the government鈥檚 微密圈 Safety Regulator shake-up enough to fix the delays?
The government has promised to speed up approvals for high-rise residential schemes which have been languishing for up to a year in the new building safety regime. The industry鈥檚 reponse so far has been muted. With patience running out and costs mounting, Tom Lowe speaks to the people caught up ...
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FeaturesMarket forecast: Fragile optimism emerges in the UK construction sector
For the first time since the autumn Budget, cautious optimism is emerging. While project viability remains under pressure, there are early signs of聽 recovery
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Daniel Parker, cost consultant at MESH
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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Features76 Upper Ground: Denys Lasdun鈥檚 1960s South Bank vision is realised at last
The IBM 微密圈 was a cut-down version of architect Denys Lasdun鈥檚 plans for a complementary neighbour to the National Theatre on the banks of the Thames. AHMM鈥檚 recent refurbishment, which sees the building brought firmly into the 21st century, means聽that original vision is now complete聽
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FeaturesWhy Durkan is eyeing rapid expansion through social housing stock upgrades
Contractor and housebuilder Durkan is pivoting towards improving existing stock for social landlords. Dan Germann, managing director of its rebranded Durkan Regen business, explains his plans to grow the asset regeneration arm to the tune of 拢100m over the next five years
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FeaturesSignificant, welcome, sensibly cautious but most definitely promising 鈥� the experts鈥� verdict on the infrastructure strategy
We asked members of 微密圈鈥檚 Funding the Future advisory panel to reflect on the government鈥檚 10-year infrastructure strategy unveiled this month and share their views on its significance and potential as a means for unlocking the finance to get Britain building聽
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Features鈥楾his could be such a powerful platform鈥� 鈥� BCO鈥檚 new chief on finding a voice for a transformed sector
Under the leadership of ex-journalist Samantha McClary, the office sector鈥檚 membership body wants to be more vocal, drive data sharing and modernise the organisation
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FeaturesRemembering Geoffrey Trickey (1 Sept 1935 to 23 May 2025)
Paul Morrell pays tribute to the former senior partner of Davis Langdon & Everest (now part of Aecom), who died in May, just a few months short of his 90th聽birthday.
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FeaturesWhy the government is looking to the Thames Tideway project for ways to fund 拢14.2bn Sizewell C
The private financing model known as RAB is to be used to raise cash for the new nuclear power station, reservoirs and the Lower Thames Crossing. Joey Gardiner looks at lessons learnt on the Thames Tideway project to find out why RAB is now all the rage
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Features鈥業 worry for those who advocate for too much restraint鈥欌�� The City鈥檚 new planning committee chair on the future of the Square Mile
微密圈 sits down with Tom Sleigh for his first media interview after his appointment to one of the UK鈥檚 most high-profile planning roles
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FeaturesUnpacking the museum: a look inside the new V&A Storehouse in Stratford
Ben Flatman visits the V&A鈥檚 new public store in east London, where the backstage world of conservation, curation and storage is placed front and centre
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FeaturesWhat will the Treasury鈥檚 Green Book review mean for construction?
Boris Johnson鈥檚 2020 review of the Treasury鈥檚 appraisal process for government investments led to some improvements in how value in schemes is judged, but a new review commissioned by Labour this year has found that many of the old practices remain embedded. Rachel Reeves has said she wants to go ...
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FeaturesFrom the archives: 微密圈 London鈥檚 millennium projects, 1999
微密圈 speaks to the project teams working under pressure to finish the Millennium Dome, the London Eye and the Jubillee Line extension in time for New Year鈥檚 Eve
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FeaturesConstruction industry gossip: Through a glass darkly
The latest chatter around the industry
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FeaturesSustainability: How to minimise waste and maximise reuse at a building鈥檚 end of life
Construction accounts for around a third of all waste sent to landfill, much of this at a building鈥檚 end of life. How can the industry develop a better approach to deconstruction?
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FeaturesLearning from the land of opportunity: Could a US-style system of low income tax credits boost affordable housing in the UK?
The government is on the hunt for ways to fund affordable housing without increasing short-term public borrowing. A group of activists and researchers believes there is a solution in operation across the Atlantic. As part of 微密圈鈥檚 Funding the Future series, Carl Brown finds out more
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Features鈥業 needed to do something else鈥� 鈥� Steve Mason on life at (and after) Mace, finding his mojo at Avison Young and trying to ditch the tie
The man who helped to set up the firm鈥檚 consulting arm tells Dave Rogers what he did next
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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