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CommentThe drive towards car-free communities
With an increasing number of people opting to live without their own vehicle, we must adapt, plan and build accordingly
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Features5 minutes with … Elizabeth Wright at Muse Developments
The senior manager at Morgan Sindall’s development arm on the importance of listening and feeling guilty when saying ‘no’. She also reveals what’s wrong with the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore
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CommentLet’s build beautiful developments that will endure
ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ better requires innovation as well as some sensitive imitation – our planning system should support this
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FeaturesLooking up … new visitor centre at Jodrell Bank is out of this world
While the famous radio telescope searches out the mysteries of the universe, the £20.5m new visitor centre presented challenges of a far more terrestrial kind
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Features5 minutes with … Nathan Marsh at Turner & Townsend
T&T’s digital boss served in the Army, played professional rugby and had dinner with the Queen
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CommentAsbestos victims deserve justice
Victims of asbestos-related illness caused in the workplace are too often left uncompensated, but that may change
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FeaturesMayfield, Manchester: a park for the people
The first major open space in the city centre – and first public park anywhere in Manchester for 100 years – is ready to open
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CommentBashing government on net zero progress feels good but does it get us any closer to our targets?
Private and public sector must move faster to decarbonise the built environment but important steps have been madeÂ
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CommentGender trouble at work
Allison Bailey’s tribunal underlines the legal requirement to allow diversity of opinion
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FeaturesYour guide to the key players shaping construction in Manchester
As part of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ magazine’s Manchester week, Carl Brown and Ben Flatman profile some of the main movers and shakers in the city.
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FeaturesTony Wilson’s legacy in Manchester: ‘A city where you can stay up north and be successful’
In 2006 Yvette Livesey guest-edited ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ with her former partner and music mogul Tony Wilson. She talks about their work together
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CommentManchester’s moment – building on the city’s cultural legacy
The city could become an examplar of how urban centres can offer a way of life that is attractive and sustainable
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NewsONS reports June drop in output as construction feels impact of record price rises
But second quarter output still positive overall
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FeaturesDiversifying the workforce
How can construction recruit and retain talent to develop a more diverse and equitable workforce? Hollie Tye reports on a roundtable hosted by Faithful+Gould and ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
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FeaturesQ&A: How can construction support and attract a diverse workforce?
Jordan Marshall speaks to Faithful & Gould’s diversity and inclusion lead Dara Jafari about what it takes
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NewsUKGBC calls for standardised measures of carbon savings when reusing materials
Lack of agreed metrics on carbon savings from retaining components in projects is an important gap in industry knowledge, climate group claims
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FeaturesAndy Burnham interview: remaking Manchester
Manchester’s mayor on how green spaces, better infrastructure and the pursuit of net zero are at the heart of his ambitious plans for the city
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NewsAcademics unveil ‘weather-resistant’ heat pump
The ‘flexible’ technology could solve the problem of heat pumps affected by cold weatherÂ
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Master of spin
Who knew how much musical talent the industry was hiding?
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