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  • Peter Hansford
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    Interview: Peter Hansford

    2016-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Until two months ago Peter Hansford was the government’s chief construction advisor. Now the position has been abolished. Here, he talks frankly about the state of the industry and how his legacy will be perceived

  • Brexit
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    Brexit: Ins and outs

    2016-01-21T06:00:00Z

    With an EU referendum looking likely for the summer, the implications of a Brexit are becoming starker – and time is running out for the industry to take a stand

  • Dalston Lane project
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    Dalston Lane: Tall Timber

    2016-01-20T07:00:00Z

    At 33m high, a Hackney apartment block is set to become the world’s tallest cross-laminated timber building

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    Sustainability: Wellbeing

    2016-01-19T12:05:00Z

    A preoccupation with health and fitness is no longer just for Januarys, it is becoming ever present in the way buildings are designed and constructed

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    What to specify: Roofing

    2016-01-19T10:46:00Z

    This week’s roofing products include a single-ply membrane used to refurbish part of Olympia London’s grand hall, and concrete roof slates specified for a primary school in Jersey

  • Tim Farron
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    Interview: Tim Farron

    2016-01-15T06:00:00Z

    Leading the Lib Dems may sound like the worst job in politics following the party’s drubbing in last year’s election, but an out-of-sorts Labour sees Tim Farron adopt the role at a time of opportunity

  • Nick Clegg
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    From the archives in 2008

    2016-01-15T06:00:00Z

    Ðǿմ«Ã½ meets Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg

  • occupational health
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    Occupational health: Fit for purpose

    2016-01-14T06:00:00Z

    The construction industry has made huge progress on on-site safety in the last 20 years but health conditions have largely been neglected. Are things starting to change?

  • Frampton Park Baptist Church
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    Frampton Park Baptist Church

    2016-01-13T07:00:00Z

    A long way to heaven: A Baptist church in Hackney, east London, has broken with the archetypes of church design to place community facilities, a cafe, creche and offices at the congregational heart of the building - prayers go on up on the third floor

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    Ðǿմ«Ã½ intelligence: Q3 2015

    2016-01-12T13:04:00Z

    The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that total construction output dropped across the quarter, but is marginally up on a year ago

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    Tracker: November 2015

    2016-01-12T13:02:00Z

    The construction activity index drops into negative territory for its third time in 12 months, while most individual regions experience a soft decrease in activity level

  • starter homes
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    A non-starter?

    2016-01-08T07:00:00Z

    In a week in which the government announced its intention to ‘directly commission’ up to 13,000 homes, you might think it had begun, finally, to get a grip on housebuilding. But its flagship Starter Homes policy is set to shake up the development industry, causing delays - and fears it ...

  • Predictions
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    Predictions 2016: What does your future hold?

    2016-01-08T07:00:00Z

    What lies in wait for construction in 2016? We read the cards on the projects, the politics and the policies set to shape the year ahead – while key industry insiders predict what the major talking points for the next 12 months will be

  • Markthal, Amsterdam
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    Global city focus: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    2016-01-07T06:00:00Z

    Rotterdam’s dramatic skyline highlights its transformation from its blue collar, port city roots to a modern high-rise metropolis connected to the largest harbour in Europe

  • Heathrow
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    Projects for 2016: Heathrow airport

    2016-01-07T06:00:00Z

    The wrangling over a third runway is one of the longest-running farces in recent British political history

  • Shanghai Tower
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    What to specify: BIM

    2016-01-07T06:00:00Z

    The latest products and innovations in building information modelling

  • Elbphilharmonie? Concert Hall
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    Projects for 2016: Elbphilharmonie​ Concert Hall

    2016-01-06T06:00:00Z

    This £617m Herzog de Meuron project was originally costed at less than £60m and scheduled to complete in 2010

  • Athens
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    Projects for 2016: Greek National Opera House

    2016-01-05T06:00:00Z

    With a crippled state apparatus and a national debt standing at almost 180% of GDP, one might be forgiven for thinking that a £500m new opera house might not be uppermost on the Greek government’s mind

  • Predictions
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    Predictions for 2016: Politics

    2016-01-04T16:44:00Z

    What are the challenges, key developments and government policies that look set to shape 2016? Ðǿմ«Ã½ asked key industry insiders to make a call on what they think will become the major talking points of the next 12 months

  • Predictions
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    Predictions for 2016: Economy

    2016-01-04T16:44:00Z

    What are the challenges, key developments and government policies that look set to shape 2016? Ðǿմ«Ã½ asked key industry insiders to make a call on what they think will become the major talking points of the next 12 months