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Coronavirus: The companies making covid-19 job cuts
11am update: More than 7,000 jobs have been axed by industry
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Contractors promise recoveries but how will Kier and Costain turn their fortunes around?
Galliford Try is another trying to get back on track with all three firms reckoning on better days ahead. Dave Rogers takes a look at the figures
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Cost model: Garden communities
Low-density rural housing schemes offer an opportunity for true net zero carbon development: from site-wide renewable energy strategies to low-carbon homes delivered through modern methods of construction. Aecom’s Richard Green, Miles Attenborough, Rob Mills and Paul Wilcock explore the benefits and costs
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Surveying the wreckage: One UK engineer’s account of Beirut after the explosion
The devastating chemical blast in a Beirut warehouse last month was one of the biggest non-nuclear blasts in history. It killed 180 people and destroyed a large part of the city. Now work is under way to assess the appalling damage
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How are university capital budgets holding up in the face of covid?
Covid-19 and the government’s exam grading fiasco have combined to leave universities in a deep administrative and financial hole. Jordan Marshall asks industry experts what the sector needs to do
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Roundtable: How covid is changing construction
What can we learn from construction’s response to the challenges of the pandemic, and how might industry practices change as a result? Some of the biggest names in the sector offered their thoughts at a virtual roundtable hosted by Fieldfisher and Alinea Consulting
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Coronavirus update for construction: 1 September
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Procurement update: post-covid projects
Clients and contractors face unprecedented levels of uncertainty in bringing forward new projects during the pandemic. Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis examines the options available to help manage the risk
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Coronavirus update for construction: 28 August
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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In pictures: John Laing’s summer trips and sports days
More unseen images made available to public
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Coronavirus update for construction: 25 August
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Coronavirus update for construction: 18 August
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Coronavirus update for construction: 14 August
Build UK’s update for the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Market forecast: Rising, but for how long?
While the initial bounce-back looks to be V-shaped, there are strong reasons to believe that could change in the medium term as downside risks materialise
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Coronavirus update for construction: 11 August
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Coronavirus update for construction: 7 August
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Ten things you need to know about the planning white paper
Government’s planning white paper sets out to radically reform the system
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Coronavirus update for construction: 31 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ