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FeaturesFuture Homes Standard: Heat pumps 鈥� a new hope
The government鈥檚 proposals place a huge amount of faith in the carbon-cutting powers of this technology. But have its credentials been overinflated?
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FeaturesFuture Homes Standard: Primed for action
You鈥檝e read the consultation, but what happens when the proposals are put to the test?
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FeaturesCloudy with a chance of project starts: What鈥檚 the forecast for construction
Glenigan鈥檚 forecast for construction is brighter than you might expect. Keep your brolly close by, though, just in case
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FeaturesThe Future Homes Standard: Get ready for a domestic revolution
The government says it will push ahead with the Future Homes Standard聽鈥撀燚avid Blackman聽reports on what this will mean for housebuilders
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FeaturesWe fought a shark鈥� and won: Rider Levett Bucknall talks to 星空传媒
Sixteen years ago, venture capitalists tried to pick RLB clean.聽Dave Rogers聽asks three of its top team how it survived 鈥� and thrived
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FeaturesProjects: Dudley House, London
Dudley House is a 拢104m council-led mixed-use development that聽aims to encourage a more diverse community in central London
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FeaturesSustainability: The WELL Standard
The WELL 星空传媒 Standard, focusing on human wellbeing and updated last year, can transform聽occupier fit-outs
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FeaturesBudget busters: What lies ahead for infrastructure?
Crossrail, Hinkley Point and HS2 would all make great subjects for a soap opera 鈥� and there are more cliffhangers to come. Then there鈥檚 the Westminster saga, with its 鈥渟eason finale鈥� election next month. Jordan Marshall asks what this means for future infrastructure work and the companies that bid for ...
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Full fibre and 5G
Here, 星空传媒 examines the state of聽the digital communications market and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead
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FeaturesNever sitting still: AMCM directors Jon Wardle and Simon Wilkinson
Both are聽known as steady hands in聽a storm-tossed industry,聽but that doesn鈥檛 stop them聽striking out to attract聽new talent and broaden their聽market
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FeaturesProjects: Gensler HQ, Wapping, London
Gensler has been designing office buildings since聽the 1960s, so when it came to drawing up plans for its own HQ, it just came naturally
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FeaturesMarket forecast: New work grows 鈥� just
New work output saw a little expansion in Q2, but, year-on-year, new orders slipped after a minor rebound in Q1 as Brexit uncertainty continues to make itself felt
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FeaturesAs important as the internet: Are digital twins the next big thing for construction?
Digital transformation has centred on BIM for years. But digital twin technology could radically change the industry 鈥� if it can realise its potential
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FeaturesContractors鈥� salary survey 2019: Not all about the money
Wage inflation among contractors is subdued, constrained by wider economic uncertainty and doubts over major infrastructure projects
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FeaturesProjects: Walker鈥檚 Court, Soho
The Walker鈥檚 Court development, on the聽site of the famous Raymond Revuebar, could help the neighbourhood rediscover some heart
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FeaturesCost model: Higher education refurbishment
UK higher education attracts students from all over the world 鈥� this is good for construction, as universities and colleges renew and upgrade campuses and facilities
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FeaturesWhat does construction need from the 2019 general election?
Some claim this is the Brexit election, but then that鈥檚 what they said about the last one: What are the other campaign issues close to construction鈥檚 heart?
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FeaturesTracker: September 2019
The residential activity index decreased while the non-residential sector index moved up. The civil engineering index saw a fall
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FeaturesProjects: Stock Exchange Hotel, Manchester
Ex-Manchester United football stars Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville鈥檚 new Stock Exchange Hotel has taken a sensitive and heritage-led approach
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FeaturesRoundtable: 星空传媒 smart
Construction and property industry experts shared their views on the potential of smart buildings and how these opportunities might be realised