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Should the UK look to Sweden to solve its housing crisis?
Sweden uses offsite manufacture to build at least 45% of its new homes. Could the UK emulate this approach, making use of modern techniques?
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Ageing gracefully: restorations which retain historical decay
Instead of making a neglected building look brand-new, why not refurbish it to preserve and showcase the damage worked by fires, damp, squatters and the passage of time?
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Mini cost model: The evolution of retail
Despite reports of the death of the retail centre, the truth is that owners, developers and local authorities are adapting to use their spaces and assets in new and diverse ways
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Tracker: November 2018
Total activity continued to rise steadily but without accelerating, while orders and tender enquiries lost some growth momentum but remained buoyant. Experian Economics reports
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ intelligence: Q3 2018
Construction output is rising, driven largely by housing, both public and private, but public work is slipping – and the offices market is likely to be hit hardest by Brexit Â
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Ready, steady, chaos: how is construction preparing for Brexit?
With a no-deal Brexit suddenly a real possibility, what are firms doing to prepare themselves and mitigate the risks?
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How is construction preparing for Brexit? Full survey results
See the full results of Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s survey
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Looking ahead to 2019 in construction: it's not all bad
There’s a lot to look forward to this year: big infrastructure projects and game-changing innovation. Though many may be happy to settle for just surviving Brexit.
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Known unknowns: what do we know, and what might surprise construction in 2019?
We asked a selection of 2018’s Ðǿմ«Ã½ Awards winners to say what they’re sure will happen in 2019, what they’re waiting to hear about, and what might surprise us all
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2019: The completing projects to look out for this year
Ike Ijeh takes a look at 2019’s completing projects, including a brace of international museums and a couple of London tall buildings
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ podcast: Highlights from Ðǿմ«Ã½ Live 2018
Listen to this Ðǿմ«Ã½ podcast - highlights from Ðǿմ«Ã½ Live 2018, including debates on the Hackitt review and the future of large contractors
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Ðǿմ«Ã½ podcast: What do Millennials want?
The skills crisis continues to grip construction - listen to highlights from Ðǿմ«Ã½ Live and find out what makes the next generation tick
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A very Merry Quizmas - highlights from this year’s Ðǿմ«Ã½ Quiz
Ðǿմ«Ã½â€™s inaugural Christmas quiz was a riot of bantz, brilliance, beer, and Beyoncé (though sadly not in person)
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Test yourself: Ðǿմ«Ã½ Quiz 2018
Here are some of the questions from the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Quiz - test your colleagues or just yourself to discover your quizzing prowess
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2018 in construction: Ðǿմ«Ã½'s review of the year - part two
So, what did Santa’s last round of offerings bring the industry? It’s not been a stocking full of pleasant surprises
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2018 in construction: Ðǿմ«Ã½'s review of the year - part one
So, what did Santa’s last round of offerings bring the industry? It’s not been a stocking full of pleasant surprises
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Ðǿմ«Ã½'s Projects of the Year 2018 - part 2
Ike Ijeh rounds up the year’s architectural excitements
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Ðǿմ«Ã½'s Projects of the Year 2018 - part 1
An embassy, a giant greenhouse, a metropolitan retail redevelopment, a Scottish museum and a totemic tower. Ike Ijeh rounds up the year’s architectural excitements.
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Cost update Q3 2018
A quarterly analysis of changes to the main construction cost indices, material prices and labour costs shows continuing upward movement
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Interview: Dar's Andrew Loudon talks to Ðǿմ«Ã½
Dar may still be an unfamiliar name to many, but the Beirut-based owner of Currie Brown, Elementa and Perkins+Will has ambitions to grow its operations rapidly in the UK, Brexit notwithstanding