All Construction business: strategy, risk and regulations articles – Page 19
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NewsTulip appeal thrown out over design and carbon concerns
Gove says Fosters’ tower contains ‘too many compromises to amount to world-class architecture’
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OpinionHeat and Buildings Strategy requires major commitment. Let’s hope it works
Property owners are advised to take a holistic approach to the retrofit of their buildings to meet future needs and emissions targets, writes Andrew Mellor
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OpinionNo more needless, ego-driven demolition. Conservation is key
Sustainability is about more than the challenges of climate change. We should remember we are custodians of what surrounds us, argues Ben Flatman
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NewsInvestors ‘reluctant to adopt green building practices’
RICS survey finds more than half did not take biodiversity into account on schemes
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NewsAHR tower approved despite local politicians tearing into design
Cardiff MP says 30-storey proposals lack architectural quality
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OpinionThe Coach: Why self-awareness is key to good leadership
Many people can manage but not all have the skills required to truly inspire their teams, says Louise Rodgers
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NewsBIG’s Fleet Street office approved despite objections over height
Heritage groups complained ’overbearing’ 21-storey block would harm neighbouring 1932 Daily Express building
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NewsArchitects accuse chancellor of being ‘out of sync’ with climate crisis
Profession unconvinced by Sunak’s ‘higher wages, higher skills and rising productivity’ pledge
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OpinionWhen it comes to the climate emergency urbanists are part of the solution, right?
The data suggests cities aren’t quite as sustainable as we like to think, says David Rudlin
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NewsChancellor to announce nearly £2bn for housing on brownfield sites
Critics say trailed spending review pledge is not enough
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News‘Imminent risk’ of steel production shutdown amid critical magnesium shortage
Europe set to run out of magnesium by the end of next month as China shuts down production due to rising energy costs
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NewsNew owner of £1bn South Bank site replaces Wilkinson Eyre with Fosters
Appointment also spells end of 34-storey Brisac Gonzalez tower at 18 Blackfriars
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FeaturesValue Engineering: The new Grenfell play should be required viewing
Richard Norton-Taylor’s dramatisation of the Grenfell Inquiry shines an uncomfortable light on the construction industry, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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OpinionThe rise and rise of big practice
Growth can be about much more than money, writes Matthew Lloyd
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NewsAHMM director hits back at critics of Holloway and St Thomas’s schemes
Simon Allford says female colleagues ‘irritated’ by criticism that male-led practice was appointed to women’s prison project
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NewsWright & Wright and Avanti appointed to delayed British Museum framework
Nex, BDP and Dannatt Johnson among the other victors
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NewsOne in five practices struggling to find new staff
RIBA surveys warns of growing recruitment concerns
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FeaturesInterview | Simon Allford: ‘Architecture will emerge stronger’
The new president of the RIBA talks to Elizabeth Hopkirk about knocking the institute into shape, the pressure architects are facing – and boxing. Photography by Jean Goldsmith
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FeaturesLay off the plasterboard and cladding
Cutting out the layers can make buildings more sustainable, argues Steve Webb
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NewsLegend of brutalism Owen Luder dies at 93
RIBA president Simon Allford pays tribute to ’commercially astute’ mastermind behind remarkable but divisive schemes