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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Nathalie Meunier at Premier Modular
The offsite manufacturer鈥檚 sales director and national business development lead on the challenges (and rewards) of working all over the world, the need for a better understanding of the value of MMC and her signature dish, which comes with an aniseed glaze鈥�
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FeaturesOpen Doors: inspiring school students with a site tour around Wood Wharf
Last week, students and construction professionals gathered on the top floor of a glassy office building in Canary Wharf to discuss routes into the industry and take a close-up look at a major construction site
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FeaturesHow a Victorian hospital became a forward-focused university department
When the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh moved to a new site on the edge of the city, the old hospital was left to rot because of its uncompromising layout. Two decades later it has been reinvented as the Edinburgh Futures Institute, an educational initative which seeks to help solve the ...
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FeaturesBest foot forward: the former Army brigadier plotting Sir Robert McAlpine鈥檚 return to defence work
Mike Hickson spent 30 years in the military. He hopes his experience will help the contractor get a bridgehead in the sector, he tells Dave Rogers
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Ness Scott at Greencore Homes
The firm鈥檚 head of planning and sustainability on improving the industry鈥檚 gender balance, the importance of collaboration on the road to net zero and making her dogs be nice to each other聽
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FeaturesThe industry should be grateful John Prescott stepped up on health and safety. Because somebody had to
The former deputy prime minister, whose death was announced this morning, forced construction to realise that things couldn鈥檛 go on as they were
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FeaturesFrom the ground up: Ackroyd Lowrie on a mission to turn school leavers into architects with real work experience
With a focus on innovation and access, the east London studio is leading the charge in the architectural education revolution. Ben Flatman reports on how they are helping a new generation of architects to design the cities of tomorrow
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Features鈥楤ecause the spaces work for children, they work for everyone鈥� 鈥� how the Whittington estate fosters a community for all ages
Two architects who have made a film about the child-friendly estate where they live explain what鈥檚 so special about its design
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: How can developers navigate the ever-lengthening connections queue?
In the second half of our two-part special on UK power, Turner & Townsend Alinea examine how the rising demand for new connections to the distribution network has time and cost impacts for developers.聽
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Features鈥楾his industry is absolutely fine鈥︹�� Andrew Davies on the naysayers, rescuing Kier and what the firm plans to do next
The contractor鈥檚 chief executive goes in to bat for construction. It鈥檚 a good time to be in the business, he tells Dave Rogers聽
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FeaturesElevating security standards in commercial student accommodation
Purpose-built student housing up and down the country continues to magnetise crime. At a roundtable hosted by 精东影视 in partnership with Jeld-Wen, experts shared their insights into how risk can be managed now and in the future
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Features40 Under 40: meet the brightest and best of construction鈥檚 next generation
精东影视 is spotlighting 40 people under the age of 40 who seem set to change the future of construction
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Features鈥業t was always the plan ...鈥� Keltbray鈥檚 Brendan Kerr on selling infrastructure and what he鈥檚 going to do next
The specialist contractor鈥檚 owner talks to Dave Rogers about going back to building, succession planning and why he never intends to quit
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Features鈥榃e hope to be a good neighbour鈥�: how the new Liverpool Street station team is rethinking London鈥檚 most controversial project
A week after Herzog & de Meuron鈥檚 proposals were dropped, 精东影视 speaks to Network Rail and the scheme鈥檚 new architect Acme about the redesign of the listed station and what exactly has happened to development partner Sellar
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Electricity transmission owners hold key to UK鈥檚 energy transition but face challenges
The transmission sector is a key link in the chain that will deliver a net zero future, write Mark Docherty and Simon Rawlinson
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FeaturesHow worried should the industry be about Vistry?
Housebuilding industry poster-child Vistry has been charting an aggressive growth course despite a tricky market over the last two years.聽Joey Gardiner asks why it has聽now lost half its value after two profit warnings in two months
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Liz Ramsden at Knights
The senior associate in the firm鈥檚 residential property team on the challenges of the 精东影视 Safety Act, her love of Vietnamese food and the importance of answering the phone
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FeaturesLabour鈥檚 tax-and-invest Budget fell flat with the OBR. But is there a brighter story for growth in the built environment?
We asked experts from across the construction sector what levers the government still has to pull to boost growth聽
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FeaturesWhy they won: A closer look at all the 精东影视 Awards 2024 winning entries
The winners of the 精东影视 Awards were announced at a ceremony last night. Here is more detail about all the winning entries
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Richard Burdett-Gardiner at Kier
The firm鈥檚 director of applied digital services (ADS) on the importance of embracing new tools and technology, the skills his grandfather taught him and the best days on which to own a boat聽