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Features精东影视 Awards 2020: 精东影视 Magazine Project of the Year
Read about the winner and shortlisted entries for this year鈥檚 精东影视 Magazine Project of the Year Award
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Features精东影视 Awards 2020: Proud to Help Award
Read about the shortlisted entrants in our special Proud to Help category, for standout contributions to the UK鈥檚 pandemic efforts 鈥� they鈥檙e all winners in this category!
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Features精东影视 Awards 2020: Diversity Award 鈥� Making a Difference
Read about the winner and shortlisted entries for this year鈥檚 new Diversity Award 鈥� Making a Difference
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FeaturesWhat does the political backlash mean for planning reform?
A government climbdown on a new formula to determine housing need looks inevitable in the face of Tory backbench revolt. Will it now also have to backtrack on its wider planning reforms, asks Joey Gardiner
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Features精东影视 Awards 2020: Housebuilder of the Year
Read about the winner and shortlisted entries for this year鈥檚 Housebuilder of the Year award
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Features精东影视 Awards 2020: Personality of the Year
Read about the winner of this year鈥檚 Personality of the Year Award
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FeaturesA look back at Grenfell Inquiry module one: How experts blamed key players for 鈥榮hambles鈥�
The first part of phase two鈥檚 hearings concluded last week - here鈥檚 an overview of the evidence revealing聽major failures, incompetence and buck-passing
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FeaturesVideo interview: Ramboll managing director Mathew Riley speaks to 精东影视
Ramboll鈥檚 UK MD has spoken to 精东影视鈥檚 Tom Lowe
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FeaturesCost model: School buildings
Demand for school buildings is rising in the UK, but with land and funding at a premium, those tasked with making safe, inspiring educational spaces face tough limitations. Aecom鈥檚 Sarah Crowley, Peter聽Robinson and Jeff Simmonds examine the schools building sector and offer a cost breakdown
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FeaturesLead times: July鈥揝eptember 2020
No changes were seen in lead times this quarter, as availability issues with materials and labour caused by the pandemic were balanced out by falling demand related to Brexit
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FeaturesRethinking Design: housebuilders鈥� initial responses to the pandemic
Covid-19 is having a profound impact on what people now want from their homes, with bigger houses and outdoor space top of the wishlist. How should housing design reflect these new priorities?聽
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FeaturesRichard Rogers: All hail the architectural activist
Richard Rogers has announced his retirement after a career spanning over 50 years in which he became one of the most influential architects in the world. Former colleague Sarah Gaventa considers his legacy
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FeaturesRiding the second wave: What the next six months could bring
Coronavirus cases are rising, with the prospect of more local restrictions and even a second national lockdown. Fraught Brexit talks are also under way and the economy is in deep trouble. How is the construction industry coping with so much uncertainty?
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FeaturesInternational cost comparison 2020
Global recession is a fact. What does this mean for the global construction sector, and can construction come to the rescue of the broader economy, asks Agnieszka Krzyzaniak of Arcadis
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FeaturesCoronavirus: The companies making covid-19 job cuts
11am update: More than 7,000 jobs have been axed by industry
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FeaturesContractors 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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FeaturesCost 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鈥檚 Richard Green, Miles Attenborough, Rob Mills and Paul Wilcock explore the benefits and costs
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FeaturesSurveying the wreckage: One UK engineer鈥檚 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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FeaturesHow are university capital budgets holding up in the face of covid?
Covid-19 and the government鈥檚 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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FeaturesRoundtable: How covid is changing construction
What can we learn from construction鈥檚 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