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Permitted development rights: a solution to our dying high streets, or a permit for future slums?
The government’s expansion of permitted development rights from the end of August has united many professional bodies in vehement opposition. Joey Gardiner explains the reasoning behind the move and why it is so controversial, while opponents Ben Clifford, Andrew Forth and Julia Park voice their concerns
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Projects: Outernet London, St Giles Circus
An immersive gallery with a theatrical facade is taking shape in central London on the Outernet site at St Giles Circus, but it is under the ground that the real drama has taken place, with an enormous music venue carved out amid a tangle of tube tunnels, and one historic ...
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Coronavirus update for construction: 22 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Coronavirus update for construction: 22 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Explainer: Scape bosses on changes under the new frameworks
Framework team talks to ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ’s Jordan Marshall about its two new frameworks worth £13bn
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Coronavirus update for construction: 20 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Coronavirus update for construction: 17 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Coronavirus update for construction: 15 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Coronavirus update for construction: 13 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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The dust has settled on the chancellor’s latest rescue package, so is the industry happy?
The government deems construction crucial to getting the country back on its feet but worries remain, writes Tom Lowe
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Coronavirus update for construction: 10 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Coronavirus update for construction: 8 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Coronavirus update for construction: 6 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Explainer: Implications of Boris Johnson’s radical planning reforms
Replacing the current system with a US-style ‘zonal’ one would have far-reaching consequences. Joey Gardiner weighs up the costs and the possible benefits
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Same old problems continue to dog Kier
The firm has a good long-term story to tell if only it could get its debt down and sell its housing business, writes Dave Rogers
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Coronavirus update for construction: 3 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ’s latest diversity survey lifts the lid on discrimination in construction
One year on from ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ’s first diversity and inclusion survey, Jordan Marshall looks at what – if anything – has changed and what more the industry should be doing to combat discrimination in the workplace
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Full results: ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ’s diversity and inclusion survey
The results of this year’s survey in graphics
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Coronavirus update for construction: 1 July
Build UK’s update the industry amid the covid-19 outbreakÂ
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Grange University Hospital: How offsite methods helped deliver covid-19 beds and fast-track the whole build
Wales’ biggest ever health infrastructure project, the £350m Grange University Hospital, was planned from the start for rapid delivery, using offsite methods and a collaborative approach – but then covid-19 struck and the client needed beds available even faster. How did the project team do it?