All Construction business: strategy, risk and regulations articles – Page 10
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NewsArchitects’ confidence slumps to lowest level since height of the pandemic
Future workload expectations fall again after May’s recovery, RIBA Future Trends survey finds
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OpinionOverheating buildings are architects’ responsibility too
It’s time to rethink your attitudes to thermal comfort - if not for the sake of the planet, then for the sake of your insurance premiums, writes Eleanor Jolliffe.
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OpinionThe joy of designing and building appropriately
”Sustainability” is too vague a concept when it comes to the environmental crisis that we are facing. We need to think in terms of “appropriate design” and embrace new procurement models, writes Felix Holland
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OpinionDo we value our profession so little that its future competence is left to chance?
The current education system is formalised and standardised and largely divorced from the realities of practice. It is not really designed to produce good architects, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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NewsGovernment relaxes new certification rules to allow EU tests on construction products
CPA chief says questions remain over UKCA mark
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OpinionRenewing my insurance should not have been such an ordeal
Navigating brokers, underwriters and soaring premiums, Satish Jassal provides his insights into the insurance crisis facing the profession.
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NewsRed tape cuts left officials “unable” to escalate fire safety warnings in years before Grenfell, government admits
But housing department lawyer tells inquiry that “competent professionals” would not have signed off dangerous materials
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NewsMandatory plans to cut carbon in projects put back on the table
Conservative MP revives bill shelved in March after original backer was appointed to housing department job
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NewsArchitects brush off economic gloom as confidence surges back
Future workload expectations jumped in May despite fears the UK economy is heading for a recession
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NewsRSHP’s rejected South Ken proposals head for planning inquiry
Developers challenge councillors’ decision to overrule recommendation to approve controversial scheme
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OpinionBrace yourselves for the next wave of fire and safety regulation
Several new pieces of legislation are coming in response to Grenfell and many architects are having to run to catch up, writes Andrew Mellor
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OpinionWhat is Oxford Street for?
Footfall is still down, so some radical new thinking is needed to save one of the UK’s most iconic streets, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionThe Coach: It’s OK to get angry – it’s how we deal with our anger that’s key
There are workplace situations in which anger seems to be the only legitimate response and it can then be used as a force for good, says Louise Rodgers
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OpinionWhat’s going on at the RIBA?
Ours is an organisation out of step with its members and the profession it represents, writes Eleanor Jolliffe. The theory is fine but in practice it is so frustrating
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OpinionDesign better, specify better and consume more carefully – that’s my (not so) radical idea
While we should all be taking action in order to preserve our planet, direct action is actually rather less effective than well-placed words if we want to drive real and lasting change, writes Matthew Lloyd
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NewsLSE reveals shortlisted designs for £120m Lincoln’s Inn Fields hub
Source: London School of Economics One of the six shortlisted proposals for the London School of Economics’ new Firoz Lalji Global Hub at Lincoln’s Inn Fields.
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OpinionHandle with care: retrofits are full of surprises and architects have lots to learn
A standard architectural education does not equip us well for working on historic building fabric. You need a clear understanding of how materials work, writes Eleanor Jolliffe
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OpinionScrapping the S106 agreement would mean better placemaking
The government’s plan to introduce a consolidated infrastructure levy allows placemakers to focus on what’s important – creating schemes of both spatial and social quality, says James Cons