All Construction business: strategy, risk and regulations articles – Page 3
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FeaturesIs the City set for a new tower boom?
At least 18 major schemes are planned for a small area around Bishopsgate, including some of the tallest buildings in the capital. But how many will actually get built? Tom Lowe talks to some of the biggest players in the City’s commercial sector about what lies behind the latest cycle ...
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OpinionHow the new Approved Document T addresses the contentious issue of single-sex toilets
New regulations mandate single-sex toilet provisions in workplaces and public buildings, writes Andrew Mellor
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NewsArchitects broadly welcome Labour’s ‘wealth creation’ manifesto
Planning reforms and commitments to build new towns mostly backed by experts but lack of ambition on climate criticised
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NewsStrong rhetoric on planning but no surprises as Keir Starmer launches Labour manifesto
Policy document light on new policy and bets big on growth
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NewsLiberal Democrats outline housing and net zero plans in manifesto
Party confirms pledge to build 380,000 homes a year and would take a second look at HS2’s northern leg
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NewsBDP appoints new head of Bristol studio
Akshay Khera replaces firm’s chief executive Nick Fairham as head of regional base
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NewsIndustry leaders caught off guard by Lendlease’s decision to sell UK construction arm
Move could lead to less competitive pricing on big jobs, clients warned
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NewsLendlease to pull out of UK and sell its overseas construction business
’Profound change’ for Australia-based group to see its development and construction arms based solely on home turf
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NewsConfidence returns to profession for the first time in ten months, RIBA survey finds
Architects finally expecting workloads to increase after longest ever run of pessimism in RIBA’s Future Trends survey
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NewsDan Meis confirmed to have left practice he founded 17 years ago
Everton stadium architect to start new role at Aecom this week
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NewsBroadway Malyan appoints new group chair
Move follows its merger with workplace practice Will & Partners
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NewsArchitects put on notice for design services framework
Four-year deal to replace existing £400m framework featuring some of the UK’s best known practices
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Features‘You’ve got to be prepared to see change. It’s natural’: HLM on its plan for the future
It’s all change at the practice as its leadership makes way for the next generation. Karen Mosley and Richard O’Neil talk about how to do an orderly succession, the crunch moment that led to it and the decision to walk away from two flawed MMC school projects
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OpinionWhat the second staircase guidance means for the industry
The long-awaited guidance will give developers confidence to proceed on projects, but debates will continue, writes Andrew Mellor
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NewsGovernment publishes second staircases guidance for higher risk buildings
Evacuation lifts are not an absolute requirement, technical guidance reveals
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NewsExtension gives councils enough time to ensure building control provision, says LABC chief
But overall registrations unlikely to rise substantially from current level
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NewsCampaigners to launch High Court challenge against Make’s £700m ITV Studios plans
Save Our South Bank announce intention to start judicial review against Michael Gove’s decision to approve scheme last month
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NewsBuilding control averts looming crisis after accreditation deadline extended
Inspectors now have until July to prove competence following announcement of 13 week extension for industry in England