All Construction business: strategy, risk and regulations articles – Page 41
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NewsHousing secretary announces new fire safety regime
All resi buildings above six storeys will now be covered by new regulator, while buildings above 11m will need sprinklers
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FeaturesSurvey results: How the covid-19 crisis is affecting the industry
Full results of the survey carried out by Building Design, Building and Housing Today
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OpinionCovid-19 may force us to rethink how we design cities
Julia Park on coronavirus, zero carbon and the implications for density
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OpinionThe new Fire Safety Bill – what does it mean?
This week’s draft legislation is good news but serious questions remain, writes Andrew Mellor
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OpinionWhat is it like to live in a 13sq m former office?
Julia Park meets a young woman whose childhood in temporary accommodation has left her determined to end permitted development
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OpinionBuilding safety legislation is changing again. What does it mean for you?
Demonstrating compliance and getting insurance could be challenging, warns Andrew Mellor
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OpinionThe housing legacy of the 2010s
Julia Park manages to find a few things to cheer as she looks back over the last decade
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OpinionOur first forays into delivering social value
Andrew Mellor outlines how local consultation altered a regeneration project in Truro
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Opinion‘The level of ambition is worryingly low’
Building Design columnist Julia Park examines what the election result means for housing
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OpinionWhen someone mentions value engineering, bring up social value
Investing in good design from the start reaps long-term social and financial benefits, writes Julia Park
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OpinionThere is much in the Grenfell inquiry report that still requires clarity
Andrew Mellor looks at what Martin Moore-Bick’s recommendations mean for architects
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OpinionEsther McVey’s ignorance can’t go unchallenged
Julia Park skewers the government’s muddled thinking on housing design and planning
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OpinionWhat the Future Homes Standard means for you
Andrew Mellor explains how to future-proof schemes in a fast-moving regulatory landscape
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OpinionWhat will the Worcester Park fire mean for fire regs?
Andrew Mellor looks at the latest implications for ever-evolving fire safety legislation
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OpinionElectric and autonomous vehicles will change our towns – and we need to talk about it
Andrew Mellor argues for a common design language and some joined-up thinking
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OpinionDear Boris Johnson, please act now to defend your own space standards
Julia Park urges the prime minister not to throw away one of his biggest achievements as mayor of London
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OpinionWhat we know so far about how building safety regulations are changing
As all the clause numbers you committed to memory change, Andrew Mellor decodes the new guidance and what it will mean for architects
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OpinionHow the Hackitt consultation will affect your practice
BD’s expert columnist explains how the new hurdles to getting projects over the line will work
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OpinionLessons from a loose researcher
Never trust other people’s statistics, says Julia Park. There’s always a risk someone put a decimal point in the wrong place