All Building articles in 19 May 2023
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Comment
The pros and cons of a D&B approach to office fit-out
MESH director Martyn Stokes lays out the realities of procuring work via different routes
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Features
In business with Rapleys’ Justin Tuckwell
In the past few years Rapleys’ income from building consultancy has increased 300%, catapulting the man behind it to managing partner of the whole firm
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Holbein Gardens: A positive step on the net zero office refurbishment journey
Armed with new net zero carbon targets, developer Grosvenor tested these out on a tired 1980s office building near Sloane Square
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Comment
Case in focus: BDW Trading Ltd vs Lantoom Ltd
A judgment concerning defective stone supplied for a residential project
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Features
From the archives: Replacing Old Smithfield Market, 1864-68
The Builder reports as London rebuilds its 1,000-year-old meat market
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News
Regal London the latest developer to sign Gove’s building safety pledge
News comes as developer announces £85m partnership with Brent council
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Comment
L&G Modular’s closure shows there’s a limit to the patience of slow capital
Legal & General’s recent withdrawal from the offsite housing market is a wake-up call for policy makers relying on institutions to fund ambitious infrastructure plans, says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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Features
Tackling short termism: we hear from the Building the Future Commissioners
Building gathers a group of Building the Future commissioners together for the first time to take soundings on ideas to improve the built environment
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Comment
Building rewarding careers
ESG and social value are no longer ’nice-to-haves’ for business wanting to attract top talent, writes Karen Brookes, chief people officer at Sir Robert McAlpine
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Comment
Recruiting the next generation through Open Doors
Attempts to promote the possibility of a career in construction to school-age children are paying off, says Willmott Dixon’s Andrew Geldard
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Comment
We must collaborate to safeguard construction from ‘big tech’ disruption
Artificial intelligence is advancing fast and this is our ‘Blockbuster video’ moment. Our industry has the resources to create a brighter future for our clients, our businesses and the world at large, says James Garner
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Constructing an AI solution for extreme weather conditions
Project delays, material damage and workforce sickness can all be reduced using tools to model and prepare for different scenarios posed by the increasingly variable climate, René Morkos of ALICE Technologies writes
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Information - Building
Building Digital Edition: May 2023
Is artificial intelligence coming for you? The good (and bad) news for construction
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Features
UKREIIF round-up: Councils announce new investments as industry vents frustration with government
The UK’s big new real estate event returned to Leeds for its second outing this year. Daniel Gayne was there to talk to government and industry about trends in development, the year ahead in politics and the future of UKREIIF itself
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Upbeat Keller confident about 2023 numbers
Firm says figures will ‘at least’ be in line with expectations
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East London bridge gets green light
Silvertown scheme will be funded by £233m loan from Homes England
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Exclusive: Government to unveil major funding package for New Hospital Programme 'within a week'
Modern methods of construction to be at centre of plan to build 1 million sq m of hospital space in England
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Housing Today launches new market confidence data hub
Premium Boardroom service expanded to include market confidence and sentiment data