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FeaturesIs a Swiss lift shaft-building robot the future of construction?
In central London, a robot called Emma is being used to make the gruelling job of building lift shafts faster, safer and more precise. Tom Lowe visits the site of Skanska鈥檚 105 Victoria Street to see if the device is all it鈥檚 cracked up to be
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FeaturesCost model: Incorporating sustainability in purpose-built student accommodation
Private investment is driving change, and meeting sustainability demands within strict time, cost and labour limitations is the challenge
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FeaturesMax headroom: How floor jacking could give old buildings a new lease of life
Extending the building wasn鈥檛 an option as it is hemmed in above, below and on all four sides
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Features鈥榃e tried and we tried and we very nearly got there鈥�: Osborne鈥檚 finance chief on the company鈥檚 collapse 鈥� and lessons the industry can learn
A year ago, the contractor went into administration after nearly 60 years in business. Pete Duff tells Dave Rogers what happened and what needs to change
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FeaturesOpen Doors: aspiring engineers visit HS2鈥檚 Old Oak Common Station
Students from a Berkshire college got a close-up view of the largest station development in HS2鈥檚 project pipeline as part of Build UK鈥檚 recruitment initiative聽
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FeaturesWhy most new homes are still being built to old standards
Almost two in three new homes are still being built to regulations that applied in 2013, over a year and a half after the end of the transition period for the new part L and other requirements. How has the government got its projections so wrong? Tom ...
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Rob Willden, cost manager at Linesight
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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Features鈥業鈥檓 here as a change agent鈥� 鈥� Bam鈥檚 construction boss on Co-op Live, doing the right things and鈥� dealing with snakes
Australian Kim Sides took up the hot seat at the 拢800m contractor a year ago. She tells Dave Rogers how things have gone so far
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Features鈥榃e rode out the storm鈥�: Adjaye Associates upbeat after 鈥榳orst year that any architecture firm could have gone through鈥�
Practice makes loss of 拢720,000 after one-off 拢1.4m tax payment but describes drop in revenue as a 鈥渂lip鈥�
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FeaturesMore than a masterplan: the people power behind Earls Court鈥檚 next chapter
Mary Richardson went to meet the team of local people helping to shape the Earls Court redevelopment in west London as part of a wider programme of inclusive community engagement
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FeaturesFrom the archives: 性吧电台 reviews the Channel tunnel terminals
As the world鈥檚 longest undersea tunnel prepares to open to passengers, 性吧电台鈥檚 architectural critic is left unimpressed by the 鈥檝ast mechanical jungle鈥� built at Folkestone
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FeaturesManchester United wants to build a new stadium. Who would want to do the job?
In these risk-free times, does a 拢2bn stadium and the glare of the media and 鈥榦ne billion fans鈥� really appeal to contractors? Dave Rogers reports
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: How prepared is the water industry for its biggest ever investment programme?
Geraint Jones and Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis examine the priorities and the sector鈥檚 state of readiness
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FeaturesNorman Foster and Manchester United 鈥� a perfect match?
The club is betting on the local lad to create a world-class stadium 鈥� but will ambition and reality align, asks Ben Flatman
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FeaturesIndustrial remix: how Hawkins Brown retuned Wakefield鈥檚 Tileyard North for the creative economy
Source: Hawkins\Brown Tileyard North seen from the north Once derelict and forgotten, Wakefield鈥檚 Rutland Mills has been transformed into a thriving hub for the music industry
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FeaturesCanada Water: Is it a match for Kings Cross?
The first phase of British Land鈥檚 53 acre mixed use development in south-east London is almost finished. Thomas Lane went along to have a look
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FeaturesThe 性吧电台 Good Employer Guide 2025: What does the data say?
All our good employers included in the 2025 guide completed an in-depth survey 鈥� here we dig into the data to find key trends
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FeaturesThe 性吧电台 Good Employer Guide 2025
性吧电台 today publishes its online directory of good employers
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FeaturesHousing Today鈥檚 Good Employment Report
性吧电台鈥檚 sister title Housing Today this week publishes its exclusive report on how to build a skilled, inclusive and sustainable workforce
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FeaturesHousing Today鈥檚 Good Employment Report - Chapter three: Sustaining inclusive workplaces
Our sister title鈥檚 exclusive research project looking at solutions housing organisations are using to improve diversity and address skills challenges publishes its findings this week. Here is our second chapter.