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FeaturesOne year on: What have we learned so far from Grenfell? Part two
The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower breaks for a week of reflection, as today marks one year since the tragedy.聽In the second part of this two-part feature, Joey Gardiner highlights some of the key issues to have emerged from 2,000 pages of expert reports
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FeaturesOne year on: What have we learned so far from Grenfell? Part one
The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower breaks for a week of reflection to mark one year since the tragedy (14 June).聽In this two-part feature, Joey Gardiner highlights some of the key issues to have emerged from 2,000 pages of expert reports
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FeaturesProjects: A history lesson at Westminster Abbey
How do you design an extension that can live up to the heritage of the coronation place of kings and queens for the last thousand years?
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FeaturesCost model: Transport-led development
性吧电台 on top of and around transport hubs such as rail and bus stations can create much needed new homes in ideally connected locations, but the viability of such transport-oriented developments depends on complex factors
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FeaturesSocial value: how to be good
When it comes to doing the right thing we all need a little nudge now and then. Five years on, we look at the impact the Social Value Act has had
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FeaturesHackitt: What it could mean for you
Dame Judith Hackitt鈥檚 report is likely to have far-reaching impacts on the roles of those who commission, design and build residential schemes over 10 storeys
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FeaturesTen years on: Could it happen again?
Ten years on from the crash of 2008, how has the industry changed聽 鈥撀燼nd if another downturn strikes, will we be better placed to respond effectively?
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FeaturesAnalysis: Public land - keep out
As the likely scrapping of聽Haringey鈥檚 6,500-home joint聽venture with Lendlease聽dramatically signals聽public-private partnerships鈥櫬爁all from grace, Joey Gardiner聽looks at why the scheme caused聽so much controversy and聽other ways for councils to fund聽housing renewa
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FeaturesTracker: April 2018
Activity increased across all sectors compared with March, and most of all in civil engineering. Tender prices are also still on the rise, but new orders are growing more slowly
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FeaturesTechnical Study: What lies beneath
Construction of Nottingham Trent University鈥檚 new Confetti Digital Media Hub revealed medieval caves beneath the ground
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FeaturesInternational salary survey 2018: Moving up in the world
Brexit may be looming but the prospect hasn鈥檛 yet forced an exodus from Britain鈥檚 construction industry
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FeaturesResidential construction markets - how do London and Melbourne compare?
Two consulting teams - one in London, UK, and one in Melbourne, Australia, compare the residential construction markets in their two cities
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FeaturesHackitt report: 鈥業n theory she鈥檚 right but in practice she could be wrong鈥�
Dame Judith Hackitt鈥檚 report into building regulations and fire safety blames a broken system that needs fixing. So far, so uncontroversial. But her prescription for change has caused uproar right across the industry
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FeaturesProjects: The Royal Academy
Expanding Burlington House into Burlington Gardens is all about forging a strong link between these two historic buildings, using existing underground vaults and a new connecting bridge
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FeaturesElizabeth Tower: The test of time
The Elizabeth Tower is known the world over for housing the bongs of the Big Ben bell, and standing as a symbol of London, the UK and even democracy. But this venerable structure is in dire need of repair 鈥� something a five-year, 拢61m refurbishment programme is taking care of ...
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FeaturesMarket forecast: On the slide?
Brexit looms ever larger, with no answers as yet, while output continues a gradual decline and firms struggle to turn rising input cost pressures into higher market selling prices
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FeaturesInterserve: Waste not, want not
Interserve鈥檚 energy-from-waste crisis has prompted fears of another Carillion-style collapse, as the company takes drastic action to rebalance the books
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FeaturesGoing it alone
Britain鈥檚 QS sector has changed dramatically, with the foreign takeover of big-name firms聽prompting entrepreneurial types to start up on their own.聽Have these challenger firms become the new establishment?
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FeaturesBIM usage survey - what can help non-users get with the programme?
This year鈥檚 BIM usage and attitudes survey by NBS reveals continued progress in the use of the technology. But 26% in the industry are still non-users