More Focus – Page 53
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What does construction need from the 2019 general election?
Some claim this is the Brexit election, but then that’s what they said about the last one: What are the other campaign issues close to construction’s heart?
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Tracker: September 2019
The residential activity index decreased while the non-residential sector index moved up. The civil engineering index saw a fall
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Projects: Stock Exchange Hotel, Manchester
Ex-Manchester United football stars Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville’s new Stock Exchange Hotel has taken a sensitive and heritage-led approach
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Roundtable: ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ smart
Construction and property industry experts shared their views on the potential of smart buildings and how these opportunities might be realised
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‘It says a lot about the quality of the region’ — how Manchester is shaping up
Inspired by the regional resurgence of the North-west, ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ brought together key regional players to explore opportunities for the sector
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This is Manchester: What’s behind the city’s building boom?
The city is enjoying an unprecedented boom – so much so that it has been dubbed ‘Manc-hattan’. But what’s behind this rush of activity?
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Market update: Birmingham
Investment in regeneration, a young population and fast-growing employment opportunities have boosted Birmingham’s construction market
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Feeling run down? Fixing the NHS’s languishing estate
Will the government finally put it on the road to recovery, or merely keep it on life support?
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Projects: Copenhill ski slope and energy-from-waste plant, Copenhagen
Bjarke Ingels has combined sustainability with recreation by topping a waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen with a 490m artificial ski slope
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Costing steelwork October 2019: Market update
This quarter provides a market update and updates the five cost models previously featured in Costing Steelwork
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Lead Times: July-September 2019
The past quarter has again shown little movement, with lead times static for all but three packages
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On a mission: Gillian Charlesworth talks plans for BRE Group
BRE chief executive Gillian Charlesworth sits down with ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ
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Housebuilders' salary survey 2019
Pay is still going up – driven by continuing skills shortages – but the economic climate has constrained wages this year
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Sustainability: How EPC requirements could leave buildings at stranding risk
With EPC rating requirements set to be raised, many buildings will become ‘stranded’ and their value will plummet
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Projects: Royal Albert Dock, London
Digital and offsite techniques have unlocked the latest masterplan on this difficult site
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Offsite: Out of mind?
Is offsite manufacturing is about to become mainstream? Or are there still barriers to it becoming a more common?
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Why have costs gone up at Hinkley Point C?
The latest cost overrun in the construction of nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset, and fears of a delay in commissioning, have led to questions being asked about the viability of this and future projects.
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Hinkley Point C: The problems facing nuclear projects
Why is Hinkley delayed and overbudget?
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Tracker: August 2019
Activity dropped into negative space after three months of expansion, with non-residential activity seeing a 26-point fall into negative territory
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ intelligence: Q2 2019
Office construction will continue to decline this year and next in a volatile environment