All Building articles in 17 January 2025
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FeaturesWomen in Construction: Smita Sawdadkar, delivery head of the quality management team at the Global Technology Center, AtkinsRéalis
This is part of a special report produced in partnership with Gleeds
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CommentIt’s time to shake up adjudication
Poor decisions, low competence, bias – adjudication has got itself into a mess. So, what’s to be done? Tony Bingham has the answers
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FeaturesA New Era of Design: Thinking Together
The building industry stands at a pivotal moment of transformation. Urbanisation accelerates, climate change demands sustainable solutions, and client expectations evolve rapidly. Yet, traditional building practices often remain fragmented, inefficient, and ill-equipped to address these challenges. To unlock unprecedented levels of efficiency, sustainability, and value creation, our ...
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CommentConstruction law in 2025: what can we expect in the year ahead?
Sheena Sood sets out what to expect in the year ahead for construction law, including a variety of regulatory changes
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NewsMake Architects’ Paddington student accommodation scheme refused for the second time
Proposals would have included replacement Travis Perkins branch
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NewsTrusts pause schemes worth £3.5bn after Streeting’s New Hospital Programme delay
Sites unveiled for two hospital rebuilds in northern England only last month
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NewsHenry administrator begins legal proceedings over £10m director payment
FRP says litigation involves director of both Henry Construction Projects and parent company
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Information - BuildingBuilding Digital Edition: January 2025
Have they cracked it yet? The government is counting on a major shake-up of the planning system to hit its target of 1.5 million new homes
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NewsDecision on main contractor procurement for £400m Euston Tower revamp expected at end of month
1970 building set to undergo makeover under plans drawn up by Danish architect 3XN
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NewsConstruction output grows four times faster than UK economy in November
ONS figures paint reassuring picture for sector
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NewsIbstock revenue down by 10% but brickmaker expects conditions to improve this year
Firm to take £6m restructuring hit in 2024 numbers
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NewsMore than 170 workplaces taking part in Open Doors event
Initiative aims to encourage young people to think about career in construction
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NewsWates brings in more former ISG staff to fill key posts at new fit out business
Division headed by collapsed firm’s ex-fit out boss Lee Phillips and will target London commercial work
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Comment‘Why?’ is the question we should be asking in 2025 – and here is the answer
By focusing on outcomes rather than procedures we can bring about the change the industry so deperately needs, says RLB’s Paul Beeston
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NewsBids for 18 Blackfriars towers back in spring
Multiplex and Lendlease both pricing main £600m office block
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NewsGreen light for Howells’ restoration of Birmingham’s grade II*-listed botanical gardens
Scheme to restore site’s Victorian glass houses back to their original character
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NewsUpbeat Galliford Try expecting jump in profits
Firm still talking to government about taking over jobs from collapsed ISG
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NewsVistry restructures as housebuilder sticks to downgraded profit forecast of £250m
Firm had originally said 2024 number would be £430m but problems at South business slashed figure