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Technical Things we learnt from the fire: two years on from the Somerset House blaze In August 2024, the Grade I-listed Somerset House in London caught fire. Head of estate Mick Figg FCIOB talks to Will Mann about what happened that day, the aftermath and rebuild – plus the lessons for other heritage clients
‘If we are to be sustainable – there is a huge amount to do on data centre design’ CM Readers’ Comments
Embodied carbon now an established core pricing variable for construction materials Pablo Cristi Worm Aecom
Six reasons local authorities and developers should think timber-first Robert Hairstans Centre for Advanced Timber Technology
Circularity’s becoming a requirement, so we need to start measuring it David Cheshire Sustainability director, Aecom
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