Technical

Investigating cracks, establishing subsidence – a best practice guide

Hotter, drier summers are increasing the risk of subsidence in susceptible ground conditions. But what is the best way for construction teams to establish this? Adnan Qureshi explains

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‘Can we terminate our contract if the client always pays late?’

RAAC three years on: What have we learned about remediation strategies?

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The Passive Fire Knowledge Group: A different kind of industry collaboration

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The Coniston PM decarbonising Grade I-listed buildings

Inspecting the aftermath of the fire. Image: MSMR Architects

Things we learnt from the fire: two years on from the Somerset House blaze

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How to bring a slipping job back: four key steps

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Embodied carbon now an established core pricing variable for construction materials

What it’s like working as… a technician in engineering construction

‘Our client has changed the windows spec. Can we claim a variation?’

The AI optimist running construction in the City of London

The Mace Construct project director leading complex commercial retrofits

McLaren restores an art deco dream

How new orders are impacting market change in housing and industrial

Roger Carter with Polibeam product. Image: Polibeam

CIOB member launching low-carbon alternative to concrete

Back to the future: modern needs in a heritage setting

CGI of the Xylo building under construction in Clerkenwell, London. It’s set to be the UK’s biggest all-timber-frame office building when complete in 2028. Image: Global Holdings Management Group

New guidance on managing water risk in mass timber buildings due in October

Why the World Bank is interested in building safety

Heat resilience. Image: Dreamstime

More aircon is not the answer. How do we make buildings more heat resilient?

Avonmouth Severnside flood defence and ecology scheme. Image: Mott MacDonald

What is ‘blue-green infrastructure’? An explainer

The Tilbury Douglas PM who rebuilt a RAAC school

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