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On today’s episode we head to Chernobyl where a £1.5bn steel arch is being constructed over the nuclear reactor damaged during the catastrophic disaster in 1986. And what's next for the Hackitt consultation? We listen in to some of last week's Building Live Club event. www.building-live.co.uk As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on our podcasts - what you'd like to hear about and who you'd l...

The City of London’s former planning chief Peter Rees, believes Londoners should be worrying about the rising forest of new-build apartment blocks, which he predicts will be derelict within a century. Building's group technical editor Thomas Lane on what the Hackitt review consultation has in store for construction - how does the sector take it forward? www.building-live.co.uk/hackittreview This i...

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In this week's episode, the Building news team discusses the latest with Kier as another director steps down; Ike Ijeh on a pioneering new hospital which factors patient outcomes into design decisions; and Elizabeth Hopkirk on Parliament's temporary home during the Palace of Westminster's restoration. As always, we'd love to hear your feedback on our podcasts - what you'd like to hear about and wh...

Building podcasts are back with a new series. Crossrail: As the fall-out on the project's delay continues, we’re beginning to get to the bottom of some of early decisions that have led to where we are now, and a new report out today has revealed the extent of the problems Climate change:  Architect Jack Pringle follows up his column in this week’s magazine by talking over what needs to change to m...

We hear a lot from construction’s great and good, But what about the people who are just starting out? This week, Building magazine has invited its own advisory panel of recent graduates from across the industry to guest edit this issue: to explain what matters to them and what they think the industry needs to hear. In this episode: two Building reporters visit a build-to-rent scheme; our graduate...

Carillion’s collapse in 2018 left two major hospital schemes in limbo. Work is restarting, but they’re years behind schedule.  Plans for a 305m observation tower shaped like a Tulip in London is sparking controversy. Why is everyone so heated up?  Construction generates an estimated 50,000 tonnes of plastic packaging waste each year. We ask the Considerate Constructors' Scheme's Edward Hardy what...

Already a year behind schedule and £2bn over budget, why is the Crossrail project causing so many problems? Taming the industry’s out-of-control practices could benefit all levels of the supply chain – but who can make that happen? Will Ing talks to the SEC Group's Rudi Klein on the prospect of a national regulator for construction. Andy von Bradsky’s appointment as the government’s head of archit...

In this week's episode: What's going on at Interserve, and why is its latest rescue plan so significant? London is set to gain a big budget symphony hall, but will does the city need one? And this year's consultant's salary survey is out - what is your role worth, and is the skills crisis driving demand? Music was by NiGiD, used under the Creative Commons Licence. Twitter: @BuildingNews Facebook:...

Today, more than 100 chief executives from across the construction sector are meeting, as the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) hosts a summit to discuss Brexit contingency plans. The summit is looking at the impact on the overall market, UK border implications, projects currently on site - it’s a crucial time for the industry.  Ahead of the summit, Building spoke to three leading industry exp...

This year’s Building Live conference brought together some of the most influential figures across the sector to talk about the future of the construction industry. From the housing crisis to the Hackitt review, and from the way technology and the changing environment influences the way we build projects to the delicate nature of the contractor market, there was plenty to get stuck into in an absor...

What do Millennials really want? The skills crisis continues to grip the construction industry as we’ve never seen it before. With more professionals within the industry retiring and a dearth of skilled workers choosing to join the sector, it has never been more important for firms to figure out how to attract - and more importantly, retain young professionals. Alinea’s Iain Parker was joined at t...

How will construction, and the professionals working within the sector, adapt to an uncertain and rapidly changing world? Last month saw speakers and delegates alike at this year’s Building Live conference discuss and contemplate some of the biggest issues, including how the industry will need to adapt to the government’s response to the Hackitt review; how construction needs to become more effici...