All Roundtables articles
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FeaturesMaximising procurement as an enabler for construction in the North-west of England
Our Building the Future Think Tank regional roundtable, in partnership with Constructing Excellence, was held in Manchester recently, and saw industry experts come together to brainstorm ways to maximise procurement in the North-east. Hollie Tye reports
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FeaturesLeading from the front: Driving sustainability through the retrofit agenda in the North-east of England
Our second Building the Future Think Tank regional roundtable for 2024 was held in Newcastle last month, with industry experts coming together to brainstorm ways to push forward retrofit in the North-east. Jordan Marshall reports
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FeaturesThe upkeep challenges of the UK’s social housing
Industry experts gathered to discuss how to tackle the challenges of remediating, upgrading and maintaining the UK’s social housing stock, at a recent roundtable hosted by Building, Housing Today and JLA
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FeaturesAddressing construction productivity challenges in the East of England
Our first Building the Future Think Tank regional roundtable for 2024 was held in Cambridge last month, with industry experts coming together to brainstorm ways to meet the productivity challenge in the East of England. Jordan Marshall reports
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FeaturesHow Wales can make the most of construction
Jordan Marshall reports With construction driving a good chunk of the Welsh economy, there are promising opportunities for the sector. Our final Building the Future Commission regional roundtable
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FeaturesGetting value from construction software
Industry experts gathered to discuss the importance of software in construction and how best to use it, at a recent roundtable hosted by Building and software company Bluebeam
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FeaturesLevelling up in the West Midlands: the way forward
Our penultimate Building the Future Commission regional roundtable focused on the West Midlands, where local experts met to brainstorm ideas
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In partnershipHow do we boost construction in the North-west?
Opportuniities and challenges in the North-west region were examined in our latest Building the Future Commission regional roundtable, with the support of Willmott Dixon
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FeaturesAddressing net zero in the North-east
The challenges and opportunities presented by the quest for net zero took centre stage as our Building the Future Commission’s regional roundtable tour headed to Newcastle
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FeaturesWays of changing construction to meet society’s needs
How can the built environment sector revolutionise the way it delivers projects to meet our social, economic and environmental goals? Daniel Gayne reports
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FeaturesData security in construction
Industry experts gathered to discuss data security in construction and how to achieve it, at a recent roundtable hosted by Building and Bluebeam
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FeaturesPreparing for the Building Safety Bill
How will the legislation help the industry tackle the fire safety issues that let to Grenfell? Emily Twinch reports on a roundtable hosted by software company Disperse and Building
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FeaturesKeeping digital data smooth and secure
Building, with software specialist Egnyte, convened an online roundtable to explore the issues around data-sharing and the mitigation of digital security risk throughout the supply chain
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FeaturesDigital integration in construction
How can the industry embed technology, make it stick and leverage the benefits over time? Deltek and Building hosted a roundtable to discuss the way forward. Emily Twinch reports
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FeaturesMaking the most of build build build
How can construction maximise the government’s infrastructure spend in the post-covid recovery? Debika Ray reports on a roundtable hosted by Gleeds and Building
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FeaturesForming an industry-wide approach to social value
Social value is increasingly prized, but how it is defined and measured varies widely – as does the appreciation of its importance
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FeaturesConstruction’s next steps to net zero
Delivering net zero buildings is construction’s next big challenge. Building, together with Bluebeam, invited a range of industry experts to discuss what kind of practical approaches can best make this happen, such as in measuring carbon and imposing accountability
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FeaturesJoining the dots: how good data can help us build better
Gathering and analysing data on materials availability across the supply chain can greatly improve efficiency on construction projects. Building, with decision intelligence company Peak, gathered industry experts to discuss how good data can help the sector meet its challenges
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FeaturesHow construction can adapt to better serve life sciences
Life sciences is a fast expanding and evolving sector. Building, together with international consultant Linesight, gathered industry experts to discuss the sector’s challenges and how innovation and technology can help the construction industry best deliver life sciences projects
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FeaturesCollective housing and the low carbon heating challenge
With building regulations on energy use set to change very soon to accommodate government ambitions on slashing emissions, Building and Daikin gathered together some construction industry experts to discuss the impact of the likely changes on heating systems