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New heights in sustainability: World’s largest Passive House office building

Construction Specifier

Tran/courtesy Holcim Designed by Handel Architects in collaboration with Steven Winters & Associates, SOCOTEC, and WSP to incorporate Passive House design in its office portion, Winthrop Center in Boston is the worlds largest Passive House-certified office building. What is Passive House?

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Five tier ones sign up to best practice drive

The Construction Index

Robbie Blackhurst introduces his Centre for Construction Best Practice The Centre for Construction Best Practice has been set up by the man behind purchasing agency Procure Partnerships to promote collaboration, innovation and improved delivery standards in the industry.

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New weapon for late payment warriors

The Construction Index

Designed for the construction supply chain, GFTM enables companies to collaborate securely on payment risk, without revealing commercially sensitive information. Good For The Money, or GFTM, is a new online service that enables construction suppliers and subcontractors to expose bad payers.

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Opinion: How to fix the Building Safety Regulator

The Construction Index

And while the government’s reforms to the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) announced last week are a welcome move toward a more efficient and responsive system, significant challenges remain. What we need now is clear guidance, consistent decision-making, and collaboration to make the system truly effective.

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Graham appointed to Manchester brewery regeneration

The Construction Index

Graham regional director Stephen Van den Hoek said: “Securing Gateway 2 approval is a significant milestone and reflects the collaborative effort between our teams to meet the highest standards of safety and design.

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Construction Skills Mission Board gets around the table

The Construction Index

The Construction Skills Mission Board represents a new partnership between industry and government, working together to find industry-led, collaborative solutions to delivering the workforce of the future. Construction will be essential to delivering growth and investment across the UK; and so it is vital that we now step up as a sector.

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Reds10 starts RAF bunks

The Construction Index

By combining our expertise in industrialised construction with a strong, collaborative relationship with DIO, we’re helping to set a new benchmark for quality, sustainability and speed of delivery, ensuring those serving our country have the high-quality living environments they deserve.”