All In Focus articles – Page 17
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In FocusCould covid spell the end of open-plan living?…
… probably not, but people are reassessing their housing needs, with room for home-working and outdoor space top of the wishlist. Now housebuilders are starting to rethink home designs
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In FocusGrenfell Inquiry: What we learned last week
There were significant revelations as cladding specialist Harley Facades spent the week under the microscope
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In FocusPlanning reform: The devil will be in the detail
The white paper begs many questions. It could take years to find the answers
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In FocusDoes the market for high rise apartments have a future?
We went into lockdown with one housing market and came out of it with quite another. Joey Gardiner reports on what the pandemic means for developers of high-rise housing
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In FocusGrenfell Inquiry: What we learnt from Rydon’s second week under scrutiny
Project manager believed firm had been quite thorough in checking work quality; refurbishment director says lack of challenge to design still haunts him
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In FocusInterview: Jez Sweetland, Bristol Housing Festival
Lawyer turned housing innovator explains how the festival is helping deliver MMC built homes in Bristol
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In FocusBriefing: TopHat’s vision of an automated future
Chief executive Jordan Rosenhaus explains his ambitions for modular manufacturer TopHat
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In FocusBriefing: Impact Capital, a MMC business for a socially distanced world
Robert Whitton and Nick Shattock, the founders of a new developer and manufacturer explain their ambitions for the business
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In FocusInterview: Tom Copley, deputy mayor for housing, London
The new arrival talks about his ambitions to increase the number of socially rented homes in London
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In FocusCan manufacturers produce enough materials to go round?
As sites start to reopen will material shortages slow down work?
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In FocusSurvey results: Impact of continuing covid-19 lockdown continues
Research indicates growing optimism among people working in construction, although most firms do not have recovery plans in place
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In FocusSurvey: how is the continuing lockdown affecting your business?
With government saying controls will last at least three more weeks, Housing Today wants to hear about your experiences
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In FocusHow is the coronavirus crisis affecting the sector?
Full results of the pan-industry survey carried out by Housing Today, Building and Building Design
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In FocusCoronavirus: How are housebuilders responding?
Updated 27.03.20: Firms responsible for building over 85,000 new homes last year are to shut sites
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In FocusHow well did housing do in the Budget?
Last week saw a wide-ranging package to stimulate housing and regeneration, but not everyone is convinced it is enough
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In Focus'You’re a success if you deliver homes, whatever the political climate’: Ebbsfleet Garden City
After a slow start, housebuilding with a focus on community is picking up pace at Ebbsfleet Garden City
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In FocusFlooding in the UK and building for a wetter future
Following more storms and ensuing floods, the focus is turning from where to how we build in affected areas
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In Focus‘We’re in dialogue with councils across the country’: Atkins bosses on first MMC housing scheme
Atkin’s social housing brand Edaroth is displaying four family homes in Lambeth as a way of building offsite on brownfield land around the country
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In Focus‘Genuine community building’: Ken Dytor on transforming Purfleet
The Urban Catalyst founder on big plans for the Essex town, improving the health of its residents and what regeneration is like post-Brexit