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    APM releases guide on managing uncertainty

    The Association for Project Management (APM) has released the third edition of its Project Risk Analysis and Management Guide.
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    Big Bang Competition: finalists announced

    Almost 1,000 young people aged 11 to 18 from across the UK have entered The Big Bang Competition.
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    Retrofit Exhibition now running

    The Building Centre and the National Retrofit Hub’s exhibition explores the barriers and solutions to retrofitting the built environment.
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    NI roundtable sets out 'plans to improve'

    Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins has hosted a roundtable event in Belfast entitled ‘Plan to Improve: Pathway to Progress’. This event brought together organisations from across business, education, public sector, environment, councils and legal professions to encourage open and collaborative dialogue on the planning system.
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    How one local authority trialled plastic kerbing

    A local authority has partnered with Duraproducts to trial its recycled plastic kerbing for both durability and safety purposes.
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    The psychology of safety in construction

    A groundbreaking project completed by Leeds Beckett University and Aggregate Industries UK is informing best practice around safety in the UK construction materials industry.
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    Work begins on 15 homes for care leavers

    Work has started to transform a vacant brownfield site in Greater Manchester into 15 homes for young care leavers.
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    Big Bang is back

    Registration for the Big Bang Fair, the UK’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people, is open.
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    Ireland leads the way with Age Friendly homes

    Like many countries, Ireland’s population is getting older. Unlike many countries, it has a supportive approach, Huw Morris reports.
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    Case study: CABE HQ gets a facelift

    It’s easy to talk about retrofit, but what are you doing about it? ‘Plenty,’ says CABE. Take a look at the modernisation of CABE HQ
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    Pump up the jam

    Heat pumps are playing an increasingly important role in both new build and retrofit sectors – Charlotte Lee, Chief Executive of the Heat Pump Association (HPA), demystifies a few things.
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    Retrofitting a national retrofit centre

    Few projects are likely to face as much scrutiny as the retrofit of a national retrofit centre, and Gavin Johnston of BE-ST is counting on it.
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    Waste not, want not: unloved buildings

    Empty and underperforming buildings throughout the UK are untapped economic and social assets, and Don’t Waste Buildings has decided it is time to get serious about their reuse.
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    2025 edie Awards shortlist announced

    The Pallet Loop has been shortlisted in the 2025 edie Awards.
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    When excavation meets Tetris

    A partnership finds solutions for a complex excavation at a new housing development in North Yorkshire.
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    IStructE 2024 Structural Awards winner in Rwanda

    Denise Chevin takes a closer look at one of the Institution of Structural Engineers Award winners, the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture
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    How new technology is benefitting the workforce

    Paul Taylor, Seals Product Manager at FPE Seals, discusses the importance of upskilling your workforce to adopt new technologies.
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    Cultural Centre’s movable façade: a sight to behold

    The unique moving façade found on Shanghai’s Bund Finance Centre’s Cultural Centre is a marvel of engineering, writes Matt Lamy

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