Building Weekly Digest | 11 October 2024
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If you've missed the latest news from this week, here's your chance to get back in the know.
As the year draws to a close, Brian Smith provides insightful market analysis, while James Halse and Simon Rawlinson outline procurement challenges amidst a boom of data centre development demand.
Dan Lewis tells us how his education choices growing up helped him to become an industry leader and Tina Paillet, FRICS reflects on what the sector can do now to inspire the next generation.
What more can investors and regulators do to help project teams decarbonise buildings?
As part of last month’s Climate Week NYC, we hosted a roundtable with the support of Gleeds and in partnership with the Climate Group, on Broadway, right near Times Square in Manhattan. and
Our discussion with leading construction experts, and chaired by our editorial director Chloe McCulloch, identified the blockers to greener buildings and looked for the key drivers for change. Huge thanks to our expert panalists; David Briefel, Gensler; Jen Carson; Adrian Farren; Irene Garcia, Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance; Priya Jain, Mace; Paul King, Built by Nature; Julie Kjestrup, VELUX; Anica Landreneau, HOK; Maurice Loosschilder, Signify; Kara Magoolaghan, KMCG; Michelle Regent, and Sigal Shemesh; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM).
Market forecast: Demand is set to rise as the economy stabilises
With demand set to strengthen as 2025 approaches, the outlook is brighter. A much-needed period of economic stability will stimulate a recovery in private sector investment. However, market dynamics remain challenging, contractor capacity is depleted and risk aversion is elevated. Brian Smith of 艾奕康 reports.
From the archives: The Pompidou Centre, 1977
In a series celebrating 180 years of Building Magazine, Tom Lowe takes us through each decade by re-publishing articles reporting on iconic moments in built environment history.
This week's edition features the 1977 opening of Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano 's revolutionary Paris art centre, the first major example of an ‘inside-out’ building.
My route into construction … Dan Lewis, construction director at Momentum
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns.
This week, Momentum Group | Certified B Corp 's construction director, Dan Lewis , tells us about his journey through education and offers advice about choosing construction as a career.
Procurement update: data centre development challenges
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Data centre clients are scaling up to deliver ever bigger programmes in response to the AI boom. Arcadis 's James Halse and Simon Rawlinson examine this rapidly growing market for the construction industry, including the main client types and the specific procurement challenges in this sector.
Why we need a built environment GCSE to inspire the next generation
We need a revolution in the way we attract talent to the industry, says RICS president Tina Paillet, FRICS .
"A shortage of skilled workers in the built environment industry has led to a growing gap between the demand for infrastructure development and the available workforce. The consequences include delays and increased costs for construction projects and limits to the sector’s capability to meet the demand for new housing and infrastructure."
Events
We are just days away from the Architect of the Year Awards, which is set to take place at The Brewery on Wednesday, 16 October! Get in quick to nab one of the last remaining seats and celebrate excellence in the sector!
Speaking of awards, the Building Awards, which is construction's night of nights, is also just over three weeks away. Tickets are selling quickly so get in before they are gone!
Finally, we still have a host of CPD-accredited virtual events you can attend this year. Explore the agendas here:
CPD
NEW! Embedding excellence in carbon management
Sponsored by BSI, this module will explore PAS 2080 and how the standard’s requirements enable professionals to embed carbon management excellence throughout the built environment supply chain. Read the full specification here
More from CPD:
Sponsored by Topcon Positioning GB, this module will explore the benefits of digital workflow technology, alongside the issues that may arise during integration and how they can be overcome
Sponsored by BSI, this module will guide professionals looking to improve their BIM knowledge, as well as assist seasoned users wanting to enhance digital security or understand the higher-level benefits of BIM adoption
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