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Don’t panic / Tom Broughton

Are you worried about the current stroke of a pen, bringing misery to Consider that No time-wasters, please uncertain economy and the impact many operating in the sector, never But on the subject of worrying signs, no on your future? Ten years since the mind a lost generation of buildings. 10 years ago apologies for returning to the political most severe financial crash in a There was a major structural impact “ things were microcosm that is the troubled Haringey generation sent financial too, as Noble Francis points out regeneration project in north London. As institutions and UK construction on page † . In each recession, a whole lot worse, political own-goals go, this is one of the into a downward spiral, this week construction suffers a ” loss of its with the economic biggest of the lot. On pages 20-22, we we look at its long-term impact and workforce, with a large number of picture resembling a assess the options for the scheme and how it has changed the industry. the most talented people simply how it could possibly move forward in Many blame Brexit for the failing to return with the good times. horror movie a positive way. The folks at Lendlease, negative forecasts now being made Reflecting on the severity of the which was in the driving seat as delivery for the UK economy, as well as crash at the time, architect Jack partner and desperate to engage with the struggling consumer spending and Pringle believed that it would take right people to unlock development, have even the stagnating Chinese five years for the industry to recover been admirable in their patience. Add up economy. Yes, these are concerns – – and in terms of people and talent it the bid costs and man-hours already spent, but take a look at pages -† and probably took even longer for new it amounts to a sizeable total. Then add the consider that  years ago things skilled workers to be recruited and stress and setbacks involved in dealing were a whole lot worse, with the in a position to deliver buildings. with a dysfunctional local authority that economic picture resembling a Everyone felt the pinch, as is now basically being run by ideological horror movie. employers had to pay inflated hooligans, you certainly wouldn’t blame When Lehman Brothers lost half wages for scarce skill sets and the them for legging it, licking their wounds, its value in the first six months of eventual schemes were only as good And finally, the government has to then returning with Rumpole and a big  before eventually collapsing in as the skills that could be found to make its next move too, and when writ. At what point does a developer the autumn, it sent a shockwave build them. elections come (like last year’s), become unreasonable in its demands for around the world. The impact of So we should put the current investment usually follows. Any clarity, notwithstanding that local politics subprime mortgages, banking economic jitters into perspective – government bid to unlock banked is a mess at the best of times and due contagion and the wobbling debt while there is uncertainty right now, land, prompt estate renewals and process needs to play out? The bigger profile of financial institutions there is also huge demand for kick-start a new generation of lesson here is one of precedent and how everywhere shook investors in housing and with it the infrastructure council housing – either via Lendlease and its competitors might near-on every sector. You only have and regeneration required to deliver top-down policy or by fostering a behave in the future. Any area can only to read the resulting war stories of it. The outlook for the infrastructure boom in offsite manufacturing – can be regenerated should local politicians major construction projects being sector in its own right is positively only send the figures upward. be engaged with the project’s aims and put on hold – and the resulting job vibrant, with many billions of The underlying point is a simple willing to sell the idea to a majority of local losses across architectural firms, projects in the pipeline. And there is one. Remember that while the residents. But, for now, that’s a problem consultants and contractors as still steady spending by the public macroeconomic picture and and a calculation that every developer well as housebuilders’ crumbling sector, which shows no sign of wobbly domestic outlook do cause is going to have to make, increasingly share prices – to appreciate how abating. Finally, there is a new breed concern and create uncertainty, carefully. To resolve this debacle probably nightmarish the situation became of project emerging, with a healthy things are nowhere near as bad as needs some kind of central government for everyone. pipeline being generated from data they were a decade ago. So get intervention – or else Haringey and Even the government was at it. centres, and also modern technology investing. And let’s not talk many areas like it will not be getting the The highest-spending department, companies, which need new tech ourselves into a recession just yet if regeneration they need any time soon. education, cut its Building Schools infrastructure and have all the cash we can help it – as there is plenty to Tom Broughton, editor-in-chief, for the Future programme in the needed to pay for it. be positive about. Building

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19 Hansom 20 News analysis: Public land – keep out The Building Awards 2018 is now open for entries. To enter, Now that it’s politically unacceptable for Labour go to the awards website: www.building-awards.com councils to use private sector vehicles to build homes, how will they achieve housing renewal?

Agenda 3 Leader Tom Broughton Online Building Your Future 24 Jack Pringle Will Alsop’s passing has left some very big shoes to fi ll in the world of architecture

Building Your Future: In the skip! 28 Could it happen again? What single thing would you consign to the Ten years after the crash, we ask some leading skip of history? Attitudes, tech, policies, lights of the industry to refl ect on what was practices: if you hate it, we want to know lost and what we’ve learned about it! Use the hashtag #Building175 and #InTheSkip to tweet us about what you think Projects doesn’t deserve to survive the next 25 years 32 What lies beneath Building Your Future: Trailblazers When ancient caves were found under a site Which buildings from the past 175 years destined for a new university building in Nottingham, were futuristic in their time, or marked it was time for a rethink on the piling strategy a change in how the industry built? In 250 words, tell us which structures you think were trailblazers, and what you believe we can learn from them for our Our campaign is all about future working future projects. practices, and we want to hear about your careers, colleagues and businesses. Visit www.building.co.uk/175 or email Opportunities for you to have a say include: [email protected]

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By Joey Gardiner and Hamish Champ added: “There has to be a new homes at double the usual market But Lord Kerslake, former chief development model.” build cost because it didn’t have the executive of the Homes and Local councils looking to scrap deals Alternatives to working hand-in- skills to know it was being taken Communities Agency, now Homes to build more homes with private hand with private sector fi rms advantage of,” he said. England, said private fi rms would sector partners and do the work include creating arms-length, And John Bull-Diamond, senior still be involved in regenerating themselves have been told they wholly-owned companies to do the director at consultant GVA, which rundown housing stock – but said could face problems bringing in work or bringing the jobs in-house. last year authored a paper on they needed to talk more with funding and getting enough skilled But Chris Brown, founder of housing delivery models for the local residents. people to carry out the jobs. regeneration developer Igloo, said Future of London think tank, said: Now chair of housing association Doubts about private sector many local authorities are struggling “The numbers these housing Peabody, Kerslake added: “There’s involvement in local authority to replicate what specialist private- companies are delivering are not that going to need to be even better schemes were heightened last sector developers can achieve. high. Councils have got to recognise engagement with residents and month following the election of a “Where local authorities are they haven’t all got the resources and a credible level of aff ordable new Labour administration in creating teams, they have struggled. staffi ng to get it going.” housing off ered.” Haringey. One I saw was initially building The warnings comes as worries Lendlease, which is already The party had campaigned to scrap grow that work to build new homes carrying out the •bn Tottenham the Haringey Development Vehicle, faces being stalled because private High Road scheme in Haringey a bn joint venture housing and COUNCILS HAVE sector fi rms will stop bidding for alongside the council, has asked for regeneration scheme agreed between GOT TO RECOGNISE jobs due to the hostility they are set a meeting with the borough’s new Lendlease and the previous Labour to face from Labour-run local leaders following last month’s local council, arguing it eff ectively THEY HAVEN’T ALL authorities. election results. New leader Joseph “privatised” people’s homes. GOT THE RESOURCES Brown said: “The politics have Ejiofor was formally appointed to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told AND STAFFING changed radically. Particularly in the role last Thursday. Building last month that the Labour authorities, it’s now initiative in the north London JOHN BULLDIAMOND, GVA politically unacceptable to do deals For more, see feature on borough should be ditched, and with the private sector.” P20

On the waterfront Bam is coming to the end of its contract to build the V&A’s new museum in Dundee, which is the subject of a photographic exhibition at this year’s Venice Biennale architecture festival. Designed by Japanese practice Kengo Kuma, the £80m scheme will open on 15 September, unveiling Ocean Liners: Speed and Style as its fi rst exhibition. The scheme, on the city’s River Tay waterfront, is the architect’s fi rst in the UK. Kengo Kuma is also designing the main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Vaughan collapse leaves £11m debt

Dozens of firms and former †‚‚,‚‚‚. It had been due to carry additional cash requirement by the to claim up to ‡‚‚ each while employees have been left more than out more than m worth of work end of March —‚ ‡ and attempts to unsecured creditors “may receive a m out of pocket after Vaughan for the firm in the first quarter of secure additional funding were small dividend”. Engineering Ltd collapsed into this year. unsuccessful. In addition, the Trade creditors are owed a total of administration just before Easter, In a note accompanying its report, company was advised by one of the .—m with the firm facing the writes Dave Rogers. joint administrator Tony Friar said: disputing customers that payment largest hit being E.on-owned Matrix The M&E specialist called in “The company incurred significant would not be forthcoming in the Control Solutions, owed œ†‡,‚‚‚. KPMG at the end of March, making trading losses in recent years, foreseeable future. These factors HMRC is owed more than close to €‚ staff redundant and primarily attributable to two resulted in the company being ††‡,‚‚‚. Secured creditor Danske bringing to an end €‚ years of contracts where disputes arose. In unable to satisfy its debts.” Bank is owed —. m and is expected trading. early —‚ ‡, the cash position KPMG said the firm owed to receive a “partial” payout, Vaughan, which was established in significantly deteriorated as a result unsecured creditors . m. according to KPMG. †‡ after its Northern Ireland-based of the insolvency of a key customer Out-of-pocket employees, who are Vaughan’s parent, set up in €€, parent set up an office at Broxburn and the resolution of significant owed more than ‡‚‚,‚‚‚ between employs about —€‚ people and on the outskirts of Edinburgh, said it customer disputes not progressing them – including —†‡,‚‚‚ in remains unaffected by the situation. was felled by Carillion’s collapse as as anticipated. missing wages and holiday pay – Sister firm ductwork contractor the bust contractor owed it at least “This resulted in a significant have been told they will only be able Brankin is also unaffected.

Development woe drags on British Museum seeks builders The prospect of falling development the next five years compared with just activity in London and concerns over 19% last autumn, the industry for £27m storage facility Brexit are continuing to cause remained “overwhelmingly The British Museum is on the hunt for a shortlisted bidders expected to be headaches for the industry, according unconvinced by government action main contractor for its new storage and invited to tender on 9 August. to a new poll. and the potential outcomes from research facility in Berkshire. The new facility, which will be located The latest London Development Brexit”, the report’s authors said. In a contract notice posted on the next to the Thames Valley Science Park Barometer survey, carried out by Some 72.5% of respondents said Official Journal, the museum confirmed in Shinfield, will house millions of consulting firm M3 this spring, found they felt leaving the EU would have a its new Archaeological Research objects from the collections of the 57% of respondents expected less negative impact on development in Collection would be housed in the new British Museum, the Science Museum development activity in the capital in the capital, lower than the 80% storage facility. and the V&A. the next five years, while 86% felt the recorded in the previous survey, The 15,500m2 building, which is being The facility is set to make the government was not doing enough to carried out last autumn. developed in partnership with the museum’s study collection more enable development. On the upside, confidence remained University of Reading, will include both accessible for research and for loans And while a third of the 235 industry high for housing demand – affordable, storage and office areas. across the country and internationally, professionals surveyed predicted an social, private residential and build to Contractors have until 5 July to flag and will include study rooms giving increase in development activity over rent – and for infrastructure projects. their interest in the project, with access to the collection.

Waste not, want not Plans drawn up to build 475 homes at a former waste transfer site in east London have been approved by the London Legacy Development Corporation. The work at Hackney Wick near the Olympic Park is being masterminded by the site owner, waste manager McGrath Bros, Galliard Homes and construction and development firm O’Shea. The scheme has been designed by BUJ Architects and Ash Sakula Architects and will feature 39 new buildings of up to eight storeys in height, including a craft brewery, a foundry, an art gallery, a food quarter and a canalside park.

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010_BUILDING010618KAddv2.indd 10 29/05/2018 16:27 news /  Sellar to start hunt for £350m Paddington Square builder New construction director Paul Flexney-Briscoe expects to shortlist half a dozen fi rms this summer for job

By Dave Rogers joins as a replacement for Flan Mace, McAlpine and Multiplex, McNamara, who left Sellar last along with Skanska and Laing The new construction director December after eight years. O’Rourke. Flexney-Briscoe said: “It’s of Paddington Square developer Flexney-Briscoe said he expects to an open market and everyone will be Sellar will begin meeting contractors begin meeting contractors in the next given a fair shot.” this summer to fi nd out which fi rms few weeks ahead of drawing up a Sellar has already appointed WSP are interested in taking on the shortlist of fi rms. to carry out engineering work, while 
m deal. The deal will be let as a two-stage Gardiner & Theobald is QS. G&T’s Paul Flexney-Briscoe joined the design-and-build contract with up to management services arm has been company behind the Shard six weeks half a dozen fi rms shortlisted before hired as the employer’s agent, with ago after spending fi ve years at that number is cut by half, with a Knight Frank and JLL fi nding The block will sit on four fl oors of retail Landsec, where he was in charge of winner due later this year. tenants for the Ž
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m Nova scheme in The job, previously known as the As well as the ¢‚-storey offi ce block, London’s Victoria. Erith’s Žm contract is due to Paddington Cube, will be one of the which is also next door to St Mary’s Kent fi rm Erith has begun putting fi nish at the end of the year, ahead largest to come up for grabs in hospital, Piano’s plans include retail up scaff olding at the site next door to of piling and enabling works London since Lendlease picked up and restaurant space, along with a Paddington station and will this starting on the offi ce and retail the Google headquarters scheme at new public square. month start tearing down the Royal scheme early next year. King’s Cross last year. The scheme will also include a new Mail sorting offi ce on the land Flexney-Briscoe, whose CV Lendlease is expected to pitch for ticket hall for the Bakerloo line earmarked for the building, drawn up includes spells at Bovis Lend Lease, the deal, while other fi rms thought to station at Paddington which will be by Shard architect Renzo Piano. Sir Robert McAlpine and EC Harris, be interested include Nova contractor built for the London Underground.

Carillion-stalled Liverpool hospital sends ministers rescue plans The NHS trust behind the Liverpool hospital that The board papers, which were published ahead had been agreed. Cracks in structural concrete was being built by Carillion when it collapsed has of this week’s board meeting, said: “The trust team beams have been blamed for both delays and cost sent its rescue plans for the job to government. met with lenders and the NHS Private Finance Unit escalations, with Arup employed to carry out a Board papers from the Royal Liverpool and and Infrastructure Project Authority to agree the structural review of the building. This is due to be Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust options for the way forward.” completed later this summer. revealed that plans to get the new hospital back on It said the current plan was a submission put They also said Carillion’s collapse meant there was track were submitted to health ministers last week. before ministers on 21 May. “potential for a 12 month or greater delay”. The Royal Liverpool hospital job, which Carillion The papers said that the trust expected to The job, which was worth £335m when Carillion directors including former chief executive Richard “appoint an established construction contractor to was appointed in 2013, was originally scheduled to Howson blamed for felling the company, has take over and complete the build, utilising existing be completed in 2017, with the date pushed back a remained stalled since the fi rm collapsed in January. subcontractors”, once a funding and action plan number of times.

Wates’ MPs’ job worth £650m CITB pledges £500,000 to Wates’ high-profi le contract to Last month, Building revealed the upgrade a number of buildings set to fi rm had scooped the high-profi le train mental health fi rst aiders contain MPs’ offi ces in Westminster, job, beating out bids from Balfour The Construction Industry Training The project’s objective is to have 156 known as the Northern Estate Beatty and Sir Robert McAlpine. Board has committed £500,000 to construction mental health fi rst aid Programme, has been confi rmed to The main contractor role involves train mental health fi rst aid instructors instructors fully trained and operating by be worth Ž
m. restoring and upgrading several to improve the wellbeing of UK September 2019, with a minimum of In a contract award notice grade I- and grade II-listed buildings construction workers. 2,500 on-site mental health fi rst aiders published on the Offi cial Journal last while renovation work is carried out The funding has been awarded to to be trained by 2020. week, Wates was offi cially confi rmed on the Palace of Westminster. Building Mental Health – an industry Geeta Nathan, the CITB’s head of as the main contractor on the job, The work, set to begin fully in ¡
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, initiative including Lendlease, Mace, economic analysis, said: “In 2016/17, which was originally thought to be is expected to focus on refurbishment, Multiplex, Morgan Sindall and Laing the sector lost 400,000 working days worth 

m. but involve some new-build. O’Rourke – via the CITB’s Flexible Fund. due to stress, anxiety or depression.”

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Experts: Industry more crash-proof

The UK construction sector is next two-to-three years. unlikely to suff er the same level of “It won’t be as serious as 
, fall-out from a global economic more of a correction than falling off collapse as that which followed the a cliff ,” he said. “The answer is to be 
fi nancial crash, senior a balanced business with not too industry fi gures believe, writes much exposure to any one sector. Hamish Champ. And to monitor a client’s fi nancial The domestic construction position, just as they are probably ARCHITECTURE NEEDS industry saw output fall off a cliff in monitoring yours.” SOMEONE LIKE WILL the wake of the fi nancial crash a Morgan Sindall chief executive ALSOP, WHO DISRUPTS decade ago, triggered by the demise John Morgan said better of a number of fi nancial communication between client and AND CHALLENGES institutions, including US bank UK construction is relatively stable contractor is set to be more WHAT WE THINK IS Lehman Brothers. important than ever. “Clients want And while global events could were healthy, Rawlinson said, and to see a strong balance sheet, as POSSIBLE OR SENSIBLE prompt another downturn, the any serious slowdown could, does the supply chain,” he said. JACK PRINGLE, P24 current absence of factors that theoretically, be tackled by the “People want to know the business precipitated the 
crash mean a government. is going to survive.” similar collapse is unlikely, “It has the power to boost things – But Noble Francis, economic according to Simon Rawlinson, mend roads, increase local director at the Construction Arcadis’ strategic director. employment. It could, if it chose to, Products Association, warned NEWS IN BRIEF “There are concerns around the build homes for rental, selling them that successive downturns had sustainability of China’s economy, back to the private sector at some stripped the industry of many Lovell to begin Merthyr Tydfi l homes Brexit, local asset prices and the point for a profi t.” skilled staff . Lovell, Morgan Sindall’s housebuilding ability of UK consumer spending to But while the construction sector The government should invest for division, will start construction this keep the economy’s wheels turning, might not plummet as badly as in the long term, he said, “off setting as summer on 153 homes on the site of a but there isn’t the systemic problem 
, there was always scope for much as possible the eff ects of the former coal mine near Merthyr Tydfi l in of sub-prime debt of  years ago,” another dip, admitted Wates’ group fall in private sector demand”. south Wales. The £25m scheme will see he said. strategy director Steve Beechey. He a mixture of homes available through Current activity levels in both the said there is a greater than ‹Œ For the full story, see feature Merthyr Tydfi l Housing Association. P28

CHRISPICTURES / SHUTTERSTOCK CHRISPICTURES housing and infrastructure sectors chance of another recession in the Buro Happold names 13 partners Bath-based engineer Buro Happold has created 13 new partners, taking the number across the group to 60 with the new partners based in the UK, US and Abu Dhabi.

Low emission zone KSS displays Foxes plans Waugh Thistleton Architects and Architect KSS has unveiled plans for a engineer Arup are behind plans for a new training facility for 2016 Premier 9m-tall pavilion for the V&A’s new League champions Leicester City. The Sackler Courtyard beside Exhibition scheme at Charnwood, Leicestershire, Road in London. The project, named will be submitted to local planners later MultiPly, will arrive on site this this summer and includes 14 football September fl at-packed and be built in pitches, a full-size indoor pitch and show less than a week using a fl exible system pitch (see Sketch of the Week, page 54). made of 17 modules of American tulipwood cross-laminated timber with Wates wins Brent council contract digitally fabricated joints. Andrew Brent council in north-west London Waugh, co-founder of Waugh has awarded Wates a £23.4m Thistleton, said: “We are at a crisis point contract to build 149 new homes

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012_BUILDING010618hbddv2.indd 12 29/05/2018 16:23 news /  OMA remixes plans for Manchester’s Factory venue Laing O’Rourke set to sign £m deal for landmark arts complex this summer

By Jim Dunton capacity remains unchanged in the and south facades of the warehouse revised application, the theatre section, on the grounds that “’ˆ— of The team behind a m arts capacity is being dropped to ,ˆ’ˆ the time the glass would need to be venue in Manchester set to be built for standing customers, and from blacked out” for performances. by Laing O’Rourke and designed by ,“ˆˆ to ,‰ˆ for seated guests. The site of the new venue also Rem Koolhaas’ practice OMA has Work on site had been expected to incorporates a grade II-listed railway submitted revised proposals for the start last year ahead of a ˆ’ viaduct that would need to be altered landmark scheme. opening, but this was delayed for the scheme. Original proposals for The Factory following a review last summer, Laing O’Rourke has been working venue, named after the city’s which said the orchestra pit had to under a pre-contract services legendary Factory Records label – be made bigger to fi t more players. agreement since summer ˆ“ home to bands Joy Division, New The revised theatre The review also found that the glazed but is expected to sign on the Order, Happy Mondays and others and concrete facades on the dotted line for the main contract – cleared planning last year. commercial element. building’s north and south frontages by the summer. The new application drops the The design approved last year would interfere with the venue’s Former chancellor George Osborne seating capacity of the included a ,‡ˆˆ standing-capacity acoustics. announced in ˆ‰ that government development’s theatre element, theatre and a separate In the new application, the capacity would be providing the bulk of the changing the shape of its vinyl-clad ‰,ˆˆˆ-capacity warehouse space for of the theatre’s orchestra pit money – ˜–m – for the venue. The exterior in the process, boosts the “immersive” events on part of the increases from “ˆ to –ˆ, while the remainder is due to be provided size of the venue’s orchestra pit and former Granada TV studios site. revised proposals also include the through charitable donations and increases the scheme’s overall While the warehouse section’s removal of glazing from the north Arts Council funding.

Government taken to task for not responding to Carillion signals The government has been rebuked by MPs from status, but the committee attacked the system as contracts were concentrated in one large fi rm giving the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for its “too slow and clunky”. the impression that it was too big to fail, hence the failure to recognise and act on Carillion’s fi nancial Committee deputy chair Sir Geoffrey Clifton- perception that the government would bail them out distress before it collapsed in January. Brown said: “The government’s RAG scale for when push came to shove.” The PAC is calling into question the way government strategic suppliers appears to be too slow and The Carillion assessments, which have been manages its relationships with strategic suppliers and clunky. Profi t warnings for Carillion were issued published by the committee, showed that while the potential impact on delivery of public services. in July and September 2017 and yet a high-risk Carillion had been rated amber owing to performance The government runs a “traffi c light” system of recommendation to ministers was not made until 29 against contracts with the Ministry of Defence and warnings rating suppliers as red, amber or green November 2017. The [markets], in contrast, knew well Ministry of Justice, it was not until after Carillion (RAG) depending on their fi nancial health. before July 2017 that Carillion was in trouble.” issued a profi t warning in July 2017 that government Suppliers can also be designated a black “high risk” He continued: “Too many government facilities downgraded Carillion to red.

Firms urged to recruit ex-offenders More schemes approved A senior government minister has shied away from hiring former urged construction companies to prisoners. under Croydon homes plan consider recruiting more ex-off enders “They think the risks outweigh the The development company set up by contractors to carry out the work – as part of a drive to boost job creation potential gains, [so] the attitude Croydon council to ensure homes are including Henry Construction, Osborne and cut reoff ending rates. displayed by Lendlease and [others] better designed has been given planning Homes and north London fi rm Quinn – as Speaking on the fi rst anniversary of towards ex-off enders and their for another batch of homes in the borough, well as a roster of architects. “Mind The Gap”, part of Lendlease’s dedication to recruiting the right taking the number being developed to Seven schemes, featuring 230 homes not-for-profi t “Be Onsite” project, people, no matter who they are, more than 1,200. designed by Mary Duggan Architects, which seeks to give ex-off enders a is a breath of fresh air,” he told Brick by Brick was established in 2016 Coffey Architects, Pitman Tozer Architects fresh start and full-time employment, industry representatives gathered to build more than 1,000 homes across and Common Ground Architecture – the Lord Chancellor and justice secretary to mark the anniversary at the the borough by 2019. in-house architecture practice – have been David Gauke said employers often House of Commons. The group set up a framework of given the green light by local planners.

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013_BUILDING010618hbv1_DRv3.indd 13 29/05/2018 14:32  / news

Social housing cash to fund cladding removal …

Government cash pledged to fund money is out of the existing funding m of funding, which prime consultation on such a ban. the removal of potentially dangerous programme, but additional money minister Theresa May pledged Meanwhile, the Welsh government cladding from social housing will be forthcoming in the year after: earlier, was an estimate, with the has announced it will fund the buildings is being diverted from the it alters the profi le by delaying that government committed to the replacement of cladding on three aff ordable housing programme, additional housing by a year.” removal and replacement of the tower blocks in Newport, with Šm writes Jordan Marshall. Lord Bourne also reaffi rmed the cladding systems even if the cost of funding provided to social Speaking in the House of Lords exceeded this amount. housing provider Newport City last week, Lord Bourne, a minister May’s pledge came the day before Homes. in the housing department, THE MONEY IS OUT OF Dame Judith Hackitt’s report into Welsh housing and regeneration confi rmed the reallocation of the THE EXISTING building safety was released. While minister Rebecca Evans said: money would delay housing falling short of recommending a ban “Newport City Homes acted quickly construction. The statement came PROGRAMME, BUT on combustible cladding, Hackitt to safeguard residents, putting in in response to a question over EXTRA MONEY WILL BE later said she would back housing place a number of fi re safety whether the m cost was new FORTHCOMING secretary James Brokenshire if he measures, including fi tting money or would be taken out of chose to ban the cladding. sprinklers. another aff ordable housing budget. LORD BOURNE Brokenshire later announced the “Now it’s our turn to support them Lord Bourne admitted: “The government would hold a with this investment.” … while Celotex denies BBC’s insulation test claims

The manufacturer of insulation material used on but said a more fl ammable version was then sold for system test. “It is very hard to understand the Grenfell Tower has denied allegations made in a recent public use. In a statement on its website, Celotex said Panorama allegation alongside those tests,” it said. BBC television investigation that, while it used a fi re it was “unaware” of the allegation that the tested Last week’s Panorama programme came days after retardant in test conditions, the eventual product sold sample differed from the one sold to the public and had publication of the Hackitt report, which backed away to the public did not contain it. not seen anything to support the claims. from calling for combustible cladding to be banned Television programme Panorama claimed in its The fi rm said it was “investigating this allegation via from high-rise residential buildings in the wake of the investigation that Celotex, owned by French all avenues as a matter of urgency”. Grenfell tower fi re, although both the author of the multinational Saint-Gobain, used extra fi re retardant in The manufacturer questioned Panorama’s claims that report, Dame Judith Hackitt, and the prime minister the product used to qualify for the safety certifi cate, it had used a special formulation for a recent BS-8414 have said they would back a ban.

Towering work UK consultant Thomas & Adamson has completed work on a new memorial to the founding father of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Designed by a US sculptor, the 30m high Founder’s Memorial has been set at the western end of Abu Dhabi’s Corniche. It includes 1,300 geometric shapes of varying size suspended on more than 1,000 steel cables. The sculpture’s erection is one of a series of events planned this year to commemorate the centenary of Sheikh Zayed’s birth. Thomas & Adamson, which has offi ces in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, was appointed cost consultant on the job in 2015 before the role was expanded to include project management.

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014_BUILDING010618hbDRv5.indd 14 29/05/2018 15:01 news /  MPs launch next phase of Carillion collapse inquiry The co-chairs of the investigation into contractor’s failure are seeking further evidence

By Jordan Marshall you are at the CMA, by asking your the Financial Reporting Council staff to initiate that review as soon (FRC), asking him to include the The MPs behind the inquiry into as possible”. question of whether the FRC Carillion’s collapse have written to In their letter to Tyrie, co-chairs leadership is equipped to eff ect the more than  people including Frank Field and Rachel Reeves said cultural change laid out in the business secretary Greg Clark, work it looked “increasingly inevitable inquiry’s fi ndings within his review. and pensions secretary Esther McVey that the CMA would conduct a Field and Reeves have also sent a and former Carillion chief executive review” of the Big Four fi rms. series of questions to the Pensions Richard Howson, asking them to They wrote: “Since our report was Regulator chair, Mark Boyle, and

comment on the inquiry’s fi ndings, published, Bill Michael, chairman expressed disappointment at the PHOTO STOCK ALAMY PETER MANNING / Howson: Asked to comment on fi ndings published last month. KPMG UK, said his fi rm had been “modest” scope of some targets in The work and pensions and thinking about break-up scenarios the regulator’s latest corporate plan. business committees have written to Competition and Markets Authority ‘for some time’ as the current MPs also pointed out that all witnesses from the inquiry, as (CMA), Andrew Tyrie, to launch a business model of the Big Four is pensions secretary McVey has well as interested groups, requesting review of the Big Four accounting ‘unsustainable’. confi rmed her desire to see a responses by ‚ July. They hope to fi rms (Deloitte, PwC, EY and “Other Big Four fi rms have “tougher, clearer, quicker” regulator, publish the responses in a special KPMG) – including looking at the reportedly begun making and asked how its board intends to report before the summer recess. possibility of breaking them up – at preparations for a break-up.” evaluate the performance of the The letters include a request to the the earliest opportunity. The MPs have also written to Sir chief executive and what the criteria former Treasury committee chair The letter asked Tyrie to John Kingman, who is chairing the will be for either reappointing him and incoming head of the “demonstrate what a new broom government’s independent review of or appointing someone else.

Decision on Crossrail 2 must be made by year end, says Armitt The chair of the National Infrastructure Commission completed as soon as possible, with a view to Armitt also voiced his disappointment at the lack has said a decision on Crossrail 2 funding must be setting out a fi rm timetable and funding proposal by of progress on improving airport capacity over the reached by the end of the year. the end of this year. The next stage of consultation past 10 years. He said: “The delays over the last Speaking at a summit in London last week, Sir should then follow to enable the introduction of a decade in the planning of new national airport John Armitt said it was important that an hybrid bill later this parliament, with the overall aim capacity is one of the most obvious and often- independent fi nancing review of the £31bn scheme of opening Crossrail 2 in the early to mid-2030s.” quoted examples of the problems encountered with was wrapped up quickly. The Independent Affordability Review into infrastructure decision-making. Armitt, who replaced Lord Adonis earlier this year, Crossrail 2, which was commissioned jointly by the “It has taken far too long to reach a decision on a said decisions must be made in order for the project Department for Transport and Transport for London third runway at Heathrow: it has been 13 years since a to open by the middle of the 2030s. He said: “We earlier this year, is being led by the former managing statement of state policy in favour of the expansion of want government to ensure that the independent director of Thames Tideway Tunnel, Mike Gerrard. the UK’s principal hub airport, and three years since review of the funding and fi nancing of Crossrail 2 is It is expected to fi nish this summer. the Airports Commission reviewed the case in detail.”

Graham to build Brighton scheme Former J Murphy boss joins Kent Developer U+I has signed up shops, cafes and workshops. Graham Construction to deliver a Graham Construction will build builder as non-exec director new commercial hub as part of its the seven-storey concrete-framed Gallagher Group has named former The 62-year-old joined Murphy in June Preston Barracks redevelopment in workspace building, which will Laing O’Rourke and J Murphy big- 2015 after more than 25 years working Brighton on the south coast. provide a variety of fl exible hitter Steve Hollingshead as a non- for Ray O’Rourke and Laing O’Rourke. Construction of the ›, ft workspaces, prototyping facilities, executive director. The Kent builder and civil engineer has building will mark the fi rst phase of events spaces and a landscaped roof Hollingshead was previously chief also turned to O’Rourke for its new works on the œm project, garden, and will target a BREEAM executive of north London-based J fi nance director, recruiting Catherine designed by Studio Egret West and “excellent” rating. Murphy before stepping down last Rossiter, who joins this month after TP Bennett, and will include ¡¢£ Completion is expected by the end December after two-and-a-half being fi nance leader of its assets new homes, ›¡‚ student beds, of ¥£. years in the role. business arm.

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015_BUILDING010618KAv1hbDRv3.indd 15 29/05/2018 15:38  / fi nance Robertson wins big on £1.5bn Scottish housing framework Places awarded to contractors on the local authority housebuilding framework

By Jordan Marshall the contractor is already working MacQueen Building Contractors, on a number of housing projects JR Construction (Scotland), Lovell Stirling-based contractor Robertson across Scotland. Partnerships, McTaggart has triumphed on a .bn Scottish The fi rm also landed a spot on the Construction, MM Miller, Morris & housing framework, claiming a spot North-east and Yorkshire lot of the Spottiswood, Pert Bruce on every lot. Education and Skills Funding Construction and Stewart & Shields. Only Robertson features on all  Agency’s revamped ‘bn school The framework was divided into lots, with  other contractors building framework at the end of  lots, with work split by both landing a spot on at least one lot. last year. region and project size. A group of Scottish local Engie, which won spots on lots, Scotland was divided into fi ve authorities put together the The framework will last four years and Bancon and Hadden, which geographical regions for the four-year Workstream  Housing were each awarded nine lots, also framework: eastern, west central, Construction framework, which was sheltered accommodation. did well out of the framework. north-eastern, Highlands and procured by procurement specialist The scoop is the latest in a string The other successful contractors islands, and southern. LHC on behalf of the Scottish of framework wins for Robertson, were Ashleigh (Scotland), AS Homes Projects were divided into lots Procurement Alliance. which last year claimed the (Scotland), Andrew Shepherd covering projects of up to  units on The framework will be open for Scotland lot on Scape’s bn major Construction, Campion Homes, single or multiple sites; projects of use by public bodies across Scotland works framework covering projects CCG (Scotland), CHAP Group Ÿ-¡ units on single or multiple for houses and fl ats including worth between m and ‡m. (Aberdeen), Cruden Building & sites; and projects of ‡ units or student housing, care homes and Under the Scape framework, Renewals, Esh Construction, James more on single or multiple sites.

London architect eyes more regional fi rms after Cheshire buy Architect Darling Associates has unveiled plans to “lock, stock and barrel” from director Paul Brook, published last July, reported turnover of £6.31m in increase its staff numbers and regional profi le by who is expected to remain with the fi rm over a 2016/17, a rise of 26% on the previous year to acquiring existing fi rms – the fi rst of which will see two-year transition period before retiring. March 2016. Pre-tax profi t was up 52% to £1.53m. it opening a Manchester base. Darling said the practice is also considering Darling added: “To get into a local market, you The practice, which has 90 staff in offi ces in establishing offi ces in Edinburgh and the South- really must be there. They don’t want to deal with London and Poland, has bought Wilmslow-based west, with a view to growing staff numbers to 200 people who are commuting up and down on trains. Architect CT, which has around 30 staff, and will within the next fi ve years. “Our business has been “We’ve got live projects in Bristol, Exeter and move the fi rm 10 miles north to Manchester. doing extremely well over the past couple of years, Plymouth, and they’re all substantial – £40m, Managing director Chris Darling said hotel and and we wanted to keep our foot on the gas,” he said. £60m, £80m projects – so we’ve got enough hospitality specialist Architect CT was snapped up Darling Associates’ most recent annual accounts, workfl ow to justify a studio down that way.”

Ibstock warns on rising energy costs Bovis Homes says trading is Leicestershire-based brickmaker with its expectations. Ibstock has said volumes are But the brickmaker said energy in line with expectations returning to normal levels after prices had risen more than expected, Bovis Homes said trading is in line with pricing remaining fi rm.” taking a dip earlier this year but with the situation likely to persist expectations ahead of its AGM last The housebuilder said it is “making warned rising energy costs will stick until at least the end of the year. week. The housebuilder gave no new clear progress” on its medium-term around until the end of ‡ ‘. Ibstock said market conditions in guidance but said it had opened 12 new target of 23.5% gross margin, and In a statement ahead of its AGM the UK remain “robust”, thanks to sites so far this year, taking its active added: “We have seen positive results last week, the group – which makes demand for new housing sites to 84. It said it has 11 new sites from our margin initiatives, which almost half of the bricks produced in underpinning activity for both its launching in the coming months. represent further margin potential for the UK – said trading for the four clay and concrete businesses. In the update, Bovis Homes added: the group in the medium term.” months to the end of April were It said commissioning for its new “Market fundamentals remain strong. The fi rm is due to unveil its interim slower than expected due to the ‡‡-million-bricks-per-year factory We continue to see good levels of results on 6 September. In 2017, it “extended winter season”, although in Leicestershire is progressing demand for new homes across all our posted a 26% fall in pre-tax profi t to price increases were achieved in line according to plan. operating regions with underlying £114m, with revenue down 3% to £1bn.

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Liverpool eyes plan to deliver more offi ce space

Liverpool city council is poised to which will in turn create much- commission a planning framework needed jobs in the professional to drive the delivery of new grade A sector, we need a long-term vision offi ces against a backdrop of which this spatial regeneration increasing residential development, framework will underpin,” he said. writes Jim Dunton. “The fact is the city centre has Amid warnings that the city’s boomed in the past decade in its central business district has run out appeal for shoppers, tourists and of top-grade offi ce space, the local those wanting to live in a great city authority’s cabinet is suggesting the centre. The competing needs of a masterplan would allow planning growing population and visitor offi cers to better shape the city’s economy now need to be addressed growth. Expanded business district could link to controversial Liverpool Waters scheme to ensure the district remains a A council report last month said dynamic and vital cog in our the delivery of one- and two- entire city region in ‚€ƒ­. Site status. Liverpool mayor Joe commercial economy for the next bedroomed apartments – both as The council also suggested that a Anderson said the central business ‚€ years.” brownfi eld developments and new pipeline of offi ce stock for the district is a “major engine” in the Earlier this year, the city council permitted-development conversions ƒ„ha central business district could city’s economy and needs to have its confi rmed Kier Property and – has come at the expense of new “potentially connect” to the Princes future growth proactively managed developer CTP as its joint venture commercial space, and calls for Dock element of the controversial to maximise its potential and partners to redevelop the ƒ.„ha Pall fi nancial backing for the proposed Š‹.‹bn Liverpool Waters underpin the development of Mall car park site next to the Spatial Regeneration Framework. development to its east. Liverpool Waters. Exchange station. The report said almost ­,€€€m‚ of Last month developer Peel “The supply of grade A offi ce space The masterplan for the scheme offi ce space was taken up in the Holdings released new masterplan is critical to any successful city would deliver ­,€€€m‚ of new offi ce central business district during ‚€ƒ­, images for part of the project, centre, which is why we are space along with new leisure and up ƒ„ on the year before. This following warnings from global supporting the Pall Mall [offi ce] retail space. Allies and Morrison accounts for more than half of the heritage guardian Unesco about the development. But to stimulate was appointed project architect on total offi ce space taken up in the future of the city’s World Heritage demand and provide more supply, the scheme last year.

Keller optimistic ahead of half-year results Ground engineering specialist Keller said it has the business in the fi rst couple months of the year region, while work in Brazil remained “challenging”. shrugged off the effects of the poor weather that but added: “Trading has improved notably in the last Cenkos analyst Kevin Cammack said that the blighted its North American and European markets two months. The US construction market as a whole update was “encouraging” and added: “There has earlier this year, with income and profi t growing. remains solid and continues to grow steadily.” clearly been good claw-back from the bad weather In a trading update ahead of its AGM last week, the And it added: “Despite the poor weather across impacts of Q1, which should be fully made up by fi rm, which completed a deal to buy US geotechnical most of Europe in the fi rst quarter, our core the half-year.” fi rm Moretrench for $90m (£64m) in March, said European businesses are performing in line The fi rm, which said its order book stood at £1bn, there has been no change in its markets since it with expectations.” is due to unveil its interim results on 30 July. reported its 2017 results at the end of February. But Keller said work in the Middle East had slowed In 2017, the fi rm posted increased turnover of Keller said poor weather in North America had hit down after it completed two major schemes in the £2bn and improved pre-tax profi t of £110m.

Renew sees first-half sales dip Sisk lands another deal at Engineering services group Renew The fi rm said it continues to work on Holdings saw fi rst-half turnover dip 7% long-term frameworks at Sellafi eld in Manchester mixed-use scheme to £261.3m and reported a pre-tax Cumbria, including the 10-year Sisk has been handed a Šœ„m Select Property Group. profi t for the six months to the end of Decommissioning Delivery Partnership contract to deliver the fi rst phase of Sisk is due to complete the two March 2018 of £2m after taking an Framework, and has begun work at BAE a commercial development at Circle schemes, which at peak will employ exceptional charge of £10.5m – largely Systems in Barrow, providing Square, a new city centre ƒ, €€ people, in ‚€‚ƒ. to cover the recent sale of its gas engineering support to the Astute Class neighbourhood in Manchester. With a total development value of infrastructure business Forefront. nuclear submarine building programme. The appointment, which was Š­‹€m, Circle Square will be The AIM-listed group last month The group’s overall order book at made by developer Bruntwood, delivered over three phases and will bought Scottish rail contractor QTS 31 March 2018 was £540m, up from follows Sisk’s announcement last be two-thirds completed by ‚€‚€. Group for £80m and said the deal would 2017’s £517m. Its engineering services November that it had been chosen The masterplan includes ƒ.‚m ft‚ help it capitalise on Network Rail’s order book grew 9% to £472m, but its to deliver the Šƒ¡€m Circle Square of offi ce space, ƒ,­€€ homes and £48bn-strong non-discretionary specialist building arm saw its order Affi nity residential development for ƒ€€,€€€ ft‚ of retail and leisure operational expenditure budget. book fall 17% to £68m. Bruntwood’s joint venture partner space, along with two hotels.

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HANSOM CRAZY FOR YOU

A Ferris wheel causes a little too much excitement, the Rolling Stones turn a bunch of industry greats into budding fanboys, and a new book reveals the psychopathic secrets of chief executives’ success

Overexcited right, of course, but this lateness bug is catching: I’ve read some eyebrow-raising stuff in my time, a first ever report from the NIC into how the but the chief executive of the firm behind a country’s infrastructure needs should be planned Ferris wheel in Newcastle is throwing his addressed is set to be published seven months hat into the ring for the prize marked “foaming later than originally planned. hyperbole”. Speaking about the proposal, World Wheel Company’s Phil Lynagh said: “This is Mad for it without doubt one of the most exciting investment We’ve all seen former senior executives of and regeneration projects in the UK, if not the Carillion being royally skewered by MPs and world.” Really? Or should that be wheely? the media for overseeing the demise of the multi-billion-pound firm after, allegedly, Secret sisterhood putting personal gain before the greater corporate One of my hacks was chatting with Sellar’s new good. Which made me think of a book construction boss recently when talk turned to I’d read recently, The Wisdom of the Nova building in London’s Victoria. Paul Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies Flexney-Briscoe was in charge of the job for and Serial Killers Can Teach Us developer Landsec. “It won the Carbuncle Cup,” About Success, by psychologist he said with a smile. My hack didn’t have the and writer Kevin Dutton. heart – or the nerve – to tell him that architecture’s The tome lists the top ˜™ careers booby prize is run by my chums at Building’s sister to attract those with psychopathic title BD. tendencies and up to a point it’s a fairly predictable list. The late and great Journalists are ranked It seems tardiness is par for the course on sixth, above chefs, anything to do with big infrastructure projects. civil servants and – Heathrow, Crossrail •, Hinkley Point C – you bizarrely – members name it and the word “delay” runs through it like a of the clergy. Lawyers stick of rock. Sir John Armitt, construction guru are ranked at number and the man who now heads up the National two, but in the top slot Infrastructure Commission, is fed up with it all. for jobs most likely to lure the psychopathic? They’ve all taken far too long to get going. He’s Yup, chief executives. Hard lines While MPs cracked down on Carillion bosses, they didn’t escape criticism themselves in relation to LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL the inquiry into the collapse. The CBI labelled the inquiry findings “knee-jerk” and “irresponsible”. To the London Stadium for the Rolling Stones In response, inquiry co-chairs Rachel Reeves and concert, where the Oldest Swingers were in town. Frank Field have asked CBI director-general What – Mick, Ronnie and Charlie, I hear you cry? Carolyn Fairbairn to contribute the CBI’s views to No, but Building’s editor-in-chief Tom Broughton out the inquiry. They wrote: “We were interested in the with Gleeds chairman Richard Steer and Gherkin CBI’s media comments on the report and would architect Ken Shuttleworth. I hear that the evening like to invite you more formally to respond to the was going splendidly well until Steer emerged with conclusions and recommendations.” Now that’s the bright red Stones caps and T-shirts, and Gleeds’ what I call taking the high road. pint-sized PR man, Julian Barlow, disappeared halfway through the evening only to be spotted Spot the ball crowd-surfing at the front … What is being billed as Ireland’s largest penthouse is being marketed with a pricetag of œž.Ÿm (¢£.£m). Anyone with that sort of spare cash has been told the ž,ž™™ft• scheme at Dublin’s Lansdowne Place will get them views over Dublin aSend any juicy industry gossip to Bay and also of … the Aviva stadium. I’m not sure [email protected] being able to gawp at the outside of a football and rugby ground is that much of a selling point.

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019_BUILDING1010618v2.indd 19 29/05/2018 10:48 A NALYSIS & COMMENT Jack Pringle p

PUBLIC LAND: KEEP OUT

As the likely scrapping of Haringey’s ­,‚ƒƒ-home joint he political furore in the London borough Tof Haringey over a proposed ,-home venture with Lendlease joint venture with Lendlease has thrown a dramatically signals harsh spotlight on the hugely contentious world public-private partnerships’ of estate regeneration. Following an intense local row, which culminated in the resignation fall from grace, Joey Gardiner of former council leader Claire Kober, the bn looks at why the scheme caused deal, for which Lendlease has been preferred so much controversy and bidder for a year, now looks likely to be dropped within weeks. other ways for councils to fund While much of the national media attention housing renewal has been due to its relevance as a symbolic fi ght between diff erent wings of the Labour Party, the row has also revealed the scale of local anger over proposals, which would have seen some residents’ homes demolished, and the land they sat on transferred out of direct council ownership. What Haringey had proposed was in many ways a classic public-private partnership right out of the New Labour playbook. But in the populist post-Brexit political world, the real concerns of local people could not be ignored. MATT CROSSICK / EMPICS ENTERT

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THE HARINGEY DEVELOPMENT VEHICLE

What was it supposed to do? papers were not to be open to the However, it also failed because of real What next? The Haringey Development Vehicle public, and Lendlease was also allowed unpopularity in the borough due to For the moment, the HDV remains (HDV) was designed to deliver more to grant up to 60% of construction concerns about its structure and the council policy. However, the new than 6,000 new homes on council contracts to its construction arm, and involvement of Lendlease, which was Labour leader of Haringey, Joseph estates and other council land over a charge the joint venture consultancy perceived to have wriggled out of Ejiofor, campaigned against the 15-20 year period in Wood Green, fees. Haringey’s Overview and Scrutiny affordable housing commitments on the HDV and was elected in May on a North Tottenham and Muswell Hill, Committee concluded that the model Heygate Estate in Southwark. manifesto stating an intention to set alongside new schools, health facilities, risked council assets and lacked Haringey Lib Dem group deputy leader up a wholly council-owned housing open spaces and town centres. It was transparency, stating: “What the Liz Morris says: “What happened on the delivery vehicle. also supposed to run employment council, and by extension its tenants Heygate estate had a chilling effect on A council spokesperson said the schemes and community safety and residents, gain from the proposed the entire debate around the HDV. It formal policy could only be changed at a programmes. No specific estates had HDV is far less clear than what it and became totemic of what residents and cabinet meeting, the first of which is been named for the programme, though they stand to lose.” activists hoped to avoid. It was hard to scheduled for late June. the broad Northumberland Park area take the seriously the commitments Jonathan Emery, managing director of had been earmarked. A minimum of Why did it run into trouble? Lendlease made in Haringey.” property at Lendlease, said: “Our 40% of homes were to be affordable In part, this is explained by the issue Paul King, managing director for partnership with Haringey is designed and all existing residents were promised becoming a political football within the sustainability and external affairs at to build more than 6,000 homes and a right to return. Labour Party, with the grassroots Lendlease Europe, said the affordable create more than 20,000 jobs for local support group for Labour leader Jeremy housing contribution at Elephant Park was people. However, we accept new How was it set up? Corbyn, Momentum, campaigning agreed with Southwark council and took councillors may have different views on It was conceived as a 50:50 joint vocally against the scheme promoted by into account large contributions to some of the plans put forward and we venture limited company, in which this Labour council. The party’s National infrastructure also necessary in the scheme. look forward to meeting with the Haringey’s investment of land and Executive Committee in January took “We promised 25% affordable borough’s new leader and cabinet. assets would be matched by the extraordinary step of voting to urge housing and that’s what we are “We want to listen and discuss how Lendlease’s funding and expertise – and Haringey to stop it, ultimately forcing delivering. We haven’t walked away from we can work together to best deliver any profits shared. Board meetings and leader Claire Kober’s resignation. any commitments,” he said. their vision.”

Chris Brown, founder of regeneration dilapidated housing estates. model keeps all the returns in the public sector.” developer Igloo, says: “The politics has changed It’s not hard to see why this idea was attractive, Local campaigners took particular exception to radically. Particularly in Labour authorities, it’s offering the comfort of using experienced private the fact land was being transferred out of council now politically unacceptable to do deals with the sector operators to navigate the necessary ownership into a body that would not be directly private sector. It’s pretty much off the table.” complex commercial arrangements, with half of publicly accountable – branding it a privatisation What Haringey’s next move will be is still the profits still making their way back to the of people’s homes. Former communities unknown, with the new leader of the council council. The HDV had the potential to take some department permanent secretary Bob Kerslake, Joseph Ejiofor only formally taking up his big problems off the council’s hands. now chair of housing association Peabody, says: position last week. But whether or not the deal is But this kind of delivery vehicle is just one of “It’s still possible to do estate regeneration after – as expected – scrapped, the debacle raises many possible structures for delivering affordable Haringey, but there’s going to need to be even major questions about how councils can find housing and regeneration open to authorities better engagement with residents and a credible ways to build affordable housing and regenerate with big housing challenges (see “Housing level of affordable housing offered. Who estates in a changing political environment. delivery models”, overleaf). Pat Hayes, chief ultimately owns the stock is a big issue. executive of Be First, a development vehicle set “If we are going to see movements in ownership Why this model? up and wholly owned by Barking and Dagenham then there will have to be a very strong Haringey’s proposal was to set up a ‡ˆ:‡ˆ joint council, says many of the presumed benefits of justification,” he said. venture company with Lendlease, called the the joint ventures with the private sector are Sentiment around estate regeneration had Haringey Development Vehicle (HDV), into illusory. “Councils are interested in off-setting already been shifting prior to the Haringey row. which the borough would put some council risk, but they often pay very heavily for it. Or they Examples such as Lendlease’s redevelopment of estates and other land. Lendlease was set to give all the upside to the private sector. Our the Heygate Estate in Southwark, where just ™š bring the development experience and funding social rented homes and ‡ˆˆ other “affordable” to deliver the subsequent redevelopments, with homes were included in the ‘,‡ˆˆ home the two sharing the proceeds (see “The Haringey PARTICULARLY IN LABOUR Elephant Park development that replaced Development Vehicle”, above). replaced the ’,’“š social rent homes knocked When it plumped for this route in November AUTHORITIES, IT’S NOW down, had acted to deepen resident cynicism. ‘ˆ’‡, it said that using the HDV would allow POLITICALLY UNACCEPTABLE Igloo’s Brown says: “We’ve often had situations regeneration to happen at a pace and scale not where local authorities’ finance departments have achievable either on its own or through TO DO DEALS WITH THE said ‘we haven’t been maintaining this estate, piecemeal development agreements. The PRIVATE SECTOR. IT’S PRETTY and now we just can’t afford to repair it – we have London Plan requires Haringey to build ’“,ˆˆˆ MUCH OFF THE TABLE to knock it down’. Local people haven’t had any homes over the next ’‡ years, while at the same real consultation, and that’s been a real problem.” time the council was scratching its head over CHRIS BROWN, IGLOO So a push to regenerate estates by Lord how to fund major renewal programmes of its Heseltine during David Cameron’s government » OSSICK / EMPICS ENTERTAINMENT

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splitting them with an outside partner. It would also enable greater flexibility and public accountability as the council would not be tied into a long-term contract, and therefore would able to respond to changing demands.”

ZUMA PRESS / PA IMAGES PRESS / PA ZUMA Hayes, whose Be First company is an example of the model, says: “We’re nationalised, we’re wholly independent. I don’t think there are any downsides to it. The worst case is we don’t make Protesters rallying in as much money as we might hope to. And others September against the can do the same.” He says the company will plan to sell council invest šbn in the borough over the next few housing to the Haringey years, and that only a loss of self confidence in Development Vehicle for local government is preventing more councils demolition and renewal doing the same. That doesn’t mean it is straightforward. First, engagement with local people will actually make councils face constraints on borrowing money HOUSING DELIVERY MODELS local communities more accepting of against their housing stock, despite continued development in the long run, for many in the campaigns for government to loosen the purse Direct public sector delivery – councils delivering private sector this sounds like it will add risk to strings. While some can get round this by using schemes “on balance sheet” directly on council- already risky ventures. the Public Works Loan Board, they still face a owned land. Certainly, Lendlease is thought to be unlikely to challenge in bringing in the necessary expertise recover any of its bidding costs and expenses on to take on the development in a way that allows Wholly owned public vehicle – a company set up and the Haringey scheme, even if the council delivery to start happening quickly. wholly owned by a council with the express purpose unilaterally pulls the plug, and despite being of delivering development, usually on council land. preferred bidder for over a year, because the legal Struggling joint venture entity has not been created. Brown says many of these local authority vehicles Development agreement – a contract is let for a John Bull-Diamond, senior director at are in “start-up mode”, struggling to compete partner to develop sites, either as a strategic consultant GVA, which last year authored a with private sector salaries and making mistakes development partner, where the sites are ultimately paper on housing delivery models for the Future along the way. “Where local authorities are sold on to housebuilders for delivery, or for direct of London think tank, says all this change is creating teams they have struggled. One I saw development. taking its toll on developer appetite. “The private was initially building homes at double the usual sector wants confidence to get on and play its market build cost, because it didn’t have the skills Public/private joint venture – where a council enters part. But recent events have shaken confidence. to know it was being taken advantage of,” he says. into a joint venture with a private firm, often There are a number of schemes where private “There’s a process of shifting the capacity over to combining public land with private finance and sector bidders have pulled out, from formal joint local authorities, which will take some time.” development expertise. This can either be simply a ventures to much more simple schemes. GVA’s Bull-Diamond agrees: “You’d think local contractual joint venture, or a “corporate” joint “The size of the opportunity is still huge. But authorities would be a really good route at the venture, in which a new joint venture company is recent political events have focused private sector moment, but the numbers these housing created (as proposed in Haringey). minds on whether or not they want to bid.” companies are delivering are not that high. All this means that for local authorities, using Councils have got to recognise they haven’t all got Community-led housing – an organisation set up the private sector to help deliver estate the resource and staffing to get it going.” expressly for community benefit is created to regeneration and social housing is both Even if councils do go ahead themselves, this develop out a site. This can either be self-funded or politically and practically harder than ever. But doesn’t mean the private sector will be cut out paid for through a section 106 agreement. with the need for action still there, more and completely – just that the chance to be a strategic more are looking to do it themselves, with partner for a borough across many different sites Camden, Enfield and Sutton all examples of is gone. Bull-Diamond says: “Councils will want » had already stressed the need for regeneration councils going their own ways. to take more responsibility to get projects further only to happen with explicit approval from Some councils are doing this directly “in-house” advanced before engaging with the private sector, existing residents. by employing land and development staff, others to de-risk things more, even if that means Responding to these concerns, incoming are setting up arms-length companies fully employing people or advisers.” London mayor Sadiq Khan consulted in 
 on owned by the council. Indeed, this looks the likely Brown says: “This changes the role of the a new good practice guide for councils outcome in Haringey, where the Labour Party’s private sector. Instead of a local authority undertaking regeneration, and is now proposing manifesto for the borough at the recent local abdicating responsibility, a local authority needs resident ballots be mandatory on schemes where elections said it wanted to “build council housing to take the collaboration with their community to homes will be knocked down. With no significant directly through a company we fully own”. a much further stage. government funding available, estate Councillor Liz Morris, deputy leader of the “Communities don’t have a problem with the regeneration is often only viable in high-value opposition Lib Dem group at Haringey, says this private sector coming in to build within a plan areas of the UK such as London where for-sale idea has cross-party support and a number of the community has come up with. They have a homes can cross-subsidise the re-provision of benefits. “We favour setting up a wholly council- problem with the private sector coming in at the affordable housing, making the mayor a owned development company as the vehicle for beginning before they’ve been consulted.” significant player. regeneration. This allows the council to reinvest Developers may have to get used to this new But while Brown says a more genuine all the profits from the developments rather than way of working.

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Can there ever be another Will Alsop? Will Alsop left behind some bizarre-looking buildings and a heap of brilliant anecdotes – but he also showed us how to put art into architecture. Who will take his place?

ill Alsop – our playful, maverick artist Working with Will was a real pleasure. I was conference rooms and it’s made of leather” Wand rchitect – has gone. It’s a great hired by the developer, Blackfriars, to make replied a straight-faced Will. Creased with sadness to me and an even greater loss sure the projects at Puddle Dock would work laughter, the client asked if it could have chrome to my profession. as offices, so I got a ring-side seat as Will and studs like a biker jacket. “Don’t be silly,” replied Sadness to me because I knew him well. Christophe Egret developed the design. One Will. Then looking him in the eye he told him: We worked together on a couple of projects: week the design for Puddle Dock would have “Some people know me for my boxes, other Palestra, his lovely office block in Southwark, the building made of green copper, the next people for my blobs. You have a box with a blob – and the unbuilt Puddle Dock in the City of week aluminium and so on. One time a cool be happy.” London. My daughter Maxine, having written slate stealth bomber of a box-like structure was This playful exchange must have been one of her Bartlett dissertation on Will’s magnificent presented with a large blob hanging out one thousands in his career, but it belied his genius. Peckham library, went to work and paint with end. “What’s that blob for, and what’s it made Will was highly intelligent, perceptive and a him and is now an associate director with of?” asked the client, a little bemused. “It’s for formidable artist as well as being a great his office, ALL Design. My father-in-law, architect. It’s the combination of these talents Tom Porter, wrote a book on him – The Noise. that made his work so phenomenal. On first sight They became great pals and smoking buddies I thought that the Peckam library was a bit and their wives became enduring friends. Will’s work was not dubious, but when I visited it I realised how So my relationship with Will had many technology as good it was. He raised the youth of Southwark valences – he even asked me once to chair his “ above their normal existence to a magical room practice. When I got back to him, pointing architecture, it was art with huge reading “gourds” and a grandstand out that I actually had my own practice, as architecture, full of form, view of the City. How inspiring that must be. he retorted that it was alright as he had And beneath, he liberated the ground plane found someone better to do the job – Marco colour and wit in the pursuit of (a recurring theme in his work) for ball games Goldschmied. Classic Will! social purpose and a new civic space.

Project monitoring We ask readers to share their visions of the construction industry in 25 years’ time. Here, Blane Perrotton imagines a fairytale come true for the role of project monitor Even the gnarliest and most cynical Because as things stand, project Project monitors developer alike a lot of pain, both characters from the building and monitors are the Cinderellas of the financial and operational. But as things construction industry (and there’s no construction world: overlooked, are the stand, the value of project monitors shortage of them) will be vaguely familiar undervalued and their worth not properly “ Cinderellas of and importance of the role they play with the fairytale of Cinderella. recognised. has yet to be officially recognised in Cinderella, the neglected daughter, Precisely why remains a curiosity. the construction world the industry. shunned by her stepsisters, captivated After all, project monitoring is a Overall, the vast majority of project the heart of Prince Charming at the ball, profession that is critical to ensuring to the tune of tens or even hundreds of monitors today are performing an saw her true worth recognised, and lived developments happen on time, within millions of pounds – are being monitored, excellent job, day in day out, for lenders happily ever after. budget and as frictionlessly as possible project monitoring is a critical layer around the country. It’s simply time Before you think I’ve completely lost – vital given the ongoing supply deficit of protection and plays a vital role in the value of their work was formally the plot, I’m simply saying this is a and volumes of residential properties ensuring that all-important exit. quantified – and recognised. fairytale ending I’d like to see within the currently being built. A poorly monitored project, by Blane Perrotton is managing director project monitoring sector. For the lenders whose funds – often contrast, can cause lender and of surveyor Naismiths

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The same daring intelligence produced We need a new Will, Peter Cook’s Facebook tribute to Will wailed: Toronto’s Sharp Centre, floating above an “Now we are left with the drearies”. And he existing building like a black-and-white monolith a paint splattered, might be right. Who now is going to bring us a straight out of 2001: A Space Odyssey. These are “ irreverent, clever Barnsley Tuscan Hill Town with its colourful his two masterpiece built works. necklace of buildings as a new town wall? Who His work was the antidote to Foster. Not that new Will of a new generation will bring us a Heliport Heights, a corten-clad I dislike Norman’s work, I like it a lot – but not sausage hovering in mid-air, or the educational all architecture can be lightweight structure conference centre just being assembled at and neoprene gaskets. Will’s work was not Queen Mary university in London, which may be technology as architecture, it was art as called “Neuron Pod” but resembles nothing so architecture, full of form, colour and wit in the much as a hairy pig? Precious few, I fear, save pursuit of social purpose. Surprisingly, he was Richard Rogers-designed Pompidou Centre perhaps Peter Cook’s own studio, Crab. never afraid to discuss his proposals with the as much as Peter Cook’s Archigram ever did. I think we need a new Will, a paint splattered, “ordinary locals” and, charmingly, he spent Will walked in Cedric’s footsteps and exceeded irreverent, clever new Will of a new generation. many a morning painting with psychiatric his master’s achievements, like all good Architecture is not just a commodity, not patients in Kensington and Chelsea hospital. pupils should. just a technology, not just an urban politeness Engagement with real people held no fear But where is the successor to Will? Is British to keep the planners happy. Architecture for him. architecture to be left in the hands of the needs to be art too, needs to be playful and The architecture profession needs someone hi-tech Lords and their acolytes, along with the witty, needs to be colourful, needs to be like Will Alsop, who disrupts and challenges politeness of Allies and Morrison and their like? unexpected and needs to raise our spirits. what we think is possible, or sensible. Before Or the dullness of the architects who carpet Will the next Will Alsop please step forward? Will there was Cedric Price, whose eclectic bomb massive housing developments with Jack Pringle is principal and EMEA regional director brilliance informed the Renzo Piano and brick structures devoid of culture or content? at Perkins+Will

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The skills shortage is here and the time to act is now Gavin Hamblett is managing director of Prater

The lack of suitably skilled Internal training in career events across the UK, it’s graduates to plug the skills gap. personnel entering the academies disheartening that those from the The construction industry is still construction industry has the “ construction industry are still very at the early stages of a long, digital capacity to derail any specialist are a key part much in the minority – especially journey. But it is happening. Time contractors’ growth in the current of any future-proofing representatives from main and needs to be invested to develop market. The industry spends a lot strategy – expanding the specialist contractors. the specialist resource required. of time talking about the practical As specialist contractors, there is In recent years the industry has skills shortage and the need for a company skillset a duty to ensure that the younger focused its search externally, trained workforce onsite; however, generation are educated on all that looking to recruit individuals new the issue is all-encompassing – the construction industry can offer to the sector, missing out on the affecting every facet of what we do, Those with the ability to lead the them – celebrating the extensive potential development of those both on- and offsite. necessary change must do so. range of career paths available. currently working in construction. There is an expert skillset within We fully endorse the findings of The exciting progress being made Internal training academies are the industry that is being eroded by Mark Farmer’s government report, within digital construction can a key part of any future-proofing retirement. In order to counteract aptly titled Modernise or Die, and be a useful tool when discussing strategy, not just for graduate it, specialist contractors need to believe that specialist contractors the future of construction with a programmes but to inspire and proactively invest both time and can no longer neglect the younger audience. However, the progress existing employees – money to feed their businesses opportunities available, via schools necessary resource required in expanding the company skillset to from the bottom up. Waiting for and universities, to speak candidly this area needs to be addressed the best of its ability. the government to spark change about the industry to a younger imminently – and it cannot simply Read the rest of this blog online at just isn’t going to cut it any more. audience. Actively participating be left to school leavers and www.building.co.uk

The homes hidden in plain sight Tim Young is a partner in John Rowan and Partners

The fact that the UK has a housing The subject our experience one of the biggest have pressure to deliver homes crisis is sadly not new, neither is of unused challenges to the development of and understandably their focus the debate which rages around it. “ these spaces comes down to the is on larger-scale projects. Due While the basic issue is that we space has departmental structure of many to the nature of “hidden homes”, simply haven’t built enough homes been discussed before, local authorities and registered these projects tend to be smaller, to meet demand, people are still but it is still not being providers. The responsibility for management-intensive and can arguing whether it is down to poor developing these sites falls between stretch the limited resource of the planning, land banking, rising taken seriously the development and asset development team. land prices or the reliance on a management teams – leading to The building of new homes on small number of large developers. them being missed. “free” land should be a no-brainer And I think we all know what the before, but it is still not being For the asset management and worth the effort. These secret answer is: all of the above. taken seriously. Opportunities to team, the focus is on the efficient sites can deliver new homes at zero While I don’t have the solution get people into homes are being management of their housing cost, and improve asset performance to fix the housing crisis, there is missed. I believe that hidden stock and achieving high levels and resident satisfaction. While a certainly a missed opportunity in within the large housing portfolios of resident satisfaction. And challenge, they are already well London to deliver more housing of London’s 33 local authorities any change, be it regeneration, connected to the community and in the future by identifying the and multiple registered providers is rooftop development or infill make use of the existing local shops hidden plots scattered across the ability to increase the housing schemes, can cause residents’ and transport links. the boroughs. The subject of stock by 5–10%. satisfaction to drop. In contrast Read the rest of this blog online at unused space has been discussed So what’s stopping them? In to this, the development team www.building.co.uk

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STACY WALSH ROSENSTOCK / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO AGAIN? IT HAPPEN COULD figures what they have learned Hamish Champasks key construction be better placedtorespond effectively? and ifanother downturn strikes, will we has theindustrychangedinresponse – Ten years onfrom thecrash of 

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he UK construction industry has seen its was going to end,” says Beechey. “A lot of projects share of ups and downs. And with human which were in the concept stage simply got INVESTMENT DRIED UP, Tnature being what it is, the downs tend turned off . Developers lost confi dence. Architects TENDER PRICES SLUMPED, to be more memorable. Construction, along and designers were in a right mess. It was a with other sectors in the UK economy, was complete meltdown, and probably the most CONTRACTORS WERE hit by the recession of the early 
s and got distressing time of my career.” EFFECTIVELY BUYING WORK knocked about a bit more when troubled times One of those suff ering architects was Jack AND PEOPLE PANICKED rolled around again a decade later. The industry Pringle, founder of Pringle Brandon, now Perkins suff ered, but most people had seen it all before + Will. “When the Lehman news came through MARK LACEY, ALINEA and worked their way through it. But when I immediately thought ‘it’s going to take fi ve years the next downturn hit in 

, few had ever to get over this’. I knew it would be big because, experienced anything on that scale. having worked with some large banks, I knew Its roots lay in the fl akey subprime lending how important the banking sector is to an skilled people left the industry after 

.” markets, which had begun to wobble dangerously economy. It was clearly going to be catastrophic,” Richard Steer, chairman of consultant Gleeds, a year earlier. Things went completely pear- he says. Pringle says his fi rm “drew in its horns, agrees. “We all recognise that economies can be shaped with the collapse of Lehman Brothers, stopped recruiting, and didn’t replace people who cyclical, but what was new was the depth and the US investment bank, in September 

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 crash. It was a very diffi cult bank’s demise sent a fi nancial shockwave around Another designer, Paul Monaghan of time and wasn’t restricted to the UK. The Middle the world, plunging the global economy into a architecture practice AHMM, remembers how East fell off a cliff , and we let ¦
people go in tailspin from which it took years to recover. the crash “happened very quickly”. Two major Spain. You cut training spend, which saves Now, 
years after Lehman Brothers went client jobs the fi rm was working on were put on money but can be expensive in the longer term bust – ushering in a period of corporate hold and more than a dozen staff from the fi rm’s when you’re trying to make up for lost time. The belt-tightening, projects being binned, fi rms 

-strong team had to be let go. Monaghan boom before 

 meant there was a lot of talent going under, thousands of job losses and an recalls how distressing it was to take such a step. that walked away to do other things.” economic Götterdämmerung few had ever seen “Acting quickly buys you more time, [but] it was Some may have walked away, but many were – Building decided to ask some of the sector’s deeply unpleasant and you want to do things simply shown the door. Noble Francis, economic leading lights what the experience was like for sensitively,” he says. director at the Construction Products them, and crucially what, if any, lessons the Economic jitters had surfaced in 

¥, driven in Association, believes nearly half a million people industry has learned. part by the aforementioned subprime situation lost their jobs in the years following the crash. and more general bank concerns about the value And as he says (“Bouncing back”, overleaf), each Shock and meltdown of mortgages on their books. Things wobbled recession dumps around a fi fth of construction Wates’ strategy director Steve Beechey, then at dangerously in February 

 when UK bank workers onto the street, never to return to the Laing O’Rourke, was sitting in Canary Wharf on Northern Rock had to be nationalised after it industry. Small wonder there is a skills shortage. a sunny morning in September 

 when news proved unable to pay back billions in loans taken of Lehman Brothers’ collapse was broadcast on out through global money markets, prompting Housebuilders the “ticker” that wraps its way around Cabot the fi rst run on a UK bank in ¦
years. But Along with the rest of the sector, housebuilders Place East. “I was working on some PFI projects despite the general twitchiness, many people suff ered in the immediate aftermath of 

, as at the time and I remember thinking the world were still predicting a “soft landing”, according to house prices collapsed and investor confi dence Alinea partner Mark Lacey, then at Davis plummeted. Analyst Tony Williams of Building Langdon. “But that all changed with Lehman Value says: “Listed fi rms like Taylor Wimpey and Brothers. Investment dried up, tender prices Barratt become penny stocks. Market slumped, contractors were eff ectively buying capitalisation for the housebuilders fell from work and people panicked.” nearly ¯°bn [before the crash] to around ¯±bn. The slump in confi dence partly stemmed from We had writedowns and rights issues.” a reining-in of lending by the banks – several of Nowadays things are very diff erent: “The which were being propped up by the Labour housebuilding sector is much better managed,” government in order to prevent the country’s says Williams, who notes that last year the sector fi nancial system from going into complete was worth a whopping ¯±±bn, as demand for freefall. No lending meant no development, homes rose faster than fi rms could build them. which for the construction industry meant no “There’s no debt; they’re generally cash positive business and no income. and can aff ord big payouts to investors,” he adds. One major project threatened by the fi nancial “And we’ve now got four housebuilders in the belt-tightening was Sellar’s Shard in central FTSE 

. We’ve never had that.” London, on which construction work started in Cenkos Securities’ analyst Kevin Cammack March 

, just as the crisis began to really bite. notes that housebuilding since the crash has Luckily the state of Qatar stepped in to save the been a diff erent ball game from contracting project. Flan McNamara was construction – contractors didn’t feel the pain of the crash at director on the scheme, which would become for fi rst. But competition among contractors as a while Europe’s tallest building. He recalls: projects dried up, all scrabbling for work, facing “People on site were defi nitely worried, rising costs and loading debt onto their balance wondering if they’d have a job, what their sheets, have led to where we are now, with some long-term prospects were. It was very hard to companies teetering on the edge of insolvency or answer those questions at the time. A lot of – like Carillion – going bust altogether. » JEFF MOORE / PA IMAGES

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» Cammack argues: “Firms talk about being more disciplined in terms of debt, of tendering THE ANSWER IS TO BE A Bouncing back? and so on, but it remains to be seen if they will BALANCED BUSINESS WITH back words with action. There is still far too Noble Francis on the much debt being carried by companies that are NOT TOO MUCH EXPOSURE economics of recession asset-free businesses.” He points to the example TO ANY ONE SECTOR of Carillion, whose management was savaged in AND MONITOR A CLIENT’S Measured by gross value added, UK construction a damning report from MPs recently. activity fell by 17.1% between the fi rst quarter A key sectoral casualty in the wake of the ­­€ FINANCIAL POSITION, JUST of 2008 and the second quarter of 2009 – three crash was the cancellation by the newly elected AS THEY ARE PROBABLY times the fall the UK economy as a whole suffered in coalition government of the Building Schools for the downturn and in a shorter time. From the fourth the Future (BSF) programme in ­†­. A number MONITORING YOURS quarter of 2009 until the same period in 2011 there of fi rms had benefi ted from the multi-billion- STEVE BEECHEY, WATES was a short period of recovery, but this was not pound scheme to build and refurbish UK schools, sustained and construction activity fell into including Willmott Dixon. But it wasn’t perfect, recession again – what economists call a “dead cat according to the fi rm’s Rick Willmott. “The bounce” – before the sustained recovery kicked in closure of the BSF was a blow in one sense, but it selling them back to the private sector at some from midway through 2012. was expensive. You’d spend ’†m in getting to point for a profi t.” When recession hits, major contractors respond by planning with a ’“­m project. It was good for Better communication between client and bidding lower for contracts, leading to lower or even volumes, but it was also hard-fought and contractor is also key, says John Morgan, whose negative margins. They also keep a greater expensive.” Today things are “radically better”, he fi rm Morgan Sindall held onto turnover proportion of retentions and extend payment terms. says, with “a far more transparent and immediately after ­­€ but initially saw margins SMEs are more reliant on cash fl ow and less able to collaborative relationship with the customer, take a hit. So too is having a robust fi nancial fi nd other sources of fi nance, especially once the whether that’s the government, universities or position. He says: “We put our hands up and banks reduce lending to construction, as happened housing associations”. sorted out our books very quickly. Clients in the recession. As a result, the effects of declining want to see a strong balance sheet – as does demand on SMEs are exacerbated. The construction Where are we headed? the supply chain. People want to know the industry lost 481,000 employees, more than one in So, might such a crash as happened a business is going to survive. Plus, you’ve fi ve people in the industry, and employment yet to decade ago occur again in the got to identify opportunities and identify climb back to the level of 10 years ago. foreseeable future? Simon Rawlinson, them quickly.” In terms of what construction learned, the strategic director at consultant Arcadis Alinea’s Lacey agrees: “Clients and business model has developed to deal with the – and who was with Davis Langdon in contractors are more alive to the data volatility in demand in part by main contractors ­­€ – doesn’t think so. “While there is they can get nowadays. Clients can’t cutting loose subcontractors when work is scarce. plenty to concern people about the chase prices down to the bottom, However, the industry loses about 20% of its state of the global and domestic plus they want certainty that a employees each recession to other industries and it economy right now – the project will be fi nished on time. does not get these people back, so we consistently sustainability of China’s economy, They want to understand what suffer from a lack of skills. If demand is volatile then Brexit, local asset prices, the ability they are getting.” the business models need to deal with it so the focus of the UK consumer to keep the But if things might not get as bad is on fl exibility, rather than effi ciency or quality. wheels of the domestic economy as ­­€ again, there is always scope Government accounts for more than one-quarter turning by spending more and for another dip, says Wates’ of construction as a client and has a key role to play more – there isn’t the systemic Beechey, who believes there is a by investing for the long term and counter-cyclically, problem of subprime debt there greater than ž­Ÿ chance of offsetting as much as possible the effects of the fall was back in ­­™-­€.” another recession in the next two in private sector demand – rather than exacerbating And, Rawlinson says, current to three years. “It won’t be as the volatility by cutting capital investment when activity levels in both housing serious as ­­€, more of a recession hits. and infrastructure are healthy. correction than falling off a cliff . If construction demand were less volatile then we But if there was a serious The answer is to be a balanced would have a more sustainable industry, retaining slowdown again? “The business with not too much essential skills in the industry. Firms would then be government has the power to exposure to any one sector – more confi dent about investing for a long-term rate boost things; mend and monitor a client’s of return that would improve productivity and quality, roads, increase local fi nancial position, just as they employing directly rather than subcontracting and employment,” he says. are probably monitoring upskilling the workforce. “It could, if it chose to, yours.” Noble Francis is economic director at the build homes for rental, Finally, Perkins + Will’s Construction Products Association Pringle urges people to hone their observational skills. To celebrate 175 years of the “The lesson from ­­€? magazine, we are looking Take something like that backwards in time at the Work on the Shard started seriously. Keep your radar lessons of history, as well as ahead at the as the crisis began to bite; going. Get your panicking fast-changing landscape. For more Building Your the state of Qatar stepped in early. It’s no use doing Future articles go to www.building.co.uk

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WHAT LIES he sudden discovery of medieval caves Tbeneath a construction site would typically halt building work. The implications of such an important archaeological find could BENEATH have a profound impact on both the build When construction of Nottingham Trent University’s programme and costs, which are often borne by new Confetti Digital Media Hub revealed medieval caves the contractor or client. But in the construction of Nottingham’s new beneath the ground, the project team had to work quickly Confetti Digital Media Hub, the discovery of one to protect the find and get the job done – before the of the city’s oldest caves thankfully occurred students arrived. Amanda Birch reports before building work had begun. The incredible find did, however, require a rapid rethink of the proposed piling methodology for the building’s foundations.

Project The new . ­m seven-storey education centre designed by Allan Joyce Architects will provide headquarters for the Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, following its partnership with Nottingham Trent University. It became a design-and-build project at stage four of the contract after planning permission was granted and the procurement of the principal contractor was conducted via an OJEU-compliant,

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The discovery of two medieval manmade caves (left) in the ground beneath added 
, to the cost of building the .
m education centre (right) the Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies and Nottingham Trent University, designed by Allan Joyce Architects

two-stage tender process and a JCT design-and- project manager at Nottingham Trent University. ever spent on site, the structural engineer had build  contract with amendments. “We had originally allowed for a watching brief a rather more mixed reaction. There was a hard deadline of September  [for an archaeologist] during demolition [of a “My initial reaction was one of frustration, for the project to complete, because the centre former office building], but once the Victorian but the timing of the cave discovery was quite had to be ready for its first student intake. and Georgian foundations were uncovered, then fortuitous because it happened while we were out A decision was made to clear the site with a medieval trenches and finally the caves, this to tender,” says Paterson. “It did still mean that generous gap before construction started because turned into Ž weeks. We were very lucky as this we had to work quickly to adapt the design so of the high risk of discovering archaeological didn’t impact on the programme, but there was that it didn’t have a significant impact on the remains in the ground – which in retrospect was an additional cost.” construction programme.” an enlightened move. The extra cost of “  , was borne by the As the foundation walls of the demolished “There was always this window of a few months client, who had initially set aside “ , for existing building were grubbed out, the site began where the site was going to be left empty after the enabling works and watching brief. to reveal layers of history. These included various demolition, waiting for the procurement and “From a risk mitigation point of view we always square brick pit structures, mostly believed to be principal contractor to start,” says Marc Preite, put in a large contingency budget against most of Victorian and Georgian, an oven/kiln and a our projects, particularly when dealing with hand-carved spiral stair found to be in excellent underground works,” says Preite. “In Nottingham condition. The steps of the staircase were capped WE HAD TO WORK QUICKLY you just don’t know what you’re going to find, with Victorian brickwork to provide a more even TO ADAPT THE DESIGN especially as there are so many [manmade] caves and durable set of treads and risers. in the area.” SO THAT IT DIDN’T HAVE A Price & Myers structural engineer Sam Medieval artefacts SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE Paterson had been appointed at stage two of At the base of the stairs, the project team CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME the contract to collaborate with the architect in discovered two hand-dug sandstone caves, order to progress the project through planning which were found to contain archaeologically SAM PATERSON, PRICE & MYERS – and unlike Preite, who describes the discovery significant medieval artefacts, including of the caves as “the coolest Ž weeks” he has fragments of pottery that suggested the site was »

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Above, left: Excavations in progress

Above, right: In the caves was found a -year-old well

Right: Artefacts found included an unopened flagon of -year-old beer

Opposite page, top: A hand-carved spiral staircase was found leading down to the caves

Opposite page, bottom: The steps of the staircase were topped with Victorian brickwork to strengthen them

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» possibly once home to a medieval kiln and a -year-old well. A narrow passage located in the centre of the first, smaller cave opens out to a larger cave, considered to be one of Nottingham’s oldest, which features a sandstone pillar to support the cave’s roof. The original use of the caves is still subject to research, but it is believed that the smaller cave went on to be used in the late  s as a beer cellar for a pub called the Woodlark, which then occupied the site. A sealed flagon full of beer over  years old was discovered here. According to Scott Lomax, city archaeologist at Nottingham council, the discovery of a well containing „th- and  th-century pottery is highly significant, because it demonstrates that part of the cave fell out of use during that period. “This area of the city centre has never been archaeologically excavated,” says Lomax. “Lying immediately outside the medieval defences [old city walls], the excavation has provided important new information about what was happening immediately outside the town up to years ago. This site is the most significant to be excavated in the city centre in more than a decade.”

Protection Given the great importance of the caves and their had to be adapted to be positioned away from the that was the most challenging aspect of the location beneath the new building, Price & Myers caves and embedded into solid sandstone that project for Price & Myers. Paterson says it was a had to assess whether the proposed foundation could sustain the loads. combination of the very tight time scale and design was sound and would not damage the “We adapted the layout of the piles to avoid the resolving the first-floor “. m cantilever that cave complex. The structural engineer had caves,” says Paterson. “What we didn’t want was supports the upper floors of the building. The always planned to adopt a piled solution because to start building a pile that was half in the wall of caves’ existence did not impact on that tight the site was covered with a very thick layer of a cave or half not in the cave. We then designed a deadline of September, because the schedule had rubble, which was not suitable for foundations to suspended ground floor slab that rested on the time already built in for archaeological bear on to. But the discovery of the caves meant piles and spanned over the caves.” investigations. that the location of the reinforced concrete piles About ’ piles were drilled into the sandstone The caves have been filled with sand left over across the approximate “m wide by „m long from the excavations of the sandstone but could site, using the continuous flight auger process, be accessed in the future if deemed necessary which is virtually silent and vibration free. through a concrete floor panel featuring a special Each pile generally measured „ mm in joint allowing it to be easily removed. Preite is diameter and varied in length from „m up to pleased with the way what could have been a . m. At the top of each pile rests a pile cap or major problem has been managed. “The block of reinforced concrete. The suspended generous amount of time we set aside for the ground floor, which is composed of a grid of excavation enabled the archaeologists to work reinforced concrete beams standing on the pile in a very timely, careful and controlled manner,” caps and in-situ concrete slabs laid between the he says. “Usually, we’re under pressure from beams, spans over the caves. contractors and developers, but this project allowed us, as a city archaeologist said, to do Concrete frame one of the best processed archaeology digs in The building’s frame is also fully exposed modern history.” concrete, with all the soffits and walls being of the same material. Specifying concrete for the PROJECT TEAM building’s structure was a joint decision between Client Confetti Media Group and Nottingham Trent University the architect and engineer. Architect Allan Joyce Architects Structural engineer Price & Myers “On the one hand, it was an aesthetic decision Contractor Stepnell by the architect and on the other, it was a M&E consultant Waterman Building Services structural decision by us,” says Paterson. “It was Construction project manager Gleeds absolutely the most appropriate material for the Quantity surveyor and employer’s agent Pulse Associates structural design that the architect was after.” Sustainability consultant Focus Consultants Surprisingly, it wasn’t rethinking the building’s Archaeologist Trent & Peak Archaeology foundations following the discovery of the caves Nottingham city archaeologist Scott Lomax

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If the new BIM mandates are causing concern for you or your practice, never fear! Today we are going to bust five myths related to BIM Level 2 — by showing you how Vectorworks power user bpr architects successfully completed a project working entirely in 3D. PROPOSED VIEW FROM CAR PARK | IMAGE COURTESY OF bpr architects.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT bpr AND THE PROJECT MYTH 1: BIM TAKES AWAY FROM THE CREATIVE DESIGN PROCESS

Led by Directors Paul Beaty-Pownall and Steve Cowell, bpr BY DESIGNING COMPLETELY IN 3D YOU CAN architects specialises in three core sectors: higher education, rail ENHANCE YOUR VISION, NOT DETRACT FROM IT. stations, and regeneration. In response to the UK government The Ritterman Building was built on a vacant part of campus mandate for the use of 3D BIM on all public projects by 2016, composed of a steep, grassy bank. With the help of Vectorworks, bpr moved quickly to keep pace with the requirements. As part bpr could see the potential of the space and better visualise of its compliance strategy, bpr began using Vectorworks almost how the building could tie into the rest of the University’s exclusively to maintain consistency across projects. The pilot layout. By designing and drawing within one software program, project for this task was the Ritterman Building, a five-story the process felt natural and not constricting. The practice teaching space for long-standing client Middlesex University. was also able to see buildings in a realistic context.

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When designing and planning the Ritterman Building, bpr greatly relied on the import/export function. By being able to share different types of files with the various engineers involved in the project, the team was able to progress through their design plans at a faster pace. For this particular project, bpr took the different file formats they received, exported them into IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) and coordinated in a federated model (using Tekla). THE RITTERMAN BUILDING | IMAGE COURTESY OF bpr architects.

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Stephanie Canham Why not sign up for the use of early intervention and confl ict avoidance methods to nip costly disputes in the bud? TIME TO TAKE THE PLEDGE

e are all only too aware of the costs potentially expensive, if carried through to its HAVING A SKILLED PANEL Wassociated with disputes in the conclusion – ascending scale of such processes, AVAILABLE ON PERMANENT construction industry, even where is: without-prejudice discussion and negotiation STANDBY, ABLE TO ACT FAST traditional methods of resolving them have (no lawyers); mediation; adjudication (often been eschewed in favour of attempts to without extensions of time), followed by AND WITH A HIGH LEVEL OF nip issues in the bud, such as contractually arbitration or litigation. TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, agreeing to escalation of negotiation procedures Recent experience of large and commercially and facilitative mediation. In an attempt to infl uential bodies in the infrastructure sector ENABLES EARLY RESOLUTION address some of the diffi culties, a diff erent such as Network Rail and Transport for London, OF PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY approach is now being heralded. In the spirit of which have used confl ict avoidance and early promoting goodwill among all those involved intervention methods to bring parties to the table TRANSFORM INTO FULLY in construction projects, a number of industry at an early stage of a potential dispute, has led to FLEDGED DISPUTES bodies have recently teamed up with two major the setting up of the Confl ict Avoidance Coalition employers to launch the Confl ict Avoidance Steering Group (CACSG), which is responsible Pledge (CAP). While this is all (so far) being done for devising the CAP. Members include the RICS, on a voluntary basis, it chimes well with the RIBA, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the growing use in construction contracts of clauses Institution of Civil Engineers, the International requiring parties to “discuss and negotiate” fi rst Chamber of Commerce UK, the Dispute before embarking on a more formal stage of Resolution Board Foundation and the Chartered the dispute resolution process. A typical – and Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors.

Kieran Binnie explains how interim payment applications can be used to recover damages in advance DAMAGES ON ACCOUNT

You would be forgiven for thinking that Water ingress occurred in 2012 and and structural integrity, and the remedial fallen from favour in building disputes. It contractors should fi nd little comfort in spot inspections identifi ed a number of works contractor had priced solutions to does, however, remain a powerful tool. Triuva Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft defects in the cladding system. each of these. With a trial date not yet Essentially, an application under this vs Galliford Try Construction (UK) Ltd. In Remedial works began in 2015, confi rmed but expected to be at least provision asks the court to fi nd that the fact, this recent case offers contractors comprising detailed investigations and 12 months away, Triuva made an claimant will recover “a substantial a powerful means of stepping down implementation of a remedial scheme. application to the court under civil amount of money (other than costs)” at claims to their subcontractors which are A year later proceedings were procedure rule CPR 25(1)(1)(k), seeking trial and to award a payment on account. ultimately responsible for defective issued against Galliford Try, which in an interim payment from Galliford Try in The facts in Triuva relate to a property works or design. turn commenced a claim against its respect of the remedial costs relating to owner making an application against a The background to the Triuva case will cladding subcontractor, Alumet specifi c defects. contractor under a collateral warranty, be familiar to anyone who has Systems (UK) Ltd. But then there was a and the court’s approach in this case experienced a defects claim. The claim twist. By late 2016 the defect The power of interim payments demonstrates that contractors face a concerned a 10-storey offi ce block in investigation had identifi ed systemic Following the widespread adoption of signifi cant risk of being ordered to pay a Birmingham, constructed by Galliford cladding and curtain walling defects adjudication to provide swift dispute damages in advance of trial. However, Try under a design and build contract. relating to weathertightness, fi re safety, resolution, the use of CPR 25.1(1)(k) has the same strategy is equally applicable

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avoidance mechanisms into projects with the aim of identifying, controlling and managing potential confl ict, whilst preventing the need for formal, adversarial dispute resolution procedures. We commit our resources to embedding these into our projects. Q We commit to working proactively to avoid confl ict and to facilitate early resolution of potential disputes. Q We commit to developing our capability in the early identifi cation of potential disputes and in the use of confl ict avoidance measures. QWe will promote the value of collaborative working to prevent issues developing into disputes. QWe commit to work with our industry partners to identify, promote and utilise confl ict avoidance In its current (-) programme of upgrade The disadvantage is the risk of being bound by a mechanisms.” work, Network Rail has used dispute avoidance result that might have been diff erent had RICS has recently announced that some ‘ panels to provide reports whose focus is to alert professional legal representation been engaged. bodies in the construction industry have signed parties to potential problems and ways to resolve Other recognised forms of early intervention the CAP, which records a public commitment to them; they do not include either binding or and/or resolution processes are: promoting co-operation between contracting non-binding recommendations. Having a skilled QEarly neutral evaluation (ENE) parties. To promote this aim, the CACSG is panel available on permanent standby, able to act QUse of dispute boards, both dispute review developing a set of guidance manuals explaining fast and with a high level of technical expertise, boards and dispute adjudication boards. Dispute the value of confl ict avoidance techniques and enables early resolution of problems before they boards are widely used in the US, and now more the practicalities of how to implement them. transform into fully fl edged disputes. There are frequently in a range of international building The pledge has been open for signature since cost implications, but these are more than made projects. In the UK they were used in the Channel November •. It will be interesting to see up for by the saved costs of dispute resolution Tunnel and the London  Olympic projects. whether signifi cant actors in the public sector (almost inevitably much more substantial). QEvaluative mediation (as opposed to simple decide – as a matter of public policy evidencing As part of its own extensive refurbishment “facilitative” mediation). good practice – to sign up. Equally interesting will works, Transport for London has adopted a The actual terms of the pledge are as follows: be to see how many of the major contractors in confl ict avoidance process whereby diff erences “We believe in collaborative working and the use the private sector sign up. For all parties in a are resolved at an early stage by the parties’ of early intervention techniques throughout the confl ict situation, prevention is a more attractive directors and/or managers, not by lawyers. This supply chain, to try to resolve diff erences of proposition than cure. helps in retaining good commercial relationships, opinion before they escalate into disputes. We Stephanie Canham is national head of projects and and avoids or signifi cantly reduces legal costs. recognise the importance of embedding confl ict construction at Trowers & Hamlins

to contractors seeking recovery of from subcontractors if they have incurred for those heads of claim, so Agreeing that the claimant would damages from their subcontractors, concerns over those subcontractors’ much the better; expert evidence and recover “a substantial amount of money either alongside defending a claim (as in long-term solvency, and applications for factual witness statements can (other than costs)” at trial, the court Triuva) or following the resolution of the interim payment offer a way of managing demonstrate the existence and cause of awarded a payment on account of main action. that insolvency risk. the defects, and identify the costs £300,000 plus costs in respect of There are several benefi ts to this incurred as a consequence of making those defects. Galliford Try made the strategy. First, part of the damages Choose wisely good the defects. The aim is to present a same application against Alumet and claim will be paid in advance of trial, Not all claims are appropriate for an clear picture to the court that the was able to recover the same sums as resulting in the early recovery of that application for interim payment, and the defects and costs are obvious, and that awarded to Triuva, without sustaining element of the loss and mitigating the court is unwilling to allow the application the claim will be successful should it any loss itself. cash fl ow pressures of protracted hearing to be used as a “mini trial”. It is reach trial. The main proceedings and the Part 20 litigation. Second, a successful therefore important to select heads of And so in Triuva the Technology and claim between Galliford Try and Alumet application for interim payment claim for your application which allow Construction Court found that, on the subsequently settled before trial. indicates that the court believes the the court to make a quick decision on evidence before it, there was no defence Whether the use of CPR 25.1(1)(k) applicant will be successful at trial, liability and quantum. to the defects arising from water becomes more common remains to be which increases the likelihood of Careful selection of which heads of ingress, fi re stopping, defective fi xings seen, but this case is a reminder of some favourable settlement, whether by claim should go into the application is and missing anti-rotation pins, and of the strategies open to claimants negotiation or mediation. necessary, preferably by setting out inadequate thermal insulation. The pursuing defect claims. Finally, contractors that face defects defects for which there is only a weak claimant was able to satisfy the court as Kieran Binnie is a solicitor and claims arising out of subcontracted defence and also a high degree of to the existence of those defects, that construction law expert at Anthony works packages may not want to wait certainty over the related costs. they fell within Galliford Try’s contractual Collins Solicitors, which acted for for trial before recovering their losses If the likely remedial costs have been obligations, and the consequent costs. Triuva in the case

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TRACKER APRIL 2018 Activity increased across all sectors compared with March, and most of all in civil engineering. Tender prices are also still on the rise, but new orders are growing more slowly. Experian Economics reports

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The total activity index continued to improve in 64 Leading activity indicator 65.00 Employment April, gaining two points over March’s figure at  points. Repair and maintenance activity, on the other hand, contracted for a third consecutive 57 58.75 month, with the index losing four points to stand at , the lowest since May . 50 52.50 Activity increased across all sectors, with the residential activity index gaining two points to ,

while the non-residential index gained four 43 46.25 points to ­€. The civil engineering index saw the biggest improvement, of  points, reaching a 36 40.00 seven-month high of ­­. AJJMAMFJDNOSA AMFJDNOSAJJM Both orders and tender inquiries remained in 2017 2018 2017 2018 positive territory in April, despite slippage in their Tender prices indices. The orders index dropped four points to The activity index continued climbing 75.00 return to its February figure of ­. The tender further into positive territory in April, enquiries index ticked down by one point to ­. reaching a seven-month high of 58 points. 66.25 Sectoral orders remained robust, though two It gained two points over the past month sectors saw a drop in their indices. Both the and is expected to remain close to its residential orders index and the civil engineering current level in the next couple of months. 57.50 index lost five points each, to ­€ and  Thereafter, it is expected to slow gradually respectively. The non-residential orders index, but remain comfortably above the however, remained unchanged at ˆ points. no-growth bound. 48.75 The tender enquiry indices suggest growth in all sectors for a fourth consecutive month. Civil 40.00 Q Residential Q Non-residential AMFJDNOSAJJM engineering rose  points to ; non-residential Q Civil engineering 2017 2018 gained three points to ­ˆ. Residential, however, fell seven points back to its February level of ­. 80 Tender prices remained on the expansionary 70

side, with the index gaining two points to ­, 60 marking its st consecutive month above ­. Employment prospects remained positive for 50 the ninth month in a row. The index stayed 40

steady at , the highest since November . 30 The share of agents facing constraints in April 20 decreased, with ˆŽ reporting no constraints on activity, a five percentage point improvement on 10

March. Insufficient demand was again the lead 0 constraining factor, cited by €Ž of respondents. Financial constraints came in next at ˆŽ, rising Orders Orders Activity Orders Tenders Activity Activity Tenders from sixth to second most significant factor. Tenders Employment Employment Employment

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There has been a slight shift in the reported dynamics in labour costs over the last three months for the 59 Scotland residential and non-residential sectors. The structure moved towards the lower bounds, with the share of 60 Northern Ireland respondents reporting cost growth exceeding 7.5% shrinking from 36% to 12%. Just under two-thirds (65%) of the agents estimated changes to be within 66 North-east 2.6-5%, and roughly 15% reported labour cost growth of below 2.5%. There were also participants, 50 North-west though quite few (3% of the respondents), that even saw a decrease in costs (relative to none in January). Similar shifting towards lower cost growth bounds 65 Yorkshire and was also seen in civil engineering. In January all Humberside respondents in the sector reported labour costs changing by rates within the 2.6-5% margins. In April, the same cost growth category was reported by a third 49 Wales of the respondents, while the rest estimated the increase in labour costs to be below 2.5%. 59 East Midlands

100 52 West Midlands

44 East Anglia

75 72 South-east

81 South-west

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Experian’s regional composite indices incorporate improvement, returning to positive territory after 25 current activity levels, the state of order books and nine months of contraction, rising 10 points to 52. the level of tender enquiries received by Conversely, some regions lost points but stayed in contractors to provide a measure of the relative positive territory. Yorkshire and Humberside lost strength of each regional industry. seven points from its index to 65, while the East Most regions remained in positive territory in Midlands index similarly fell by six points to 59. 0 Residential and Civil engineering April, though two were in the negative. The UK Scotland and Northern Ireland lost one and three non-residential composite index improved, with a five-point gain to points respectively, but stood at 59 and 60. < 0% 0%-2.5% 2.6%-5% 57, reflecting positive developments in the regions. The North-west discontinued its negative trend of 5.1%-7.5% >7.6% The South-west remains in the lead, with an index the previous two months, with its index recovering of 81, up from 73 in March. The South-east index to the no-growth boundary. The East of England, also gained momentum, growing by 13 points to 72, however, remained in the red with an index of 44. placing it second, followed by the North-east with Wales was the other region that reported 66 points. The West Midlands’ index saw a marked contraction, after losing four points to arrive at 49.

The survey is conducted monthly among 800 firms throughout the UK and the published in this extract, all of the monthly topics are available by sector, region analysis is broken down by size of firm, sector of the industry and region. The and size of firm. In addition, quarterly questions seek information on materials results are weighted to reflect the size of respondents. As well as the results costs, labour costs and work-in-hand.

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n 17 May, Dame Judith OHackitt published her long- awaited independent review of building regulations and fire safety, prompted by the fire at Grenfell Tower in June last year. In anticipation of its publication, Building magazine – in association with the Business Sprin‡ler Alliance (BSA) – organised a panel discussion, during which experts in architecture, fire safety and insurance talked about what they wanted to see in the report

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It’s clear current building, housing and fire safety legislation are not up to the job of keeping people safe Jane Duncan, RIBA

and how the industr could change to make sure this kind of tragic event never happened again. The conversation ranged from the importance of a chain of accountability in the building process to regulations and the need to consider existing and non-residential buildings alongside new-build structures, with Iain Cox, chair of the BSA, arguing that Grenfell was “a symptom of a widespread and deep-seated malaise” in the industr. An issue that came up repeatedly during the discussions was the need for competency in all those involved in a building project, structures are ambiguous, from client to end-user. If you think how are open to widely varing The panel, from left to right: Tenos As Cox put it: “All those profoundly things interpretation and clearly just director Steve Cooper, FM Global taking action and [creating] have changed, I’m not up to the job of regulating to senior consultant Tom Roche, Building determined policies and making keep people safe,” she said. technical editor Thomas Lane, BSA decisions that can aƒect fire not sure some of The RIBA, she said, had chair Iain Cox, and RIBA fire safety safety must acknowledge their our guidance is approached Hackitt with expert panel chair Jane Duncan individual responsibilities keeping pace recommendations including: and recognise the personal Q The overhaul of procurement competencies required to Tom Roche, FM Global processes, regulations, roles discharge those responsibilities and responsibilities in the within integrity.” construction of complex, day after the Grenfell fire, set the residential buildings; Regs in question tone for the event. Q Greater independent scrutiny Opening the discussion, Jane “It’s clear the current of design and construction; Duncan, former president of building, housing and fire safety Q The prohibition of combustible the RIBA and chair of its expert legislation, and the associated materials in the external walls of panel on fire safety, set up the guidance and compliance high-rise buildings; »

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There are many buildings where it could happen. We can’t just sit here and navel-gaze – we need to do something Jane Duncan, RIBA

» Q A greater role for sprinlers and the requirement for at least two staircases in high and medium-rise buildings. She expressed concern, however, that the review would not have as much of an impact as many people hoped. “I think Hackitt is going to come up with some good su
gestions, but I’m worried about the industr not having the baseline of good way they are used and applied through so, if somebody is too apparent that we have too prescriptive guidance to help us. sometimes isn’t correct. I don’t handing over information light a touch when it comes to Not only do we need to consider have a problem with Approved about risk or fire safety, they verification.” long-term changes that are Document B – I don’t find can’t just hand over a piece of needed, but also the transition it ambiguous or confusing, paper and hope somebody’s got Building control period.” provided it’s used by people who enough information in there to Cooper pointed to the There was some disagreement know what they are doing.” understand the initial thought diminished role of building over the suitability of current process.” control since its privatisation building regulations. “If you Process problems Referring to Hackitt’s interim in the 1980s as a problem that think how profoundly things A related issue dominated the report, published earlier in needed to be addressed. “That’s have changed [over recent years] discussion: the fragmentation of December, she added: “We led to clients tring to seek the in the built environment, I’m the construction process since welcome its discussion on roles, cheapest ser™ice and building not sure some of our guidance is the time when an architect responsibilities and defined control bodies providing the keeping pace,” said Tom Roche, would see a project through duty holders,” adding: “We have cheapest ser™ice they can get senior consultant at property from start to finish, and the to take responsibility – we have away with.” insurer FM Global. “I stru
gle to associated lack of accountability to tell our clients, ‘we are not Duncan also raised the issue see how it can keep pace unless when things go wrong. The going to use that material’ or ‘we of cost-cutting in another you are regularly reviewing speakers argued that a “golden aren’t going to manage with one context: “We need to get rid them and taking account of thread” needed to run through staircase’.” of this ridiculous title ‘value some of those changes.” the construction process – in Cox raised the need for formal engineering’, which in many Cox and Duncan agreed, and the form of a single person sign-overs in the construction cases is either not good value highlighted the particular need who takes responsibility for process, and the need for plans or not good engineering. You to review Approved Document B, decisions made early on. of the final buildings to be get what you pay for, and that which deals with fire safety. “Accountability isn’t a handed over to the occupier. has meant a countr with a But Steve Cooper, director word that gets used much in Meanwhile, Roche argued that lot of recently constructed of fire safety and engineering our industr and perhaps it the system for verifing that buildings inexpertly erected company Tenos, said he believed ought to,” said Duncan. “We what is originally specified is and monitored, with inadequate that British building regulations have to have a complete line eventually delivered needs to maintenance to keep people were “pretty good”. “I think the of accountability all the way be tightened up. “It’s become all safe,” she said. “All parts of

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A member of the audience asks the panel a question regarding the discussion

Both Roche and the BSA’s Cox noted that the report was conspicuously silent on non-residential buildings. “Although the concentration on high-rise residential buildings is understandable, and appropriate, it is unfortunate that this is not widened further,” Cox said. “I am also disappointed that property protection was not considered – this does not make sense when the cost of fire is rising.” He felt, however, that the direction of travel was right. “It’s strategically sound but provides a route to a solution rather than the solutions that we need now.” Tenos’ Cooper was broadly the industr need to bail out could happen. We can’t just sit regulations and said its failure positive: “Generally I think that of the race to ever-cheaper here and navel-gaze – we need to to call for a ban on flammable the recommendations are ver construction.” do something.” cladding was a betrayal of the well thought-through and could, She ended her talk on a note 72 people who died because of if implemented correctly, lead of caution – and a reminder Hackitt report: the reaction the Grenfell Tower fire. In a to fundamental improvements of the practical and ethical Since this discussion took place, statement, Duncan said: “This in the way we design and importance of this discussion. Judith Hackitt has published was supposed to be a review of construct buildings for safety. “I don’t think we are in any her review. In it, she criticised building regulations and fire Dame Judith and her team have position to say there will never the “race to the bottom” that safety following the tragedy at provided a framework that could be another Grenfell Tower. led to Grenfell fire, arguing Grenfell Tower. It’s a thorough have a significant impact on “I have heard many people say, that the construction industr report on the current state remedying the problems that we ‘It will never happen again’, but had a “systemic” problem and of the regulator system and see in some parts of the industr it could happen tonight. There recommending the creation construction industr, but it and in the building approvals are many buildings where it of a new regulator – the Joint o’ers no changes whatsoever process specifically.” Competent Authority (JCA) to the actual regulations or In his opinion, the building – to oversee the deliver and baseline guidance.” approvals process has broken maintenance of safe buildings. FM Global’s Roche noted the down. “It’s absolutely right that However, she stopped short controversy over the absence the building approvals process of recommending a ban on of a ban on flammable cladding, for higher-risk residential flammable cladding because, she which he said distracted from buildings should only be trusted Dame Judith and her says, it would not address the the rest of the report and to competent sur—eyors [as team have provided a root causes of the problem. damaged its credibility. “It Hackitt has recommended]. I Reactions to the report should have made a straight out also think that the idea of a JCA framework that could were mixed: while many saw call for the government to get is good, but it remains to be seen have a significant it as a thorough assessment on with a review of the current how this will work in practice. impact on remedying of the industr’s weaknesses, technical guidance, with a I can see delays in the whole others pointed to the fact particular focus on things like design and build process if this the problems that it called for little by construction materials and the aspect isn’t implemented and Steve Cooper, Tenos way of changes to specific use of sprin•lers,” he said. resourced appropriately.”

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INTRODUCTION are now capable of handling elements such WHAT IS REVIT? There are many reasons why a growing number of as advanced graphics, Voice over Internet Revit is a single application built for BIM with companies are moving over to virtual workspaces, Protocol and video streaming, making them features for architectural design, MEP (mechanical, also known as the “digital workspace”. much better adapted to running as an electrical and plumbing) and structural engineering Factors for consideration include the ease of enterprise resource. and construction. managing the system, lower running costs, a better However one of the major drivers for virtual However, Revit is not BIM. Revit is built for BIM. use of resources and streamlined operations and desktop technology within the architecture, Revit and other applications made for BIM help mobility. In recent years, many of the issues that engineering and construction industry is the designers to design, simulate, visualise and previously held back an enterprise from moving to growing shift to Building Information Modelling collaborate in order to capitalise on the advantages the digital workspace have been addressed as the (BIM) models, primarily although not exclusively of the interconnected data within a BIM model. technology has matured. through the use of Autodesk Revit. AutoCAD The key word in BIM is “information”. BIM is Thin clients – e€ectively centrally-managed drawings historically used many smaller Šiles to centred on models made up of objects. Revit computers that have no hard or disk drive – create a tiered CAD project model. creates these objects, which consist of data, »

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will collaborate in order to put the UK at the forefront of global construction. Numerous references to “Digital Built Britain” within the various documents that make up the stages of BIM adoption state a target for “increasing maturity of BIM level 2 to a point that supports development of BIM level 3 at a later date” by 2020. Reading between the lines, industry consensus is that the mandated adoption of BIM Level 3 is targeted for 2025. Level 3 BIM represents full collaboration between all disciplines by means of using a single, shared project model that is held in a centralised repository, allowing all parties to access and modify the same model, removing the inal layer of risk for conlicting information. This is commonly known as “Open BIM”. Current nervousness in the industry around issues such as copyright and liability are intended to be resolved – the former by means of robust appointment documents and software originator/read/write permissions, the latter by shared-risk procurement routes such as partnering. The Construction Industry Council’s BIM BIM can streamline the process of reining Protocol makes provision for these. The adoption complicated architectural designs of BIM Level 3 is signiicant since it will implement a KORARKAR SHUTTERSTOCK/ markedly di erent process of project participants updating a single, shared integrated building » which designers can see in di erent views – 2D mount up on companies using traditional IT model in real time. As things stand today the only drawings, 3D models and schedules, or lists. When desktop infrastructures. way to deliver this solution with the technical one piece of data changes in one view, it is updated BIM collaboration is fast becoming a major performance required to drive a multitude of very in all other views automatically by Revit because driving force behind enterprise purchasing large iles is VDI. each view is displaying the same data. decisions, and a virtual workplace is well suited to Objects can also be related to other objects. So, accommodating this trend. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS again, if one object changes, any related objects A virtual worklow is able to follow a user Virtual workplaces are also better for the relect those changes as well. around, allowing tasks to be performed wherever environment, with market analysts at research they are located without losing the thread of what irm Gartner estimating that the IT industry SHIFT TO BIM they were working on and without having to wait contributes a 2% share of total global CO2 The move to BIM allows di erent disciplines to for a system to boot up. Users are then able to emissions. Recent studies conducted by the work on their speciic specialist areas independently. search the cloud for those iles that they had open Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety With BIM and Revit iles, the numerous and on their regular PC. and Energy Technology in Germany revealed unique disciplines are combined into a single Coupled with an access control token or single that a combination of IGEL thin clients and virtual multi-layered ile. sign-on (SSO) solution, a simple touch of the wrist desktops based on VMware View software (a com- However, just the sheer size of these creates or swipe of a card will almost instantly open the mercial desktop-virtualisation product) proved to problems for IT infrastructure, and when di erent user’s proile, revealing what they were working on have 47% less environmental impact than a similar, companies need to collaborate on a project and last time they tuned in. PC-based environment. share iles, it can clearly be seen that BIM adoption Furthermore, a virtual desktop infrastructure has led to a variety of technical challenges. ADDITIONAL BENEFITS created especially for BIM users is far cheaper to Fortunately, the timing of Virtual Desktop In addition to these collaborative beneits, the purchase and run than a high-end CAD modelling Infrastructure (VDI) coming to maturity has government’s 2011 Construction Strategy deined workstation environment, with thin clients costing coincided with BIM Level 2 adoption, therefore four levels of BIM and mandated in the 2016˜2020 substantially less than their “fat” counterparts, and providing an answer to the ile handling challenges. revision that any company working on government running at as little as 1 watt of power when idle. The general industry consensus is that CAD is projects is contractually obliged to adopt BIM Level Thin clients use on average between 61% and moving from 2D to 3D, with 4D (time analysis), 5D 2, if projects are centrally funded. 77% less power than PCs and in comparison can (cost management) and inally 6D (facilities The long-term strategy for the UK is set out cost on average around 30% to 50% less than their management) being not too far in the future. As in the Construction 2025: industrial strategy “fat” PC counterparts – this is without factoring in BIM models grow in size due to the increase in document, published in 2013, and sets a forward- the accepted lower total cost of ownership of a content the technical challenges will continue to looking view of how the industry and government virtual environment. »

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What is VDI? desktops on a single physical server. program updates on a regular basis. deployed to all users at their next Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) The virtual desktops share the Hardware drivers can cause issues log-on, typically the following introduces a way to manage user server’s resources such as a central on physical workstations; having morning. Updating physical desktop and application envi- processing unit (CPU), memory, multiple workstation models makes it desktops often takes weeks to ronments with fewer resources, storage and networking. This avoids extremely diŠ icult and time- complete, often with less than increased manageability, hardware compatibility issues consuming to troubleshoot and ‹ix. For completely successful results. performance, and security. associated with using numerous management and administration of a Organisations no longer need an physical workstations in an handful of workstations this may not Bene its of VDI expensive physical workstation for environment. Unlike Windows be an issue, but when there are Utilising VDI allows 100% of the each user. Workstations can be Terminal services, which uses hundreds or even thousands of desktops to be updated within replaced with inexpensive zero centralised computing, VDI uses physical workstations, this requires hours, or even minutes. This clients (no operating system) or independent desktop computing for signi‹icant time, money and people to greatly improves security against thin clients (small and simple each virtual desktop, which administer. zero-day attacks. operating system). VDI virtualises guarantees a minimum level of VDI resolves these problems by Applications no longer need the physical workstation that quality of user experience. adding centralised management to be installed on each individual users access through a remote capabilities. It allows the creation of physical workstation. All common desktop protocol. Problems resolved one user desktop master image, applications can be installed Management of physical Physical workstations o er a allowing each user to receive the same on the master VDI user image, desktops has always been number of constraints in terms of desktop. With each user using the allowing all users to access expensive and time-consuming, management and administration. same desktop, management and the common applications in due to the number of di erent Each workstation contains its administration is cheaper, faster, and the organisation. models used and hardware own operating system that must requires fewer resources. As with operating system components that have to be be installed and loaded with user Security patches and operating update and patches, all maintained. VMWare’s ESXi applications. The operating system systems updates need only to be applications only need to be hypervisor server allows multiple and applications must be constantly installed on the master desktop image. patched or updated on the master desktops to run as separate updated with security patches and The new updated image is then VDI image. »

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ADDITIONAL DATA Revit applications on the same LAN Revit models support up to eight as the actual BIM data. users working in the same BIM The recommended latency model – VDI provides the ability to between VDI client and the Data deliver this access to subject matter, Centre holding the Virtual Desktop experts and various other types of and BIM data is a 180¢200 CAD user located across diœerent milliseconds round trip. physical locations with ease. A typical VDI client uses 300Kbps Revit requires low network of bandwidth to deliver comparable latency, so the workstation needs to high-end workstation performance be on the same Local Area Network and seamless adoption. (LAN) as the BIM data. VDI is the VDI best practice is to use 1:4 only answer to many of these physical to virtual CPUs, meaning issues, since if users are to four virtual desktops can all share collaborate from all parts of the one physical CPU, which again world, they all need to be accessing provides cost savings. BILLION PHOTOS SHUTTERSTOCK/

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What you read on www.building.co.uk last week This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Lee Nightingale, director at KSS Design Group. He says: “The sketch shows a new training facility for Leicester  Celotex denies Panorama’s cladding claims City football club in Charnwood, Leicestershire. It has š› pitches, a full-size indoor pitch and show pitch, the Foundation / Full Time Academy and First Team building, training and educational facilities, car parking, Sports Turf Academy  Use modern methods of building, PM tells industry building and grounds maintenance facilities in a fully landscaped masterplan.” To submit your sketches for publication please email [email protected]  Sellar to start hunt for 
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It’s a horrible life: review of 2008 As we look back on 10 years since the fi nancial crash – and discuss whether the economy is due another one – we decided to see if our review of the year 2008 could really be doom and gloom from beginning to end. It was, writes Helen Burch. A reimagining of the classic Christmas fi lm It’s a Wonderful Life saw an illustration of James Stewart clutching a paintbrush despairingly, with a failed housing scheme behind him. The magazine had undertaken a depressing experiment: “Building took the opportunity to invest £100 imaginary pounds in shares in a selection of housebuilders and contractors. It’s just as well they were imaginary: by the start of May, our £100 investment in Barratt was worth £68.” One housebuilding boss was particularly plain speaking in the the summer: “It’s shit out there and getting shittier by the day and there’s no sign of when the shit is going to lift.” Guardian angel Clarence did dredge up one or two things to cheer the heart – mostly Westfi eld in White City – but he probably would have struggled to stop some construction professionals from doing something drastic and leaving the industry altogether. To read the full article from 19 December 2008, go to www.building.co.uk GNT STUDIO / SHUTTERSTOCK MIKE BELL STUDIO / SHUTTERSTOCK GNT

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