Welcome to this week's Pegasus Report! Before you dive in to this week's issue, I am creating a new
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October 5 · Issue #132 · View online |
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Welcome to this week’s Pegasus Report! Before you dive in to this week’s issue, I am creating a new weekly email / Linkedin article called Paul’s Five for Friday; where I detail the five most interesting articles I have spotted that week; check out my post and let me know if you want to subscribe (different to the Pegasus Report)
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In Infrastructure, Transport for London has opened southeast London’s first major protected cycleway. New cycle routes of the type seen in the UK’s biggest cities could also be created on three key Solihull roads as part of a drive to get more people cycling. In the north west, planning consent has been given for a £200m transformation of the former Kellogg’s site in Manchester’s Old Trafford district. A plan has been revealed for a £530m transformation of Stockport station which would serve as the ‘ultimate southern gateway to Greater Manchester’.
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Evidence of Green Shoots in Construction Sector
As the green shoots of recovery begin to tentatively appear, Simon Robinson looks at how construction can emerge strongly from the pandemic.
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Construction Industry Council - Industry Must Lead the Way In Take-Up Of NHS App
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is
the representative forum for the
professional bodies, research
organisations and specialist business
associations in the construction industry.
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Impact of covid ‘on a par’ with financial crash, says T&T chief
‘It’s as tough as I’ve seen it,’ adds Vince Clancy
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Cities are too resilient to be killed by Covid
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What's the Collaborative Network Behind the Process of Building?
To better understand the collaborative network that exists behind the processes of designing and building, we have prepared the following survey.
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Building more social homes could add billions to Scotland’s post-pandemic economic recovery, says former RBS chief economist
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Better designed homes can improve young people's life chances
Damien Sharkey explains how HUB’s recent design competition set out to help the next generation thrive
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Government launches £3bn fund to upgrade nation’s buildings
Public building and private home upgrades to support 120,000 construction jobs
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TBM Rachel reaches finish line
After 16 months of boring, Thames Tideway’s TBM Rachel has completed the 7km drive from Fulham to Acton.
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Landmark conversions: iconic former company buildings across London being transformed into hundreds of new homes
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Google to lease extra 70,000 sq ft in UK offices despite remote working
New offices will reportedly be near to the under-construction ‘landscraper’ HQ in London’s King’s Cross
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Office real estate market will get back to pre-Covid level, in 2025: Cushman & Wakefield
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In the latest Meet the Boss series, I speak with Mark Lacey, Equity and Founding Partner at alinea Consulting. alinea are a London based pure Cost Consultancy with a headcount of around 100. This is a wide ranging discussion, including why Mark and alinea are so passionate about BIM and the wider impact of technology, why alinea will be very measured about future growth and why the sustainability and carbon agenda are so important. As a business, alinea is synonymous with the London Office sector; currently acting as QS on most of the tall office towers currently under construction in London, so we of course delve into Mark’s view of the office sector. This is a great discussion that I am sure you will all find interesting.
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In this week’s technology news we start with news of large, brightly coloured road airbags that are been trialed to protect workers and warn drivers that work is underway.
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Kier trials road airbags to protect workers – Construction Manager
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Robots in a flat - testing tech for independent living
A laboratory made to look like a home is fitted with sensors and internet of things devices.
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Germany builds its first 3d-printed residential building
Construction firm PERI is building Germany’s first 3D-printed residential building. The two-storey detached house with approx. 80 sqm of living space per floor is undergoing construction in Westphalia.
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How Will Data Make An Impact On The Future Of Infrastructure?
GI Hub interviews Melissa Zanocco, Head of Programmes for the Infrastructure Client Group and the Digital Transformation Task Group in the UK, to delve deeper into the topic of data and digital transformation.
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Turns out dumping data centres in the ocean could be a good idea
Should we be building all our data centres underwater?
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We have a jam packed ‘green’ section this week!
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Tying the UK recovery to decarbonisation and inclusive growth
Recovery finance should be directed to decarbonisation, while also ensuring broader societal needs are met.
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Willmott Dixon aims to be net zero carbon by 2030
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Hydrogen-powered train makes UK maiden journey
The Hydroflex made a 25-mile round-trip in Warwickshire, reaching speeds of up to 50 mph.
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Clean energy: What are our options?
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In pictures: Six innovative projects using onsite renewables
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How sustainability is shaping bridge construction
Concern over sustainability has never been greater and many are looking to construction and engineering to ensure structures from here on out are greener
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Black coal generation hits new low, as wind and solar reshape Australian grid
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NYC Metronome clock now displays deadline for irreversible global warming
According to The Climate Clock, an environmental art project displayed on the Metronome in NYC, there are only 7 years left to stop global warming. Learn more.
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Costain and Skanska trial solar- and hydrogen-powered cabins on HS2
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This 737-metre carbon-sucking skyscraper has been imagined for New York
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Construction Starts on World's Largest Floating Offshore Wind Farm | Offshore Wind
The construction has started on the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Tampen, at Kværner Stord in Norway, Equinor said.
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Four reasons why specifying recycled steel is not the silver bullet we think it is
Delivering high quality, award winning design with the creativity and innovation that is core to our approach.
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This week’s global round-up.
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Netherlands contemplates ambitious nuclear new-build programme
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Lettuce do it: World’s largest indoor farm coming to Abu Dhabi
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Zaha Hadid Architects reveals design for skyscraper on world's most expensive site
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled its design for the 2 Murray Road skyscraper on the world’s most expensive site in Hong Kong.
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Construction of Lithuania's Science Island begins
Work is now under way to build Lithuania’s new National Science & Innovation Centre.
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Bangalore airport and Virgin to study feasibility of a hyperloop downtown
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The Europeans building Musk’s hyperloop vision
Hyperloop is a 150-year-old European concept rebooted by Elon Musk. And Europeans have a strong chance of being the first to build it.
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This week’s first article looks at mentorship and how nurturing early-career talent can have a profound impact.
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‘Mentorship made my career’: How to pay it forward to young talent while remote
Without the option of a casual desk drop-by, nurturing early-career talent takes creativity. Here are a few strategies to inspire you.
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The boss factor: Making the world a better place through workplace relationships
How to improve worker’s job satisfaction and overall well being
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Bringing science to the workplace to improve health, wellbeing and performance
JLL partners with ART Health Solutions to enhance workplace health and well-being client offering.
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Our brains: predictably irrational
The 3 pounds of jelly in our skulls allow us to reflect on our own consciousness – and to make counterintuitive, irrational decisions. These talks explore why.
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Optimists Are Better at Finding New Jobs
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Why we have a love-hate relationship with working from home
Employees may be out of sight with remote work but their concerns should not be out of mind, a seasoned HR executive says.
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The Secret to Reallocating Resources in a Recession
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Becoming a More Patient Leader
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One way to calm an anxious mind: Notice when you’re doing OK
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Preserving Mental Health While Furloughed
Adrian Attwood, Executive Director at DBR Ltd., discusses the need for enhanced mental health protection in the construction industry.
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I stopped using screens on Sundays. This is how it changed my life
Taking one day away from technology each week has helped me realize my resiliency, and inspired confidence.
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Why Remote Work Is So Hard—and How It Can Be Fixed
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How to Build Rapport … While Wearing a Mask
Eight tips for communicating when no one can see your smile.
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Lost Your Mojo? 10 Ways to Get it Back
10 things to do to help you get back into the right head space.
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This random practice can boost collaboration and productivity
Read on for how to introduce important serendipity to remote teams.
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