Deliveries before eight, no cranes at break time, and a site manager who learned every teacher’s name.

Thicker walls, bigger radiators and a plant room you have to plan for on day one.

Forty-two people on the payroll costs more than a phone full of subcontractors. It is still the cheaper way to build.

How the Aster Court envelope goes up in the gaps between tower-crane lifts.

What needs permission, what does not, and how long each route really takes.