All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 11
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Draft planning reforms for major projects do not give enough legal clarity, MPs warn
Transport committee says changes are needed as plans won’t prevent legal challenges delaying projects
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Five key takeaways from the second National Infrastructure Assessment
With a total of 46 recommendations across 222 pages, it’s no surprise the report took two years to compile. ɫTV sifts through the key points
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‘Urgent’ review of rail plans needed after confidence hit by HS2 cut, says Armitt
NIC chair calls for look at rail investment following Manchester decision, as group releases second national infrastructure assessment
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Cost model: Low-carbon office developments – new-build vs refurbishment
Multiple pathways are emerging to support the development of low-carbon offices, whether through new-build or, increasingly, reuse and adaptation
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Future-proof office design is crucial for businesses to evolve
Post-pandemic, hybrid ways of working have forced companies to rethink what they require from their office environment, writes Neil Nash of HDR
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How Westminster council is rewriting the rules for council housing and urban regeneration
In a London borough once beset by council housing controversy, a quiet revolution is underway
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London council in search of partner for £500m redevelopment job
Sutton posts contract notice for 10-year regeneration of four town centre sites
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Lessons learnt from the RAAC crisis can help us build better schools in future
An in-depth study of postwar school designs has provided some valuable insights for new developments, writes Danny Harris of Stride Treglown
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Burnham calls for pre-covid rail plan for the north to be built in full
Mayor’s comments come as shadow rail minister questions “implications” of government handling of HS2
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Harnessing contracts to meet energy efficiency requirements
Getting the contract right is vital to ensure that office improvement works to meet rising efficiency standards hit the target EPC
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We were on the right track. Cancelling HS2 has taken us off it
Some building projects are worth the money and the wait. A once-in-a-generation opportunity has now been missed, writes Randstad’s Victoria Short
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HS2 Euston pared back further with reprieved station to feature just six platforms
Original design had proposals for 11 platforms in order to cope with capacity for now abandoned route to Manchester
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PM scraps HS2 West Midlands to Manchester leg
Savings to be spent on ‘hundreds’ of smaller projects, while Euston link to go ahead under new management
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Conservative Party conference: UK’s schools must be designed to last 100 years, says RIBA president
The leader of the body, which launched its manifesto this week, was speaking at a fringe event on the RAAC crisis
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Conservative Party conference: UK takes ‘ridiculous’ amount of time to get spades in the ground on major infrastructure, says chancellor
Jeremy Hunt hit out at inefficiency’s in major project delivery and re-iterated no formal decision had been made on HS2
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Costain commercial director becomes first black CICES president
Batsetswe Motsumi is the civil engineering body’s first non-white president in its history
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Net zero and the Loch Ness monster tax bill
A recent court ruling about a hydroelectric scheme at Loch Ness has implications for government policy on net zero
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Sunak weighing up funding Manchester underground station to bring Burnham on side
Prime minister wants win over Manchester mayor amid backlash against expected HS2 cuts
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Gatwick refreshing £60m design framework as airport architect sees numbers jump
Airport planning to bring to bring second runway into routine use while Pascall & Watson reports workloads doubled last year
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ɫTV safety: It’s a team game
Collaboration is the key to delivering safe buildings and every member of Team Construction needs to perform at their best, says Build UK chief executive Suzannah Nichol