All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 8
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Civil engineers must embrace whole life carbon management, says ICE
Body’s state of the nation report makes recommendations across infrastructure sector
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Architect wanted to design £740m replacement for problem concrete hospital
Leighton Hospital in Cheshire found to contain reinforced auoclaved aerated concrete in 80% of its buildings
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What the Future Homes Standard means for net zero
Proposed 2025 energy regulations focus on PV and services rather than building fabric to reduce emissions. Will this be enough to help meet the UK’s 2050 target?Â
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Are you fragile or agile? That is the question for contractors…
There are many factors at play in a contractor’s ability to withstand the vagaries of a challenging market and political and economic turbulence, writes T&T Alinea’s Iain Parker
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Top construction figures join Labour’s infrastructure review
Mace and Skanska bosses part of group looking at how project delivery could be quicker and cheaper
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Why are contractors neglecting scope 3 emissions? It’s complicated…
Carbon emitted by materials and transport accounts for up to 98% of contractors’ emissions, but a new report has found an alarming lack of attention given to the issue by some of the UK’s biggest contractors
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Starmer again rules out HS2 leg to Manchester as railway begins year-long deck slide for Buckinghamshire viaduct
Northern leg is ‘not possible’ due to budget overruns says Labour leader
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HS2 could cost nearly £68bn after inflation
Cuts to scheme could also reduce passenger capacity between Birmingham and Manchester
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‘Lock in’ infrastructure spending before and after election, civil engineers group says
CECA issues demands ahead of expected 2024 election
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Why 2024 is the year to embrace circular economic models
Making cyclical construction a sector-wide objective would help meet decarbonisation objectives and strengthen supply chains, providing certainty to deliver infrastructure projects at the scale the UK needs, writes Joanne Conway
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Parts of Sellar’s Paddington Cube delayed by discovery of underground structures
Developer asks council for time extension after missing deadline for completing public realm works
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Tees Valley Mayor announces £1m study into new river crossing
Ben Houchen also commits to new airport
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Government publishes proposals to make it easier to retrofit historic buildings
Review of the barriers to improving the energy efficiency of historic buildings include proposals to automatically grant permission for improvements such as double glazing
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Westminster council orders redesign of controversial estate to include second staircases
Ebury Estate’s £350m regeneration the latest to be affected by proposed new fire safety rules
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The UK is setting the standard for energy-efficient homes – but there is still some way to go
The latest update to the Future Homes and ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVs Standard is demanding, comprehensive and will shape our industry for years, but it still gives cause for concern, writes Alan Fogarty
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Nicholas Boys Smith and architect Patty Hopkins recognised in New Year Honours List
Former building safety programme director Neil O’Connor and Royal Academy of Engineering president James Rufus also handed honours
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Sizewell C legal challenge rejected by Court of Appeal
Campaigners call on ONR and Environment Agency to block scheme
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This is how we can rise to the retrofit challenge
Is retrofit just a buzzword and an oversold solution for reaching sustainability goals? Not if we can avoid using excessive amounts of steel or diverting high amounts of material to landfill when we repurpose our buildings, writes Mark Swetman.
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Infrastructure and speeding up the planning system
The UK’s infrastructure planning system has been misfiring for years, but efforts are ongoing to speed up crucial planning decisionsÂ
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Costing Steelwork 26: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork