All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 9
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Ex-Siemens boss picked to lead Labour review into infrastructure delivery
Recommendations could influence party policy ahead of election
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London’s old problems require new solutions
The capital is congested, polluted and expensive but, thanks to the insight and ingenuity that its people possess, the way it functions can be mended, writes Sadie Morgan
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Plans submitted for 35-storey tower in Leeds
Local practice Enjoy Design unveils proposal for 35-storey tower and refurbishment of 1960s office at Merrion Centre site
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Navigating NABERS
The shift to performance-based environmental rating systems such as NABERS UK presents several contractual challenges
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Cancellation of HS2 northern leg not factored into forecasts of 2024 recovery, says RLB
Consultant says tender price inflation will be lower in coming years
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G&T drafted in to review cost rises on HS2 civils contracts
Cost-plus contracts blamed for 90% of hikes
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TfL renews calls for long-term funding as passenger numbers roar back to pre-pandemic levels
Current funding deal runs out in March 2024
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It’s time to deliver communities that work for those who live and work in and around them
The arrival of thousands of new homes and jobs alongside existing communities can sound daunting to existing residents. But developments such as Waterbeach and Oxford North, which support the thriving knowledge economies of Cambridge and Oxford, can enhance lives across the board, writes Jonathan Kendall of Fletcher Priest, masterplanner for ...
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Restoration of derelict Alexandra Palace office set to start next month
Work on last truly inaccessible area of grade II-listed site to get underway following Historic England grant
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Four in ten landlords have cancelled retrofit works following Sunak’s net zero U-turn
Prime minister scrapped requirement for rental properties to meet an EPC rating of C in September
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Gensler unveils plans for £80m public realm transformation of Fleet Street
Practice says plans aiming to attract more workers back into the office are district’s biggest overhaul in a century
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We must be nimble and flexible if we are to keep up with accelerating AI
The pace of change in AI is breathtaking. Non-specialists like you and me need to take note says Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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London office market sees highest volume of new starts in 18 years
Latest Deloitte Crane survey found highest volume of new schemes on record as City leads capital’s rebound
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Stone wool insulation helping build a climate-resilient future
Paul Barrett, head of product management at ROCKWOOL® UK, explores how stone wool insulation is playing a key role in combatting climate change and what as a company it is doing to limit its own impact
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Leading on embodied carbon: An interview with ٰ쾱Բé’ Will Lavelle
ٰ쾱Բé associate and embodied carbon lead for building design Will Lavelle talks to Jordan Marshall about his views on whole-life carbon, retrofit and more
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MPs sceptical MMC can speed up ‘worryingly slow’ New Hospital Programme
Public Accounts Committee says it is “extremely concerned” by lack of progress on £20bn programme
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Major contractors call for £3.8bn decarbonisation fund to be released in full
Major contractors and energy companies echo Housing Forum and National Housing Federation in saying releasing funding would “give greater confidence” to decarbonisation industry
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DfT says cost of completing HS2 phase to Birmingham will be up to £54bn
Rail minister says price will be lower than delivery company’s latest estimate
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Green light for Stevenage life sciences neighbourhood
Four buildings to be built in Hertfordshire town centre’s conservation area
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Fresh funding boost for new Bradford train station
Money will be spent on masterplanning for revived scheme