All Water and waste articles – Page 6
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Features
Sustainability: Resource efficiency
Adam Mactavish and Louise Greenhalgh of Sweett Group look at ways of improving competitiveness and profitability through the efficient use of resources
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Comment
Water saving measures are just a drop in the ocean
Putting water-saving measures in building codes is well-intentioned but does not take account of the bigger picture
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Nuclear giants could face Sellafield dismissal
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to rule in September on whether to continue with current management team
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Energy and waste sectors failing to improve
Government drive for more efficient procurement failing to reach energy and waste sector clients
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Sellafield fined £700k for dumping radioactive waste
Firm pleaded guilty to seven counts of sending irradiated waste to a landfill site
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MPs savage £25bn Severn Barrage plan
Select committee report concludes Hafren Power proposal lacks detail and comes with “high risk” of environmental damage
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Mace reduces waste by 18% and sets fresh green targets
Sustainability director says firm will meet “challenging targets”
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Thameslink's £3.6bn upgrade back on budget
Public spending watchdog says Network Rail has managed to arrest ballooning costs of £1.7bn phase two of Thameslink programme
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Bidders for £1.5bn Scottish Water job revealed
Mace, Carillion, Morgan Sindall, Atkins and Balfour Beatty among the members of six consortia in the race
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Thames Water confirms £3bn framework firms
Thames Water confirms two consortia including firms Balfour Beatty, Skanska, Costain and Atkins have won places on its £3bn AMP6 framework
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Engineering firms back Severn Barrage plan
Mott MacDonald, URS and Bechtel all join forces to work on Severn Barrage
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Firms appointed to £3bn water framework
Two consortiums including Balfour Beatty, Skanska, Costain and Atkins have been appointed to do the design and build work on Thames Water’s £3bn framework
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LDA Design to plan £650m tidal energy project
Designer of the Olympic Park to masterplanner energy-generating lagoon project in Swansea.
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British Land pushes Docklands developments
Developer progresses 1.8m sq ft Harmondsworth Quay scheme and £38m shopping centre
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Features
Infrastructure: Nuclear decomissioning
David Hayes, Barbra Carlisle and Simon Rawlinson of EC Harris examine how the UK’s £3bn-a-year programme is evolving to deliver greater certainty and value for money
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Comment
The tide is turning
The nuclear new build programme is in trouble and the UK is in desperate need of clean and secure energy. So, says Julia Barfield, it’s time we pushed ahead with the Severn Barrage
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... Or is it tidal energy?
The government’s energy strategy needs more than just the nuclear option
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Minister torpedos Severn Barrage
Energy minister Greg Barker says there is no chance project could get permission in this parliament
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Bristol mayor warns against Severn Barrage
George Ferguson says there are better ways of harnessing the Severn River’s power
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Thames Water unveils bidders for £3bn programme
List comprises consortia of contractors as well as programme managers