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Revised price tag of £856m means cost of Washwood Heath scheme has gone up by nearly 250%

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Building Systems Thinking: Our water and wastewater systems need replumbing

2026-05-11T06:00:00+01:00By Matt Wheeldon

Public and media discontent over hosepipe bans and storm overflows is understandable. But the UK does not have drinking water and sewage problems so much as a rainwater management problem, says Matt Wheeldon

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On Earth Day, senior leaders from across the built environment gathered in Dublin to confront a more urgent question than ever before: not whether cities should regenerate, but how the industry can move faster — and together — to deliver it.

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