All Building articles in 13 June 2025 – Page 5
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CommentIf I were the chancellor… (or how to finance infrastructure when there’s not enough money)
Bold action will be required if the government is to deliver on its eagerly anticipated infrastructure strategy. Some kind of public-private partnership could well be the best way forward, writes Beth West
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NewsBuilding announces panel of experts to inform its Funding the Future coverage
Figures with experience in public-private partnership models to look at fresh financial approaches that could unlock vital infrastructure works
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NewsWSP buys London healthcare consultant
New acquisition was set up in 2014 as wholly owned subsidiary of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
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NewsGovernment to pick interim chief construction adviser this summer
Chosen candidates will work for fixed term while role’s full responsibilities are determined
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NewsDeveloper unveils images for 54-storey Canary Wharf tower
Proposals for 77 Marsh Wall site to contain over 800 homes and a mixed-use podium
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NewsAllies & Morrison submits first phase of £1.7bn Manchester office district
Two blocks of 12 and 20 storeys sent to planners
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NewsGalliford Try to build first phase of mixed-use scheme in Wigan
Job involves turning town’s former Galleries shopping centre into market hall, homes and leisure complex
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NewsHistoric Grosvenor Square in London to be turned into urban garden
Urban realm in Mayfair dates back to 1720s
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FeaturesThe 2025 BCO conference in Milan: Key takeaways from this year’s event
Returning to mainland Europe for the first time in six years, developers, contractors and occupiers gathered to discuss the future of the office. Daniel Gayne runs through some of the main discussion points from the three-day conference
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CommentCan the next London Plan deliver what the city’s residents really need?
Ben Derbyshire reflects on Sadiq Khan’s latest policies to boost housebuilding in the capital
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FeaturesWhat will the infrastructure strategy say about private finance?
As well as setting departmental capital budgets for rest of the parliament, this month’s spending review will also be followed by a long-awaited infrastructure strategy that will determine the future of private finance on public projects. Joey Gardiner reads the tea leaves
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NewsIn pictures: the V&A East Storehouse, east London
Four-storey facility has been designed by US architect Diller Scofidio + Renfro
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NewsGrosvenor returns to profit
Firm behind South Molton Triangle development being built by Skanska
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NewsBCO 2025: Building safety approval delays ‘pretty scary,’ says Multiplex boss
Callum Tuckett tells conference he has sympathy with regulator because of ‘volume of work small number of individuals having to deal with’
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NewsHousing association hit by contractors going under on its jobs
Three schemes hit by firms going bust
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CommentWhy puddles are the latest in a long list of obstacles to building the homes we need
The planning system no longer recognises the difference between rivers and puddles and this must be fixed, says Paul Smith
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FeaturesMeet the ‘activist regulator’: ARB boss Hugh Simpson on earning and maintaining public confidence
Ben Flatman meets the chief executive of the Architects Registration Board to discuss making difficult decisions, reforming education the importance of CPD and the future of regulation
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Information - BuildingCPD 06 2025: How glass mineral wool insulation supports net zero building design
The built environment is facing a defining challenge. As of 2021, buildings and construction activities accounted for approximately 42% of annual global CO₂ emissions, underscoring the industry’s significant share of the climate crisis. In the UK alone, construction processes were responsible for over 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions ...
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NewsMcLaren rejig sees regeneration boss take on new role
Firm carries out reshuffle at top of business
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NewsWatkin Jones falls to loss in half-year results
Turnover drops at student and BTR developer amid ‘challenging backdrop’