All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles
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CommentTackling viability. How does the industry do better?
Current market conditions make it more vital than ever to be on top of a project’s build costs to ensure its commercial success, writes Iain Parker
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CommentConstruction won’t fix productivity just by trying harder. It will fix it by building differently
Industrialised construction through standardised systems and platform solutions can double productivity but only if the industry adopts fairer commercial models, says Mark Reynolds
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FeaturesMaking Senze: How sophisticated energy monitoring can cut social housing retrofit costs by 75%
Technology firm Senze has shown live home monitoring can cut retrofit costs by targeting improvements more accurately than flawed EPC assessments, raising questions over the government’s fabric-first funding model for social housing decarbonisation, Thomas Lane reports
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CommentEnergy security remains one of the UK’s key priorities
The UK government’s hopes of regeneration-led initiatives to revive the economy will be seriously hampered without proper energy security. Upgrading transmission and distribution networks is now essential, writes John Wilkinson
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SponsoredHeat network costs in an evolving environment: politics, legislation and design
Heat networks are long-horizon infrastructure, with paybacks measured in decades. That makes political stability and what happens in Westminster, and in Ofgem’s offices, matter enormously in terms of what gets built on site, writes Richard Murray, director, Drees & Sommer UK
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: The influence of private finance on delivery mechanisms
Renewed interest in PPP for government-funded projects highlights the critical role that private capital plays in the creation and operation of the UK’s infrastructure
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FeaturesSustainability: How lifecycle costs vary by sector and scale
The cost of maintaining and replacing assets is a growing priority for building owners, but how do sector and building scale influence those costs?
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NewsWork to revamp Unilever’s listed City headquarters gets green light
KPF aiming to transform buiding with all-electric scheme aiming to ‘attract new generation’ of occupiers
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NewsBDP and BAM complete transformation of Digbeth’s Typhoo building as new BBC base
BBC to complete internal fit out of Birmingham building ahead of planned opening in 2027
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In partnershipFrom ambition to delivery: inside the inaugural Dublin Regenerative Cities Summit
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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NewsRetrofit firm under SFO investigation ‘completely refutes’ fraud allegations
JJ Crump said all work carried out under failed ECO 4 scheme was ‘carried out in good faith’
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NewsThree firms investigated over government retrofit jobs in £44m fraud probe
Serious Fraud Office has arrested four people in connection with alleged fraud on failed ECO 4 scheme
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In partnershipBuilt Environment Systems Review sets out to transform industry performance
A government-backed review will examine how systems thinking can unlock productivity
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NewsIn pictures: HS2’s updated Curzon Street public realm set to be approved this week
New images of Arcadis and WSP-designed amendments show how land around Grimshaw-designed station will look when built
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NewsGovernment signs first technology design deal with Rolls Royce for small modular reactors
Contract to kickstart site-specific design and planning work on first three SMR projects
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Developing the UK’s flexible grid
Investment is being directed to increase flexibility in order to align supply and demand across the UK electricity grid as it transitions to low carbon energy
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CommentCan the Future Homes and Buildings Standard deliver on its promise?
The homes element of just launched new energy regulations promises big savings on bills. It’s a pity that the benefits will come too late to help with the impact of the current energy crisis, writes Thomas Lane
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NewsNew homes must be built with on-site renewable energy generation and heat pumps from 2028, government says
Future Homes and Buildings Standard will come into force from March 2027 but with an 12-month transition period
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CommentSystems thinking beats product thinking: Why the UK needs a flood management revolution
For too long, the UK’s approach to water management has been reactive and fragmented. Proactive planning is required to deal with our changing climate, writes Paul Curtis