All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles
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CommentThe genie is out of the bottle – what next for commercial property in the capital?
The City of London’s workspace market has weathered a turbulent few years, but shifting workplace strategies and sustainability-driven renovations are shaping a resilient, adaptable future for the capital’s offices, says Chris White of CPMG Architects
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NewsGovernment to spend £15bn on transport projects outside the South-east
Schemes include jobs in Liverpool, Bradford and Newcastle
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CommentWe need a new and fair infrastructure funding model now if we are to build for the future
Delivering critical infrastructure and public facilities is a complex process that carries huge risk for small rewards. That system has to change, says John Wilkinson, chief operating officer at BAM UK & Ireland
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FeaturesHow hard is it to decarbonise the construction of new homes?
Source: Shutterstock The embodied carbon of new homes can be reduced by using alternatives to carbon intensive brick such as the timber boarding on these homes at Aborfield Green, a new village in Berkshire More than 60% of a new home’s total carbon footprint is emitted before ...
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NewsRace starts for £1.5bn housing retrofit framework
Procure Plus has put contractors on notice to carry out the installation of low and zero carbon technologies in social housing stock.
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Features‘It will take time’ … WSP’s head of structures on industry gender parity, juggling work and life and going to the Palace
Claire Gott has been at WSP since 2010 after graduating from university. She’s now in charge of the firm’s structures business in the UK
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CommentThe government promises ambition – what’s the key to realising it?
Our industry must expand, upgrade, collaborate and increase productivity if it is to play its part in realising the UK’s infrastructure strategy, writes Ramboll’s Neil Sansbury
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NewsNew images of Network Rail’s £1bn Liverpool Street station plans as City publishes planning application
Documents reveal team tested options including building over station’s entire listed trainshed
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NewsLessons must be learned from past PFI failures, government infrastructure advisor warns
Comments from NISTA’s Matthew Vickerstaff come as ministers weigh up benefits of relaunching initiative next month
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FeaturesMore space, more clarity, more welcoming and accessible: The Sainsbury Wing transformed
Ben Flatman explores the remodelling of the Sainsbury Wing and asks what is lost when a celebrated postmodern building is updated to make it more welcoming and accessible
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CommentThis is how we soften the built environment’s heavy environmental footprint
As the debate about net zero becomes over-politicised, tackling embodied carbon should be the industry’s next priority. We need clear, enforceable legislation from the government to support this, says Lee Jones
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NewsGovernment to fund 18,000 retrofit training places
DESNZ will boost green skills under its Warm Homes Plan through financial awards
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NewsIn pictures: Midgard and Fletcher Priest complete TikTok City office
150 Aldersgate includes new terraces, reconfigured entrance and public art installation
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CommentDoes Tony Blair have a point about net zero?
The former prime minister has said the government’s energy policy is doomed to fail, a line taken by Reform and the Tories. Thomas Lane asks what this means for Britain’s decarbonisation ambitions
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NewsLabour has made no progress on climate adaptation since gaining power, CCC claims
Governemnt watchdog’s report published as Tony Blair brands net zero policies as ‘irrational’
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NewsKPF unveils plans for transformation of Oxford Circus tower
Retrofit and extension of 33 Cavendish Square being drawn up for Berkeley Estate Asset Management
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Features‘Infrastructure could do with a bit of love’: dRMM’s Jonas Lencer on the Silvertown Tunnel portal buildings
Tom Lowe speaks to the practice’s director about why the overlooked parts of public infrastructure deserve a fresh perspective
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NewsGo ahead for Scottish whisky distillery revamp
Scheme aims to reduce energy consumption at historic site by nearly half
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NewsBuilding expands partnership with international non-profit Climate Group to champion sustainability in the built environment
In its second year, the expanded partnership with Climate Group will also include a new category at this year’s Building Awards
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CommentInfrastructure that puts people first is the key to revitalising urban spaces
By prioritising human-centred design, we can create infrastructure that not only meets practical needs but enriches the lives of those who use it, says WilkinsonEyre’s Bosco Lam