All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles
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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
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NewsMorgan Sindall appointed to carry out Crystal Palace Sports Centre overhaul
New stand to be added to stadium and sports centre building to be upgraded
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FeaturesInside West Yorkshire’s quiet renaissance: A regional deep dive into the forces transforming its cities
Devolution is giving Leeds, Bradford and the surrounding local authorities the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Joey Gardiner profiles West Yorkshire, its funding streams, community priorities, key clients and active consultants
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In partnershipSmart energy: why efficiency is becoming a security strategy
Source: Siemens Energy efficiency has long been described as the “low-hanging fruit” of climate action. But as hyperscale data centres multiply and cities expand district heat networks to capture waste heat, that framing no longer feels sufficient. For Climate Group’s senior manager of energy systems, Nicola ...
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NewsBovis confirmed for £200m London Stock Exchange makeover
Firm beats Wates and Structure Tone to Paternoster Square scheme being masterminded by Oxford Properties
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NewsFrontrunner emerges in race for £200m London Stock Exchange makeover
Three firms had been chasing Paternoster Square scheme being masterminded by Oxford Properties
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SponsoredRegenerative development: what does it mean, what does it take – and is it a better goal than net zero?
Does the sector needs a broader ambition – one capable of holding together climate action, resilience, wellbeing, biodiversity and long-term economic value?
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NewsCity gives green light to £200m London Stock Exchange makeover with winner expected shortly
Three firms chasing Paternoster Square scheme being masterminded by Oxford Properties
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FeaturesInside Hornsey Town Hall: a brilliantly conceived and highly sensitive – if mildly eccentric – restoration
Residents of Crouch End in north London have had a long and sometimes fraught wait for Reginald Uren’s 1935 former council HQ to reopen, but they now once again have a building to enjoy and cherish
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FeaturesMiliband’s ambitious Warm Homes Plan arrives with the public and industry’s confidence in retrofit at a low ebb
The embarrassing failures of the ECO scheme have given retrofit a bad name, but its cancellation hit good and bad installers alike. Together, they put the government in a tricky spot to effect a mass roll-out of new energy efficiency measures, reports Daniel Gayne
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Features‘We need more self belief’… Chris Ball of AtkinsRéalis explains how the industry can deliver the UK’s infrastructure ambitions
As the government’s 10-year strategy begins to unfold, the president of the UK and Ireland business of the UK’s largest construction consultant tells Tom Lowe what the sector needs to do to avoid some of the mistakes of the past
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NewsIndustry welcomes government’s £15bn Warm Homes Plan but warns of skills shortages
Experts say more focus is needed on skills to ensure quality of work
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NewsFrench parent of UK consultants appoints MD for region as firm eyes ‘significant expansion’
Egis, which owns WW+P and Thomas & Adamson, says it sees UK and Ireland as ‘priority markets’
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FeaturesBuilding Systems Thinking: Crunch time
The deteriorating condition and performance of existing infrastructure is a looming threat to UK economic and social progress. The government and industry need to get serious about asset management, and fast.
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NewsCity approves Studio Moren’s plans for hotel roof extension on listed office block
Scheme to be the latest office-to-hotel conversion in the Square Mile
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NewsWilson James handed Sizewell C logistics contract
Firm will also partner with College on the Coast initiative
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 34: Market update and and structural steel coatings guidance
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life
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CommentCOP30: Let’s focus on the practical wins despite the fossil fuel shortfall
COP30 may not have delivered the headline ambition that many hoped for, but it has shown that practical cooperation can drive real change, writes WSPs David Symons
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CommentThe infrastructure opportunity we’re overlooking: Smarter asset use
Built environment professionals know that the most sustainable solution is often not to build at all. Last week’s Budget invited the industry to focus on optimising what already exists, Holly Davis writes