All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 11
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NewsBen Houchen wins third term as Tees Valley mayor
Result bucks trend of Conservative losses elsewhere in England
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CommentBalancing the need for retrofit - from a planner’s perspective
While the need to avoid demolition is more urgent than ever, there are many challenges to overcome before a building can be retained. The next government could do much to improve the current system, writes Avison Young’s Laura Jenkinson
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NewsRolls Royce pulls plug on £200m plans for small modular reactor factory
Move comes after delays to government design competition
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NewsMayors Burnham and Rotheram back creation of board to oversee new rail links
Mayors of Greater Manchester and Liverpool re-iterate commitment to improving links between the two cities
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NewsStanhope to submit planning application for revised 70 Gracechurch tower in summer
Construction on 33-storey scheme not expected to start before 2028
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NewsStanhope rejigs approved City tower plans to make scheme more sustainable
Developer to focus on re-using existing building at 60 Gracechurch Street two years after buying site from Hong Kong firm
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NewsSNP’s decision to ditch Scotland’s 2030 climate target ‘disappointing’, housing body says
Climate Change Committee warned last month that 75% emissions reduction target was unachievable
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FeaturesWhy the industry needs another net zero carbon buildings standard
David Partridge has been tasked with bringing together construction’s many and varied definitions of net zero. He tells Thomas Lane why setting a recognised and easily understood benchmark for whole-life carbon emissions is so important
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NewsCity’s Museum of London plans ‘completely at odds’ with its own carbon policy, heritage group says
Square Mile councillors voted to approve Diller Scofidio & Renfro scheme this morning following intervention by Michael Gove
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NewsEast West Rail chief to leave
Former Landsec head of development Beth West says she’s going for ‘new challenge’
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NewsKier to work on roll-out of fleet of mini-nuclear reactors
Construction firm will explore opportunities to deploy reactors after signing MoU with nuclear specialists
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NewsIndustry commission urges policy changes to close £44bn urban ‘growth gap’
Lack of investment holding back cities outside London
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CommentIntensification must come with flexibility built in
We undoubtedly need more building in our cities, but it must be easily changeable if we are to extend its shelf-life, writes Sadie Morgan
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NewsPlans unveiled for retrofit of brutalist Glasgow groundscraper
Former oil company headquarters was once the largest single-occupant building in the UK
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FeaturesFrom the archives: The world’s first nuclear power station, 1956-57
The Builder makes a badly timed recommendation to build nuclear power stations in urban areas, two months before the UK’s worst ever nuclear accident
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NewsCIBSE takes over from BRE as new NABERS UK administrator
Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers picks up licence agreement for influential operational energy tool
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NewsIPA launches framework to encourage AI use on public projects
Body set to support series of pilots using technology
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NewsCity launches initiative for reducing carbon in historic buildings
Heritage practice Purcell worked on guide explaining how heritage assets can be retrofitted responsibly
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NewsPlanning reform ‘at the very centre’ of Labour economic vision, says Reeves
Infrastructure investment and planning reform two of ‘three pillars’ of party’s economic strategy
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NewsAnother delay on Parliament restoration as decision on what to do likely to be made after election
Fresh hiatus will allow more time to cost rolling maintenance programme, new report says