All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 2
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NewsVinci returns to black but problem jobs cut into group’s profit
UK arm of French engineering giant made pre-tax profit of £64m last year following loss in 2023
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NewsNuclear industry needs ‘radical reset’ to drive down costs, government taskforce warns
Report blames ‘outdated’ planning and regulatory barries for preventing more schemes from getting off the ground
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NewsMultiple teams bid for Heathrow airport expansion as £25bn Bechtel scheme proposes shortened runway
Heathrow airport’s own £49bn proposal facing cheaper rival as government gears up to choose winning bid
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NewsKPF returning to Unilever’s listed City headquarters for second facelift
Practice aiming to transform buiding with all-electric scheme aiming to ‘attract new generation’ of occupiers
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NewsHistoric England says revised Liverpool Street station plans a ‘significant improvement’ over first scheme
But Network Rail’s Acme-designed rethink of scrapped Herzog & de Meuron scheme has already amassed nearly 2,000 objections from members of public
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NewsT&T warns of power connectivity delays amid data centre surge
Demand for schemes putting pressure on need to power them
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NewsAtkinsRéalis, Mace and T&T sign £1bn delivery partner agreement with Anglian Water
Firms will deliver two reservoirs among other projects over next 15 years
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NewsFinal investment decision signed on Sizewell C with cost almost doubling to £38bn
Previous official figures estimated Suffolk nuclear plant would cost £20bn
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NewsExpert panel set up to explore retrofit consumer protection and regulatory reform
Move comes after cases of substandard insulation were found to be ‘widespread’
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NewsIn pictures: Second nuclear reactor dome lifted into place at Hinkley Point C
Images published showing 14m dome being installed at £46bn nuclear plant
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NewsGovernment publishes £530bn Infrastructure Pipeline
Treasury chief secretary Darren Jones says pipeline of 780 private and public sector projects will give industry the confidence to invest
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CommentIn the face of increasingly extreme weather, developers, design engineers, architects and policymakers must take the lead
The recent heatwave presents yet more evidence that we face a challenge – and a huge opportunity – to construct buildings that are thermally comfortable, energy-efficient and wellness-led, says Abhishek Parmar at HB Reavis
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CommentWe can’t protect historic buildings if we don’t protect the skills to care for them
We think we are doing enough to respect and preserve our heritage — but are we really? After a week learning from conservation specialists, Eleanor Jolliffe explores what we are getting right, and what we are missing
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NewsHawkins Brown appointed to help design expansion of St Pancras international
Eurostar wants to triple annual passenger numbers to 40 million by 2040
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Features76 Upper Ground: Denys Lasdun’s 1960s South Bank vision is realised at last
The IBM Building was a cut-down version of architect Denys Lasdun’s plans for a complementary neighbour to the National Theatre on the banks of the Thames. AHMM’s recent refurbishment, which sees the building brought firmly into the 21st century, means that original vision is now complete
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CommentThis is a key time for our industry, but we must improve our practices to make the most of it
The government is clear that construction has a vital role to play in delivering its growth agenda. It is up to us to make sure we do so safely and successfully, says Mark Reynolds
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NewsGovernment signs deal to remove mobile signal blackspots along busy rail routes
Agreement with Network Rail and telecoms firms signals move towards public private funding models for infrastructure upgrades
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NewsEnergy costs for high growth sectors to be slashed under 10-year industrial strategy
Steel and life sciences among sectors to be given discounts
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NewsIndustry welcomes government’s 10-year infrastructure strategy
Plan sets out how £725bn will be spent on infrastructure over next decade
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NewsMark Wild lays bare scale of HS2 failures as he outlines plans to ensure suppliers take on more risk
HS2 chief executive reveals he considered pausing construction to implement ‘comprehensive reset’ of project