All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 24
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CommentHunt’s Budget shifted emphasis from recovery to re-set
Many of the chancellor’s announcements will only bear fruit in the longer term. Whether that is in time to save the Tories at the next general election remains to be seen, writes Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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NewsHunt to spend £20bn on carbon capture schemes across UK
Chancellor also announces launch of first competition to design small modular reactors
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CommentMissed chances and little to excite in Hunt’s first Budget
Today’s statement revealed a chancellor with few short-term solutions for whom survival to the next general election will be an achievement in itself
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FeaturesPhoenix rising: Plans for the ‘largest timber development in UK’ take shape
A new East Sussex-based developer is seeking to disrupt the housebuilding sector and create a template for higher density, walkable neighbourhoods, writes Ben Flatman
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CommentMinisters’ unhelpful messaging around HS2 is damaging to UK plc
Recent decisions to delay investment in key parts of the railway undermine business confidence, which costs us all
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NewsInfrastructure inflation set to be double that of building, Arcadis says
Consultant predicts up to 7% price hike for civils work this year
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CommentStarmer must make sure he is not embarking on a mission impossible
Labour has set off on its pre-election marathon, but what should we make of Keir Starmer’s plans and how is policy likely to evolve?
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NewsGovernment set to announce HS2 delays
Costs on first phase have reportedly risen £2bn since last update
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FeaturesThe power of four: how UK’s biggest builders are working together on £1bn prisons programme
ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates have joined forces to build four new English prisons, pooling their resources and skills to form one big collaborative team. Here’s how it works
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NewsUse unspent apprenticeship levy money to boost heritage retrofit skills, government told
Report by five big industry names including Peabody and Grosvenor calls for more investment in decarbonsing historic buildings
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FeaturesThe longest job: Building the Colne Valley viaduct
A sensitive landscape and stiff local opposition presented the team building Britain’s longest railway bridge with a major challenge. Thomas Lane reports on how they got on
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FeaturesFrom the archives: First proposals for the Glasgow Subway, 1887
Building flags the risk of trains colliding in the Glasgow Subway’s narrow tunnels
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FeaturesA home for all seasons: Inside the £16m research centre testing houses against the elements
The University of Salford says its Energy House 2.0 can simulate 95% of global environmental conditions. Daniel Gayne takes a look
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NewsLuton airport lodges application for major expansion
Plans would nearly double the airport’s passenger capacity to 32 million
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NewsOxford council approves £150m life sciences campus
Scott Brownrigg scheme to consist of three buildings housing 66,000sq m of lab and office space
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NewsMcLaren wins £30m infrastructure job at south-east London hospital
Contractor to work with Dowds Group on improvement programme
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CommentWe’re not lazy, we just need more investment
We are one of the largest employers in the UK with the potential to shape our nation’s future. The government must help us make the most of that opportunity, writes Richard Steer of Gleeds
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NewsArcadis and Hawkins Brown to ‘re-evaluate’ £150m Elephant & Castle upgrade
Transport for London recently admitted it does not have enough money to finish the job under current plans
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NewsGovernment appoints NatWest boss as energy efficiency taskforce co-chair
Alison Rose to lead team alongside energy minister Martin Callanan
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CommentWe must design the vibrancy back into our urban places
This should be the ‘comeback’ year for culture in our cities, but we need to reconsider how best to define our cultural spaces, says Sadie Morgan