All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 35
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NewsIndustry calls for more action on promised retrofit programme
Chancellor’s energy efficiency VAT cut welcomed but more investment needed to improve homes, argue sector bodies
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CommentWhy a fabric-first approach can help cut high energy costs
When analysing how to make our buildings more energy efficient, we should start with the materials used to build them
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FeaturesThe Forge: a platform for transforming office construction
Landsec and Bryden Wood have devised an office prototype that aims to be quicker, more sustainable and cheaper than conventional methods
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Comment20-minute neighbourhoods are a blueprint for levelling up that lasts
Urban regeneration planning can tackle both sustainability and levelling up agendas if each area is considered according to its individual needs
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CommentHydrogen: not cheap but much-needed and well worth it in the end
We need brave thinking and bold investment to solve the current energy and climate crises
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NewsJohnson asks industry leaders to ‘accelerate’ nuclear schemes as energy crisis escalates
PM hosted roundtable talks with Balfour Beatty, Mace and EDF yesterday
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 19: Market update
Costing Steelwork is a series from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork. This quarter provides a market update and updates the five cost models previously featured in Costing Steelwork
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FeaturesNet zero at risk as global energy concerns from Ukraine war send green goals back down the agenda
Agreements reached at COP26 were always going to be vulnerable to the unexpected, but the case for energy efficiency and alternative supply sources is now even more urgent
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NewsGutting Parliament and rebuilding from inside ‘easier option’ for restoration
New information provided by body overseeing £50bn scheme suggests option more straightforward than current plan
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FeaturesSmart buildings: the digital workplace
The focus of office fit-out is increasingly on using digital systems to optimise the user experience. How best can one realise the opportunities of smart technology?
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NewsStep forward for £460m Kent hospital expansion plans
Developer offered land for 2,000 homes in exchange for building new facility for free
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NewsKier completes £250m prison using MMC
Five Wells prison in Northamptonshire built almost entirely from standardised components
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NewsBrexit and pandemic blamed as Bisset Adams folds
Liquidator praises director for doing ‘everything she could’
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NewsConstruction output highest for eight months – but optimism fades
Firms fear impact of rising costs and supply shortages
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NewsHeritage contractor bags restoration job on listed Crystal Palace subway
Glass roof to be built over the entrance to the crumbling Victorian landmark
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NewsPerkins & Will inks £9.5m deal to design two Leeds hospitals
Practice replaced BDP on £600m scheme last year
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CommentNet zero communities of the future depend on decarbonisation now
Benchmarking, roadmapping and delivering are the keys to portfolio decarbonisation, writes Atkins’ Stuart McLaren
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NewsParliament restoration could take more than 70 years and cost £50bn
Keeping MPs in Palace of Westminster during works would see costs and delivery time skyrocket, report finds
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NewsHold nerve on long term projects, infrastructure chief tells government
National Infrastructure Commission chair John Armitt says ripping up plans amid crisis over rising bills will increase costs in future