All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 36
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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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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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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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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
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CommentMust we leave heat networks behind?
Systems using centralised plant were meant to be the future, until their carbon intensity put paid to that. But are heat pumps always better?
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CommentThe critical journey to more sustainable infrastructure
Our future depends on a more adaptive, resilient, high-tech and environmentally-conscious built environment
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CommentWhy we need a long term view in a short term world
Government and the construction industry need to put more focus on whole life carbon, says Elaine Toogood
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FeaturesCost model: Low carbon frames
Structural frames are one of the biggest contributors to embodied carbon, but issues with data quality have made tackling this difficult – until now
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CommentHigh energy costs – it’s not just households who are feeling the pinch
The impact of on businesses is not yet part of the public debate – but it should be
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NewsRising energy costs could derail levelling up, materials firms warn
Jobs could be lost at energy intensive manufacturers unless ministers act
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NewsMurphy wins cabling job for giant offshore wind project
Firm to design and build two 7km cable ducts for Dogger Bank wind farms