All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 47
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NewsHeathrow third runway may not be needed, ex-Airports Commission chair admits
Pandemic has already slowed Birmingham and Stansted expansion plans
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CommentCountdown to COP26: Are we building with the climate of the future in mind?
With fewer than 150 days until world leaders meet in Glasgow for COP26, Simon Wyatt turns his focus to one of the key themes on the agenda – adaptation and resilience
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FeaturesMuseum of the Home: making visitors comfortable
After the planning hoo-ha that saw Chipperfield’s original proposals dropped, Wright Wright has delivered a major yet subtle expansion of the former Geffrye Museum – now renamed Museum of the Home – that visitors may not even notice. Richard Gatti reports
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NewsRecommendations to keep HS2 on track taken on board, NAO says
Spending watchdog issued 14 recommendations to keep costs and schedules under control
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NewsHS2 not worried about materials shortages, minister says
Supplies continue to flow to £100bn scheme, Andrew Stephenson adds
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NewsEDF starts decommissioning of Kent nuclear plant seven years early
Dungeness B nuclear power plant starts defuelling stage after identifying 'station specific risks with key components'
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FeaturesOn site: HS2’s groundbreaking project under way beneath the Chilterns
Building took a trip to the railway’s single biggest site where work has begun on 16km of tunnels carried out by two 170m long tunnel boring machines and 1,000 workers
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NewsFirms must publish carbon credentials to win public work
Government makes contractors reveal current footprint and reduction plans to bid for work worth more than £5m
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FeaturesAchieve water regulation compliance with the right WC system
Here, Glen Peters, technical support manager at Viega looks at what specifiers need to consider when selecting a WC system. This includes how to ensure it complies with water supply regulations and the revised acceptance criteria for WRAS and KIWA certification with regard to filling valves.
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NewsHS2 outlines plans to stop Chiltern tunnelling contaminating local water supplies
Senior project manager admits job facing ‘significant challenge’ with surrounding terrain
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NewsStanhope and Bruntwood confirmed on £1.5bn ID Manchester mega-project
Team building 25-acre city-centre innovation district officially announced
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NewsTurner & Townsend to lead new retrofit centre of excellence
Initiative aimed at social housing providers looking to bring stock up to scratch
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NewsTransport for London to slash capital spend as part of £1bn bailout deal
Latest agreement runs until December
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NewsNorthern leaders want delayed regional rail plan published
Government had promised document by March
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NewsMajor challenges in persuading homeowners to install heat pumps, government admits
BEIS tells industry that energy saving devices can cost up to £35,000 each and could increase fuel bills
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NewsHS2 to Leeds will go ahead and could be built ‘dramatically’ ahead of schedule
Transport secretary Grant Shapps quashes fears that north-eastern section of line could be scrapped
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NewsCrossrail still needs first half of 2022 to finish job, Khan warns
Media reports have suggested line could open by the end of this year
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News‘Incentives not fines’ will persuade homeowners to replace gas boilers
Energy department clarifies plans to reduce domestic carbon emissions