All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 48
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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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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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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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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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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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NewsNorthern leaders want delayed regional rail plan published
Government had promised document by March
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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
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NewsHLM set to double retrofit work amid booming market
University clients among those opting for refurbs over new builds
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NewsCementation wins £93m HS2 job
Groundworks specialist to cut 1km box through central London for approach to Euston station
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NewsGovernment boosts funding for rail upgrades by £401m
Investment worth £317m will go to electrifying the Transpennine route in net zero push
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NewsLaing O’Rourke appoints first sustainability boss
Vicky Bullivant was previously head of sustainable business at Drax Group
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NewsMinisters accused of ‘Soviet-style’ planning to replace gas boilers
Boiler manufacturers could be forced to make heat pumps and penalised if they fail to sell enough
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NewsHinkley Point to hire 1,700 people in covid bounce back
Move comes as project looks to make up time after social distancing rules hit productivity
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CommentCarbon neutrality and the law
For the government’s stringent emissions targets to be met will require not only further legislation but also changes in contract clauses and regulatory practices