All Infrastructure articles – Page 96
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NewsHorizon appoints nuclear engineers
Atkins, Amec and Cavendish win support roles to new Wylfa nuclear project for the next three years
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FeaturesLondon airports: Battle of Britain
Last month Sturgis Carbon Profiling published a study favouring the Constellation airport proposal as the solution to London’s airport capacity crisis and slamming the Estuary airport alternative. Here we present both sides of the debate in full
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NewsNo guarantee insurers will invest £25bn in new infrastructure
Pledge by insurers to invest over the next five years is not binding and does not guarantee investment in new-build infrastructure
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NewsGovernment to change subsidies to boost offshore wind
Government will also cut ‘strike price’ for onshore wind and solar energy schemes
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NewsInsurers ready to invest £25bn in UK infrastructure
Announcement comes as government publishes new National Infrastructure Plan containing a pipeline of over £375bn of planned projects
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CommentPPPs and global growth go hand in hand
The scale of global infrastructure projects, including those in the UK, means that finding private finance is essential
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NewsUK would welcome Chinese HS2 investment, says PM
Prime minister promises “very open competition” over infrastructure investment
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NewsCrossrail on track to hit carbon reduction target
Contractors on Crossrail are on target to reduce carbon emissions from the project by 8%, according to Crossrail’s annual sustainability report.
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CommentThe construction industry is holding up infrastructure development
We blame long public consultations for delaying big projects, but actually we’re at fault for not giving the public adequate data
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NewsChina could play major role in HS2, says premier
Li Keqiang says the two nations have become “indespensable partners for each other’s development”
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NewsEleven contractors vying for £1.5bn of Heathrow work
Exclusive: Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Mace among those bidding for four packages of work
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CommentHS2 gains momentum
The government has done well to publish the HS2 hybrid bill this week, now the hard work really begins …
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FeaturesInterview: Beth West, HS2
HS2 has come under renewed scrutiny from members of the government and the opposition. But growing uncertainty is just one of the issues commercial director Beth West has to deal with
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FeaturesAutumn Statement preview: Five construction priorities
With debt still soaring, George Osborne is unlikely to be announcing much in the way of new spending. Here we look at the chancellor’s top five construction priorities
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Construction leaders hail 'significant step' of HS2 bill
Hybrid bill provides plans for extensive tunnelling and cuttings between London and Birmingham
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NewsRICS launches specialist qualification for infrastructure skills
RICS Built Infrastructure Pathway will certify surveyors’ competency in skills including project and cost management, project finance, and BIM
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NewsLabour commits to Armitt's infrastructure plan
Ed Balls says party will draw up a draft bill designed to make findings of Sir John Armitt’s review a reality
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NewsCrossrail completes first train tunnel
Tunnel from Royal Oak to Farringdon took 18 months, part of a planned 42km of train tunnels
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NewsHS2 considers alternative Euston station design
Bosses of high speed rail link will look at new plans with a smaller footprint
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FeaturesScottish Crime Campus
With its DNA-inspired design concept, BMJ and Ryder Architecture’s £82m Scottish Crime Campus provides compelling evidence that police buildings don’t have to be grim high-security compounds.