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NewsHS2 launches first giant tunnelling machine to dig under Chiltern Hills
2000-tonne machine named after Florence Nightingale will operate as a self-contained underground factory
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CommentCountdown to COP26: A good start – but still a long way to go
As momentum builds towards COP26, developers are making impressive-sounding commitments with their net zero pathways and strategies
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NewsGalliford Try starts on £10m makeover of Perry Barr station ahead of Commonwealth Games
Scheme likened by one councillor to a ‘high quality garden shed’
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NewsArchitect wins Stratford urban design framework
Brief comparable in scale to recent projects at King’s Cross and London Bridge stations
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CommentThoughts on the Planning Bill
The bill, which appeared in the Queen’s Speech this week, contains a wealth of provisions, many controversial
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NewsConstruction growth returns to pre-covid level but materials shortages threaten to blunt recovery
Dark clouds remain but latest ONS figures reveal industry output has hit 18 month high
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NewsPost-Brexit certification rules threaten to bring supplies to ‘grinding halt’, CPA boss warns
Worried Peter Caplehorn has already suggested extending transition period on CE markings to construction minister
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NewsLight at the end of the tunnel as Crossrail finally enters key testing phase
Delayed railway due to open in first half of next year
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FeaturesThe urgency of now: how can construction meet its green targets?
A report by the Climate Change Committee sets out a host of ambitious carbon reduction targets and points to where resources need to be focused. Thomas Lane looks at three of the areas of most interest to construction and assesses what it will take to meet the targets
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NewsISG report lays bare scale of task to reach zero carbon targets
Existing built environment will need huge overhaul to hit 2050 figure, contractor adds
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NewsIn pictures: Structure Tone completes food chain Eataly’s first UK outpost
Scheme built almost entirely during pandemic
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NewsEdinburgh practice beats transport giants to shape Britain’s future railways
Atkins and Pascall Watson among finalists in station design ideas contest won by 7N
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NewsSkilled trades cash in on booming housing and repairs market
Other professions seeing pay rise include M E operatives and shopfitters
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CommentGive us the tools and we will finish the job
As the UK economy goes up a gear, there’s plenty of construction work – but where are the materials to do it with?
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FeaturesBodmin Jail: unlocking the potential of a piece of Cornish history
Abandoned in 1927 and left to ruin for almost a century, it took a team of brave (or foolhardy?) developers to decide that Bodmin Jail had the potential to become a hotel and tourist attraction. Bats, pigeons, neighbouring builders and covid-19 ensured that realising their vision was easier said ...
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NewsHigh-rise developers to face fire safety regulation change from August
Move follows Dame Judith Hackitt’s proposals made in wake of Grenfell blaze
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NewsConstruction reacts to Queen’s Speech
Major planning overhaul at centre of government’s agenda for the year
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NewsDecision to hand RICS boss six-figure bonus draws industry ire
Sean Tompkins in line to pick up more than £260,000 under group incentive plan
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FeaturesYou can’t build, build, build if you don’t have the materials
A global shortage of key products means prices are rising and lead times growing, potentially putting the recovery at risk. Tom Lowe reports
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