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FeaturesKwarteng’s growth plans: what does it all mean for infrastructure projects?
When the chancellor announced his plans for growth there was much to welcome, but any positives are now almost entirely obscured
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FeaturesHow do we protect our homes from surface water flooding?
More than three million homes are at risk from surface water flooding - how can we mitigate the risk?
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Features‘We’re trained as cost consultants to reduce cost – why not do the same with carbon?’
Turner & Townsend’s new embodied carbon calculator aims to put carbon mitigation into the hands of the cost manager
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FeaturesSoaring energy prices? That’s not a problem in my ecohouse
Forget everything you thought you knew about building design if you want to achieve net zero. I built a house that heats and cools itself naturally
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FeaturesThings can only get hotter – so we must tackle overheating in buildings
With climate change making heatwaves more frequent, intense and long-lasting, what can be done to mitigate overheating in buildings?
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FeaturesDecarbonising the building sector: Opportunities and challenges
Over one third of global CO2 emissions are produced by the building sector, and so it has a critical role to play in preventing the catastrophic impacts of the climate crisis. Bashar Al Shawa explains how the initiative is supporting building sector companies to urgently cut emissions and transform their ...
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FeaturesBattersea power station: conquering the Everest of real estate
It has been compared to climbing the world’s highest mountain but the redeveloped Battersea power station is now, finally, complete
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FeaturesCan we make demolition greener?
With refurbishment rather than new-build seen as climate friendly, demolition firms need to clean up their act – and some are doing just that
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FeaturesTruss faces net zero dilemma in tackling energy crisis
Industry urges retrofit investment while fearing climate policy critics among new PM’s allies
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FeaturesMayfield, Manchester: a park for the people
The first major open space in the city centre – and first public park anywhere in Manchester for 100 years – is ready to open
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Energy transition
The 2020s will be the decade when the foundations of the UK’s energy transition to net zero are established. What is involved in this transition, and how are things progressing?
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FeaturesGareth Lewis interview: how Mace is weathering the economic storm
The chief executive of the firm’s construction arm has been through three recessions but says the current conditions are unprecedented.
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FeaturesPutting a brave face on it: overcladding homes to save energy
As bills spiral, attention has turned to retrofitting. While it can be disruptive and expensive, Energiesprong is quite the opposite
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FeaturesThe Elizabeth line: a welcome civic legacy designed to last 120 years
From the contextual to the finely detailed, its stations are an eclectic and ultimately uplifting addition to the capital’s transport network
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FeaturesIn business with Frank Elkins: on guard at Travis Perkins
The boss of the UK’s biggest builders merchants tells Dave Rogers what soaring inflation and the squeeze on household budgets mean for his business
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FeaturesTo refurb or rebuild: what next for Old Trafford?
Man United has big decisions to make about its ageing stadium. Dave Rogers asked experts behind other iconic ground developments for advice
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FeaturesGove intervention on ITV studios leaves many wondering which scheme is next in firing line
Communities secretary flexes political muscle on 72 Upper Ground, with worries that more developments will be stalled by minister’s decisions
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FeaturesDoes the key to cutting carbon lie beneath your feet?
The flat floor slab has been the default option for years but they contain the bulk of a building’s embodied carbon. What are the alternatives?
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FeaturesHow the Hylo building saved a third on carbon
The team behind the Hylo building in London’s Bunhill Row were so impressed by Richard Siefert’s original Finsbury Tower, they decided to extend it by 13 storeys rather than replace it – saving massively on carbon
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FeaturesTime for timber: exclusive Q&A with Zac Goldsmith
International environment minister Lord Goldsmith answers Building’s questions about his plans to drive up the use of timber in construction