All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 63
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CommentBuilding at COP26: the view from Glasgow, part 1
Tom Lowe is covering the vital final days of the climate crisis conference. This is his first despatch
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NewsRising labour costs may have peaked, payroll firm says
Data from Hudson Contract follows last week’s PMI report that worst of supply problems could be over
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NewsRolls-Royce creates new firm to build up to 16 small nuclear reactors
Reactors would cost around £2bn each and be about a tenth of the size of full scale plants
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NewsArup to withdraw from all energy schemes involving fossil fuels
Firm also pledges to carry out whole lifecycle carbon assessments on all of its building projects across the world
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NewsBowmer & Kirkland picks up £21m Nottingham digital arts centre job
Hawkins|Brown-designed scheme being built for city’s Trent university
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NewsWates on right page for British Library job
Scheme in Boston Spa will include refurbishing original 1970s site
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NewsKent councils back Crossrail extension plan
Proposals could see line link up with Channel Tunnel
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NewsInvestors reluctant to adopt green building practices on projects
RICS survey finds more than half of industry investors did not take biodiversity into account on schemes
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NewsGovernment plans £600m upgrade to animal research labs
Jobs include new builds at sites specialising in emerging diseases
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NewsCost of decarbonising all UK homes could be £200bn cheaper than other estimates, says Savills
But new research says government interventions do not go far enough to persuade homeowners to carry out the work
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NewsLandsec snaps up majority stake in Media City
Developer buys L&G’s share and half of Peel’s two days after announcing £190m U&I takeover
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NewsBlow to Heathrow’s third runway plans after key investor pulls funding
Ferrovial ‘sceptical’ about providing further capital amid row over landing charges
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NewsNHS launches £1.6bn consultancy framework
Firms have until 13 December to bid for four-year deal
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NewsRICS names senior Whitehall civil servant as new audit committee chair
Mike Driver’s CV includes stints at the Treasury and Ministry of Justice
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NewsJCB inks multi-billion pound deal to buy green hydrogen
Firm calls on government to show commitment to hydrogen sector
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NewsMore than nine out of 10 construction firms want mandatory carbon calculations on projects
Survey finds overwhelming majority of industry firms think whole life carbon calculations should decide whether or not schemes get planning approval
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NewsSheppard Robson go-ahead for Cambridge science park scheme
Scheme to consist of two office buildings and a transport hub
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NewsAnnual BEIS capital spending to be £5.6bn higher by the end of this parliament
Budget documents reveal spending increases across government departments including health, transport and education
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NewsLendlease to appoint new finance chief
Tom Mackellar heading back to Australia as Europe division rejigs top team