All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 71
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NewsResidential gloom dampens architects’ optimism
Expectations of future workloads in private housing slump to lowest level for more than two years
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NewsFirms chasing £60m framework for upgrades to Parliamentary estate
Work to be carried out while occupants of buildings remain working inside
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NewsLABC launches fully funded building control course as industry readies for new regulator
Students will be paid a full salary while they learn in effort to attract new recruits into the profession
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NewsISG pauses work on £2.6bn car battery ‘gigafactory’ amid funding delays
Contractor says it will get back onsite when designs for the 95-hectare scheme are “finalised”
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NewsDozens of hospital building roofs at risk of imminent collapse, minister admits
Number of hospital trusts affected by unstable aerated concrete three more than previously thought
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NewsMMC makes it harder to reuse materials, say demolition firms
Modern materials are ‘nowhere near’ as reusable as those used in traditional construction
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NewsUKGBC calls for standardised measures of carbon savings when reusing materials
Lack of agreed metrics on carbon savings from retaining components in projects is an important gap in industry knowledge, climate group claims
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NewsFosters working on four-tower New York masterplan
Practice unveils early proposals for redevelopment of world’s busiest bus station
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NewsMichael Bichard appointed to senior RICS position
Civil servant who led review into the institution named as interim senior independent governor
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FeaturesWhy are we struggling to make modular work?
A series of MMC firms have gone to the wall this year and doubts persist among more traditional builders. Tom Lowe looks at the issues involved
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NewsTrade body could make demolition firms sign anti-collusion declaration
National Federation of Demolition Contractors plans moves to restore trust after CMA found 10 firms had colluded to rig bids worth £150m
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NewsTfL’s City block roof extension approved
Extra level added to office building above new Bank station entrance
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NewsMitsui Fudosan and Stanhope move ahead with phase 2 of BBC Television Centre scheme
£500m redevelopment expected to complete in 2026
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NewsRICS calls on ministers to drop planned powers to investigate governance
Institution wants government to abandon plans to “avoid duplication” with its own proposed five-yearly reviews
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NewsFears and confusion as political chaos leaves industry in limbo
Worries grow over impact on spending plans
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NewsConstruction minister resigns
Lee Rowley quits with four other ministers and calls for Boris Johnson to step aside
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NewsAdjaye team lands £57m Liverpool museums work
Pair to reimagine International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum on city’s waterfront
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NewsPlans submitted for Cambridge mixed-use scheme
Latest phase of Cambridge North regeneration to include 425 homes and office space
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NewsWilkinson Eyre and Aecom working on plans for Buckinghamshire film studio
Planning decision on Marlow scheme due this autumn
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NewsGovernment admits deregulation left officials “unable” to escalate fire safety warnings in years before Grenfell
But housing department lawyer tells inquiry that “competent professionals” would not have signed off dangerous materials