All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 83
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NewsGreen light for major AHMM redevelopment of King’s Cross hospital
Scheme to include hotel and more than 14,000sq m of office space
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NewsArconic investors given all clear by US court to take legal action after Grenfell fire
Shareholders claim firm knew its cladding was dangerous but used it on high rise projects anyway
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NewsFears growing that building decarbonisation strategy could be watered down
Industry experts tell government to stop dithering and publish its plan amid reports it will be delayed until the autumn
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NewsHuge Canary Wharf towers plan OK’d
Glenn Howells scheme to include 900 homes in six blocks up to 38 storeys high
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Features‘Freedom day’: what it means for construction employers
As the ‘work from home where possible’ guidance ends, firms look to bring staff back into the office – but they are not rushing to reset to 2019 ways of working
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NewsHammersmith Bridge to reopen to pedestrians this weekend
Mott MacDonald report found safety risk was ”acceptably low” after temporary fix to prevent cracking
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NewsArcadis and Mace among firms appointed to £420m Highways England framework
Six-year framework to cover commercial and project management jobs
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NewsFace masks should still be used on sites after restrictions ease, CLC says
Statement comes amid confusion over government’s guidance on easing covid-19 restrictions
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NewsHS2’s eastern leg ‘not needed’, says West Midlands mayor
Andy Street said the business case for connecting Midlands towns was ‘substantially better’ than for HS2
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NewsUK’s first net zero power plant to be built on Teesside
Facility will capture all carbon emissions and store them under the North Sea.
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NewsSingle developer sought for huge £2bn leisure centre framework
Three firms to be shortlisted with deadline for expressions of interest less than four weeks away
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NewsThree appointed to £600m offsite housing framework
Ilke, Impact Modular and TopHat bag places on five-year deal
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NewsNorthern MPs call on PM to set up independent board to drive levelling up ‘at pace’
Group also wants infrastructure and transport upgrades
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NewsTravis Perkins to cut 80% of carbon emissions from its fleet by 2035
Builders merchant has more than 4,000 HGVs on UK roads
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NewsMcAslan OK’d for south London shopping centre revamp
Proposals include four blocks up to nine storeys high
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NewsShoddy workmanship more dangerous than cladding, product manufacturers insist
BBA consultation received outpouring of complaints about the RMI sector
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NewsFour appointed on £1bn prison expansion programme
ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates to work together to build four new prisons using modern methods of construction
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NewsMaking buildings net zero could cost £400bn, OBR warns
New report said total cost of hitting 2050 emissions target could be over £1.4tn across whole economy
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NewsCLC calls on government to fix shortage of hauliers
Group’s co-chair warned dwindling number of HGV drivers now risk delaying projects
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NewsRIBA attacks Building Safety Bill for ‘not fully addressing’ industry’s shortcomings
Fractured nature of construction threatens to undermine good intentions, architects group adds