All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 2
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ESG regulations: what the future holds for developers
Sustainability is no longer a choice but an industry requirement and the additional costs are outweighed by the positive implications and added value, writes Cundall’s Simon Wyatt
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Campaigners rip into Acme’s new Liverpool Street station plans
Rethink does not “justify concerns” over scrapped Herzog & de Meuron scheme, says Victorian Society-led campaign group
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Driving the future of green building: unlocking the potential of HVO biodiesel
Provided we have processes in place to manage and mitigate the potential sustainability risks associated with its supply chain, the integration of HVO fuels will serve as a template for our adoption of future green technologies as we work towards our net zero goals
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The UK’s path to a clean energy transition
Despite encouraging progress, we still have a long way to go if we are to meet the government’s challenging net zero targets, says Josh Bullard at Hydrock
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We must make the case for – and prove – construction’s place as an enabler of growth
The sector has a vital role to play in delivering the UK’s industrial strategy over the next decade, says T&T’s Patricia Moore. We must work with the government to make this happen
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Infrastructure update: How can developers navigate the ever-lengthening connections queue?
In the second half of our two-part special on UK power, Turner & Townsend Alinea examine how the rising demand for new connections to the distribution network has time and cost impacts for developers.
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Pay for self-employed tradespeople hits new high
Earnings up by nearly 5% in London in October, with overall year-on-year pay rising by 4.8% across the UK
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Tetra Tech working on plans to build Western Europe’s largest solar farm in Oxfordshire
Scheme would span 14 sq km and produce more than 11 times more electriticity than the UK’s largest existing solar site
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Make’s City fringe office overhaul deferred over height policy breach
Councillors said scheme’s “tenuous” community benefits did not justify proposed two-storey roof extension
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University of Greenwich tables plan to extend listed building within world heritage site
Stride Treglown and Purcell working on plans to add three-storey building to 1920s landmark
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Government boosts offshore wind investment at COP29
Bonus scheme to fund up to £200m for projects, as Scottish Power seals deal for East Anglia TWO wind farm
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‘We hope to be a good neighbour’: how the new Liverpool Street station team is rethinking London’s most controversial project
A week after Herzog & de Meuron’s proposals were dropped, Ӱ speaks to Network Rail and the scheme’s new architect Acme about the redesign of the listed station and what exactly has happened to development partner Sellar
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Sellar still eyeing development partner role on £1bn Liverpool Street station redevelopment
Developer no longer has official role on project
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Infrastructure update: Electricity transmission owners hold key to UK’s energy transition but face challenges
The transmission sector is a key link in the chain that will deliver a net zero future, write Mark Docherty and Simon Rawlinson
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Network Rail to appoint new development partner for Liverpool Street station only after it gets planning
Scaled back proposals to cost a third less than previous plans and will be submitted within next two months
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Make’s plans to remodel postmodern office next to Barbican set for approval
Islington set to vote on plans to partially demolish and refurbish 1980s building next week
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Derwent to start building work next year on Oxford Street scheme after replacing lead architect
Hopkins swapped out for DSDHA on 15,000 sq ft office redevelopment at grade II-listed Holden House
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Network Rail began looking at redrawing Liverpool Street development in the summer
Acme brought in to work on ’completely reimagined’ proposals for station after previous Herzog & de Meuron plan amassed huge opposition
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The Budget was a signifier of tone shift – never mind the missing detail
Last week’s statement suggests the government has a clear appetite for investment. It is up to industry to shape and develop solutions for deals with the public sector, says KPMG’s Holly Davis