All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 26
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Features
Truss 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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Comment
Net zero and culture change high on the agenda at next month’s UK Construction Week
Nathan Garnett, UKCW show director, previews the UK’s largest event for the built environment which comes to the NEC this autumn
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Comment
We should let listed buildings change and evolve so they can play a part in our future
A building should not be treated like an old pot in a museum. We need a more robust and pragmatic approach to listed structures, says Anna Beckett
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PRP appointed lead architect on Broadwater Farm estate refurb
Tottenham blocks found to be structurally unsound in tests carried out in wake of the Grenfell Tower fire
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£400m plan to turn ITV studios into office complex still on hold despite GLA backing
Project team sweating on decision by communities secretary over possible call in
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Comment
Construction is doing more than greenwashing
Few traditional industrial sectors are as focused on how to minimise their environmental impact as construction
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Firms chasing £60m framework for upgrades to Parliamentary estate
Work to be carried out while occupants of buildings remain working inside
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Features
Mayfield, 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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Comment
Bashing government on net zero progress feels good but does it get us any closer to our targets?
Private and public sector must move faster to decarbonise the built environment but important steps have been made
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ISG 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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Dozens 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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MMC 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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UKGBC 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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Academics unveil ‘weather-resistant’ heat pump
The ‘flexible’ technology could solve the problem of heat pumps affected by cold weather
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BRE boss urges Sunak and Truss to publish costed plans to decarbonise buildings
Call comes as leadership candidates distance themselves from green initiatives
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Energy efficiency regulations ‘have slowed development’ says Glenigan
Housebuilding starts slowed as sector got to grips with changes to Part L, according to analysts.
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Sizewell C approval faces legal challenge
Campaigners initiate judicial review process against decision to approve nuclear new build
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Comment
A gold standard for net zero in historic buildings
Recommendations on how to deliver net zero carbon emissions for heritage structures are contained in a new research report
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Willmott Dixon to build UK’s second Passivhaus leisure centre
Contractor strikes deal to build Spelthorne Leisure Centre
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Comment
This is how we rise to the retrofit challenge
Pragmatism, agility and flexibility are vital qualities when working on a building that requires updating, says Ed Williams of Fletcher Priest Architects