All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 8
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Mace and Arcadis consortium wins PM role on $16bn New York tunnel job
Scheme hailed by US president Joe Biden as one of most significant in US
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Victoria House: from life insurance to the sciences of life
The grand former headquarters of the Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society is being converted into a state-of-the-art life sciences laboratory. Thomas Lane reports on an unlikely reinvention
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Standardised design for New Hospital Programme to be published in May
Reference designs for hospitals nearly finalised as consortiums bid for £600m programmer delivery partner job
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Changing priorities in London office market are driving up costs
Occupiers now want better, more flexible and sustainable facilities but inevitably this comes at a price, says Jayson Crosley, director at Turner & Townsend alinea
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Populo Living’s £1bn Carpenters Estate regeneration plans finally approved
Work to start this spring on redeveloping 1960s estate after decades of delays
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Planning rules relaxed for wave of mini nuclear reactors
With small modular reactors – which can be built quickly offsite – seen as the future of nuclear, the government wants to simplify the relevant planning process
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Developer submits plans for City block retrofit
Scheme will add two storeys to roof of 21 Lombard Street and replace facade
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Sunak’s HS2 funding slammed as Northern Powerhouse Rail still waits for tunnel decision
Chief executive Henri Murison says lack of clarity over crucial tunnel section has stalled northern rail project
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Work on HS2 viaduct paused for ‘urgent remediation’
Week delay on Colne Valley Viaduct job after contractor spots misalignment
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The money’s in the ground: engineering a solution to brownfield regeneration costs
Up to 75% of the cost of construction is in the groundwork and more than £10bn is spent removing construction waste annually. Howel Morris of Rodgers Leask explains why geo-environmental and civil engineering synergy is key to saving time and money and reducing waste
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Campaigners lose second bid to block £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel
Ruling describes most parts of challenge as ‘unarguable’ in latest court hearing into long-running saga
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Inflation falling but could still add more than £1.5bn to government’s spending bill, Currie & Brown warns
Consultant says cost spikes in UK heading south
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The pathway to net zero concrete production
Simon Chudley, national commercial technical manager at Tarmac explains more about the manufacturer’s pathway to net zero
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Green light for first phase of CO-RE’s Holborn Bars redevelopment
Scheme to partially demolish and rebuild 1990s extension to grade II*-listed complex
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HS2 cuts force Manchester Airport to pare back growth expectations
Bosses reportedly shrink passenger forecasts from 60 million to 50 million by 2040
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Our politicians must build the foundations for carbon reduction
All political parties should make a manifesto commitment to move to reduce embodied carbon emissions in construction within two years of starting government, Will Arnold writes
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ The Future Commmission: Take a long-term view to give UK the infrastructure it needs
 After a year of consultation and careful consideration, the ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ the Future Commission has published its final report. In this chapter, Dave Rogers explains why the country’s economic welfare depends on efficient planning and a clear and stable pipeline
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How new satellite data is changing our understanding of London’s overheating problem
A new report by Arup for the mayor of London has highlighted the worsening issue of heat risk in our city centres as summers get steadily hotter. Tom Lowe reports.
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‘Long-awaited’ infrastructure pipeline receives muted welcome from industry
Scale of transformation required not reflected in long-term projections, says one chief exec
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¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ enters partnership with international environment NGO to focus on energy efficiency in the built environment
Work with Climate Group will include thought leadership and insight content, research and events