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精东影视Overseas firms lined up for Old Oak Common and Interchange HS2 station jobs
Scheme are for M&E work and automated people mover
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精东影视BRE recommends shake up of EPC ratings to encourage retrofit work
Advisor wants shelf life of certificates halved and metrics reformed to more accurately reflect the performance of buildings
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Features精东影视 the Future Commission: Powering down the road to net zero
After a year of consultation and consideration, last week the 精东影视 the Future commission published its final report. In this chapter, Thomas Lane considers how the industry can聽reduce its carbon emissions and implement greener methods of energy use and production聽
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精东影视Environment Agency after contractor for 拢500m flood defence job
River Thames Scheme aims to protect England鈥檚 largest area of undefended floodplain聽
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精东影视Civil engineers must embrace whole life carbon management, says ICE
Body鈥檚 state of the nation report makes recommendations across infrastructure sector
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精东影视Architect wanted to design 拢740m replacement for problem concrete hospital
Leighton Hospital in Cheshire found to contain reinforced auoclaved aerated concrete in 80% of its buildings
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FeaturesWhat the Future Homes Standard means for net zero
Proposed 2025 energy regulations focus on PV and services rather than building fabric to reduce emissions. Will this be enough to help meet the UK鈥檚 2050 target?聽
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CommentAre you fragile or agile? That is the question for contractors鈥�
There are many factors at play in a contractor鈥檚 ability to withstand the vagaries of a challenging market and political and economic turbulence, writes T&T Alinea鈥檚 Iain Parker
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精东影视Top construction figures join Labour鈥檚 infrastructure review
Mace and Skanska bosses part of group looking at how project delivery could be quicker and cheaper
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FeaturesWhy are contractors neglecting scope 3 emissions? It鈥檚 complicated鈥�
Carbon emitted by materials and transport accounts for up to 98% of contractors鈥� emissions, but a new report has found an alarming lack of attention given to the issue by some of the UK鈥檚 biggest contractors
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精东影视Starmer again rules out HS2 leg to Manchester as railway begins year-long deck slide for Buckinghamshire viaduct
Northern leg is 鈥榥ot possible鈥� due to budget overruns says Labour leader
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精东影视HS2 could cost nearly 拢68bn after inflation
Cuts to scheme could also reduce passenger capacity between Birmingham and Manchester
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精东影视鈥楲ock in鈥� infrastructure spending before and after election, civil engineers group says
CECA issues demands ahead of expected 2024 election
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CommentWhy 2024 is the year to embrace circular economic models
Making cyclical construction a sector-wide objective would help meet decarbonisation objectives and strengthen supply chains, providing certainty to deliver infrastructure projects at the scale the UK needs, writes Joanne Conway
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精东影视Parts of Sellar鈥檚 Paddington Cube delayed by discovery of underground structures
Developer asks council for time extension after missing deadline for completing public realm works
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精东影视Tees Valley Mayor announces 拢1m study into new river crossing
Ben Houchen also commits to new airport
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精东影视Government publishes proposals to make it easier to retrofit historic buildings
Review of the barriers to improving the energy efficiency of historic buildings include proposals to automatically grant permission for improvements such as double glazing
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精东影视Westminster council orders redesign of controversial estate to include second staircases
Ebury Estate鈥檚 拢350m regeneration the latest to be affected by proposed new fire safety rules
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CommentThe UK is setting the standard for energy-efficient homes 鈥� but there is still some way to go
The latest update to the Future Homes and 精东影视s Standard is demanding, comprehensive and will shape our industry for years, but it still gives cause for concern, writes Alan Fogarty
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精东影视Nicholas Boys Smith and architect Patty Hopkins recognised in New Year Honours List
Former building safety programme director Neil O鈥機onnor and Royal Academy of Engineering president James Rufus also handed honours