All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 81
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Features
Review of 2020: A changing political landscape
Brexit was quickly eclipsed by the meteor of covid, which hit construction hard – until the government decided to build its way out of trouble. Meanwhile, building safety remained at the fore as the Grenfell Inquiry continued
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Newham council green lights modular rooftop housing programme
Council’s housing arm Populo Living to build hundreds of affordable rooftop homes
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Government in talks to build £20bn Sizewell C nuclear plant
Discussions with EDF come at same time as publication of energy white paper
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Architect designs Antarctic research station over Zoom
Hugh Broughton had to work with team from Australia in middle of night because of covid-19 lockdown
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PM warned on lack of joined-up thinking after latest climate pledge
Boris Johnson wants emissions cut a further 15% by end of decade
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Liverpool mayor arrested as part of fraud probe into building contracts
Joe Anderson arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit bribery and witness intimidation
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Fire expert warned NHBC of ‘accident waiting to happen’ three years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Arup engineer made comments in October 2014
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Government’s green homes initiative feels MPs’ ire
Ministers told about public’s difficulties accessing initiative
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Zaha Hadid unveils design for China science museum
Scheme will sit at centre of innovation district in southern city of Shenzhen
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Non-compliance of combustible insulation ‘lost on’ Kingspan tech boss, Grenfell Inquiry hears
Hearing told of more concerns from worried cladding contractors over Kingspan’s K15 product
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Consultants eyeing framework for £4bn Cambridgeshire metro
Lots to include engineering and design jobs
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Kingspan used test results from trial product to reassure worried contractors
The trial insulation product tested was not what was being sold on the market, inquiry hears
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Local firm crowns year with job to revamp Prince of Wales castle
Caernarfon Castle to get £3.7m makeover including viewing deck and cafe
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Welsh government set to invest £35m in factory-built homes
Funding for 400 factory-built homes is the fourth round of the Innovative Housing Programme
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Path cleared for Breedon’s Cemex deal
Watchdog green lights firm’s acquisition of 100 sites from larger rival
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Kingspan manager apologises after Grenfell Inquiry hears his foul-mouthed reaction to firm raising safety queries
Philip Heath emailed colleagues saying consultant go ‘fuck themselves’ after it questioned whether manufacturer’s product was OK to use
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Government’s chief construction advisor blames dithering ministers for mega-project delays
Comments come as IPA boss said he told Highways England to rethink timetable for £8bn Lower Thames Crossing
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Post-Brexit UK procurement portal announced
New portal up and running from 11pm on 31 December
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Campaigners slam ‘monster’ Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme
Proposals given thumbs up by GLA yesterday
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Celotex product manager tells Grenfell inquiry it ‘didn’t occur’ to her that marketing was wrong
Debbie Berger had written ‘WTF’ on flawed test report for combustible insulation