All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 18
-
Comment
Starmer must make sure he is not embarking on a mission impossible
Labour has set off on its pre-election marathon, but what should we make of Keir Starmer’s plans and how is policy likely to evolve?
-
News
Government set to announce HS2 delays
Costs on first phase have reportedly risen £2bn since last update
-
Features
The power of four: how UK’s biggest builders are working together on £1bn prisons programme
ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates have joined forces to build four new English prisons, pooling their resources and skills to form one big collaborative team. Here’s how it works
-
News
Use unspent apprenticeship levy money to boost heritage retrofit skills, government told
Report by five big industry names including Peabody and Grosvenor calls for more investment in decarbonsing historic buildings
-
Features
The longest job: ڶ the Colne Valley viaduct
A sensitive landscape and stiff local opposition presented the team building Britain’s longest railway bridge with a major challenge. Thomas Lane reports on how they got on
-
Features
From the archives: First proposals for the Glasgow Subway, 1887
ڶ flags the risk of trains colliding in the Glasgow Subway’s narrow tunnels
-
Features
A home for all seasons: Inside the £16m research centre testing houses against the elements
The University of Salford says its Energy House 2.0 can simulate 95% of global environmental conditions. Daniel Gayne takes a look
-
News
Luton airport lodges application for major expansion
Plans would nearly double the airport’s passenger capacity to 32 million
-
News
Oxford council approves £150m life sciences campus
Scott Brownrigg scheme to consist of three buildings housing 66,000sq m of lab and office space
-
News
McLaren wins £30m infrastructure job at south-east London hospital
Contractor to work with Dowds Group on improvement programme
-
Comment
We’re not lazy, we just need more investment
We are one of the largest employers in the UK with the potential to shape our nation’s future. The government must help us make the most of that opportunity, writes Richard Steer of Gleeds
-
News
Arcadis and Hawkins Brown to ‘re-evaluate’ £150m Elephant & Castle upgrade
Transport for London recently admitted it does not have enough money to finish the job under current plans
-
News
Government appoints NatWest boss as energy efficiency taskforce co-chair
Alison Rose to lead team alongside energy minister Martin Callanan
-
Comment
We must design the vibrancy back into our urban places
This should be the ‘comeback’ year for culture in our cities, but we need to reconsider how best to define our cultural spaces, says Sadie Morgan
-
News
BCO strengthens sustainability targets for offices in update to design guide
Minimum target for offices upgraded from BREEAM ‘very good’ to ‘excellent’.
-
News
HS2 civils boss exits for private sector role
Mike Lyons to be replaced by West Midlands civils lead
-
Comment
We all need to get a move on to tackle Scope 3 emissions
If everyone simply asked suppliers for their environmental impact data we would quickly build up a picture of our combined emissions - so let’s get cracking
-
News
Unions demand action from the government on school collapse “emergency”
Report last year revealed some school blocks were found to be at a “critical” state of disrepair
-
News
HS2 set for wholesale review with cuts and delays to be considered
Eastern link could be binned after being scaled back in Intergrated Rail Plan nearly two years ago
-
News
Infrastructure authority needs power to refer failing projects to NAO, says Lords committee
Recommendations follow short inquiry into infrastructure policymaking and delivery