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CommentStronger together: Collaboration to beat climate change
We need to work through our differences to compound our strength and empower the sector, says Chris McDougall, associate director at Atkins
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 22: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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FeaturesWhat is East West Rail and why is it being built?
Linking up the Oxford-Cambridge Arc was one of the pledges in the autumn statement and now the team for phase two is being apppointed, so what do we know about this important rail project?
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NewsTechnocrats should not call the shots on UK infrastructure, Armitt tells Lords committee
NIC chair rebuffs suggestions that body is underpowered聽
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NewsMott MacDonald and WSP appointed to next phase of East West Rail link
Joint venture appointed as technical partner for project聽
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CommentFocus on design is the key to delivering infrastructure faster
A rush to get things moving often fails to allow space for the parameters of a project to be fully thought through at the start, which leads to delays later on,聽says Sadie Morgan
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NewsSOM rejigs City tower to boost carbon credentials
Consented plans for the Diamond have been redrawn amid growing demand for low carbon office space
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FeaturesHow to retrofit a historical building: the challenge and solutions
Permission must be sought and appropriate materials used in order to thermally upgrade traditional buildings. Thomas Lane looks at the issues involved
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FeaturesTo refurb or rebuild? Join the great M&S Oxford Street store debate
Henrietta Billings and Fred Pilbrow put the case for and against plans to build a new flagship store for Marks & Spencer on Oxford Street
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NewsGove criticised after approving first UK coal mine in 30 years
Cumbria scheme to produce coal for steel production, not energy generation
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Can investment in energy security be compatible with net zero?
The war in Ukraine has highlighted the importance of energy security. But how does investment in greater resilience align with progress towards net zero?聽
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NewsGovernment set to relax rules on building onshore wind
Consultation on allowing local authorities to green light wind farms if they have local support to start before Christmas
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CommentA model for change: optimising the re-use of embodied carbon
The sustainability of our sector depends on creating stronger incentives for the retention of key materials.聽TFT鈥檚 Mat Lown calls on the industry to help developers identify and record re-usable resources
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NewsLow carbon housing development held back by false cost perceptions, says BEIS report
Five-year study says sustainable development need not be expensive聽
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NewsMajor projects negatively impacted by 鈥榣engthy delays鈥� to policy updates, says NIC design chair
Sadie Morgan says stalled announcements impact on delivery planning
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NewsSecurity and safety worries prompt council to reject plans to move Chinese embassy to Tower Hamlets
David Chipperfield scheme would have seen complex swap Portland Place for Royal Mint site
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FeaturesMeet the UK materials start-up chasing the Prince of Wales鈥檚 million-pound prize
Ahead of the Earthshot Prize 2022 ceremony tonight, we spoke to Dr Natasha Boulding, co-founder of Low Carbon Materials, about her firm鈥檚 plans to green the building materials sector聽
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NewsOffice sector must collaborate and share data to meet net zero goals, says BCO report
Only 12% of survey respondents believe office developers are meeting operational carbon targets
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NewsNetwork Rail worries inflation will eat into 拢44bn investment plan
Upcoming funding settlement to cover five year period from spring 2024
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CommentThere鈥檚 a laboratory on your street: how science is bringing discovery back to our cities
Demand for dedicated laboratory space in the heart of communities and urban areas is growing rapidly, Arup鈥檚 Tim Fry writes