All Infrastructure articles 鈥� Page 95
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NewsRIBA announces rail electrification design competition
Cesign competition to focus on improving aesthetics of overhead rail electrification
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NewsMPs call for HS2 construction to be sped up
Transport committee backs HS2 but call for serious consideration to be given to simultaneous construction from north and south
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NewsEight in running for 拢250m Scottish defence framework
Defence Infrastructure Organisation shortlists contractors for Scottish regional framework
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CommentShould taxi drivers run the country?
My cabbie鈥檚 idea to lay a great water pipe under HS2 to transport water from north to south is not as daft as it seems
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NewsCrossrail shuns design review for 27 surface stations
Leading architects including Richard Rogers warn over lack of design scrutiny on 拢15bn project
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CommentWhy is Crossrail cutting back on design reviews?
The new stations are unlikely to compare with the Victorians鈥� glorious rail achievements, but that shouldn鈥檛 mean cutting back on design scrutiny
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NewsEDF moots 鈥榗lient bank accounts鈥� on 拢16bn Hinkley project
Accounts would work something like 鈥減roject bank accounts鈥� and would ensure suppliers are paid on time
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Ministers seek to block bad HS2 assessment review
Ministers seek to block publication of report that describes HS2 as in danger of failing
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FeaturesInfrastructure: UK rail
Challenging efficiency targets are driving radical changes in the way that rail assets are managed. EC Harris report on Network Rail鈥檚 expenditure plans for the next five years
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NewsFomer Carillion boss to head up Thames 'super sewer' project
Former Carillion chairman Sir Neville Simms is to take charge of the 拢4.1bn Thames Tideway 鈥榮upersewer鈥� project
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NewsSevern Trent reappoints firms to major framework
All seven of Severn Trent Water鈥檚 design and build engineering partners have had their contracts extended for a further five years
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CommentConstruction and infrastructure pipelines: Put your money where your mouth is
The Treasury wants to look like it鈥檚 ready to throw itself behind green policies 鈥� but words need to be backed up by action
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NewsHorizon appoints nuclear engineers
Atkins, Amec and Cavendish win support roles to new Wylfa nuclear project for the next three years
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FeaturesLondon airports: Battle of Britain
Last month Sturgis Carbon Profiling published a study favouring the Constellation airport proposal as the solution to London鈥檚 airport capacity crisis and slamming the Estuary airport alternative. Here we present both sides of the debate in full
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NewsNo guarantee insurers will invest 拢25bn in new infrastructure
Pledge by insurers to invest over the next five years is not binding and does not guarantee investment in new-build infrastructure
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NewsGovernment to change subsidies to boost offshore wind
Government will also cut 鈥榮trike price鈥� for onshore wind and solar energy schemes
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NewsInsurers ready to invest 拢25bn in UK infrastructure
Announcement comes as government publishes new National Infrastructure Plan containing a pipeline of over 拢375bn of planned projects
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CommentPPPs and global growth go hand in hand
The scale of global infrastructure projects, including those in the UK, means that finding private finance is essential
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NewsUK would welcome Chinese HS2 investment, says PM
Prime minister promises 鈥渧ery open competition鈥� over infrastructure investment
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NewsCrossrail on track to hit carbon reduction target
Contractors on Crossrail are on target to reduce carbon emissions from the project by 8%, according to Crossrail鈥檚 annual sustainability report.