All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles
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CommentCOP30: Let’s focus on the practical wins despite the fossil fuel shortfall
COP30 may not have delivered the headline ambition that many hoped for, but it has shown that practical cooperation can drive real change, writes WSPs David Symons
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CommentThe infrastructure opportunity we’re overlooking: Smarter asset use
Built environment professionals know that the most sustainable solution is often not to build at all. Last week’s Budget invited the industry to focus on optimising what already exists, Holly Davis writes
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NewsControversial £750m Marlow Film Studios scheme gets green light from government
Planning inquiry held into Buckinghamshire proposal earlier this year after scheme was rejected last May
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NewsGovernment picks Heathrow’s £49bn third runway plan over cheaper rival option
Final decision expected by the end of this Parliament
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NewsNuclear taskforce says regulatory reform needed to cut cost of building plants
Government-commissioned report says risk-averse policies ramping up prices
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CommentWe need concrete solutions to save the UK cement industry. The chancellor can start the process
As UK concrete demand hits a 62-year low, cracks are exposed in how materials are sourced and valued. Liz Gilligan argues that smarter procurement and low-carbon innovation could put the sector back on a solid footing
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NewsEast West Rail unveils more than 80 design changes in new £7bn routemap
Line now includes proposed new build station at Cambridge East and four new stations on Marston Vale Line
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SponsoredHow do we integrate sustainability into the built environment and make it pay?
Industry leaders gathered during Climate Week NYC to debate how construction can deliver environmental resilience while maintaining commercial viability, with risk emerging as the new language of sustainability
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NewsThree in race for deal to give London Stock Exchange £200m makeover
Bids returned this week with winner on Paternoster Square scheme due early next year
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Strategies to boost resilience in face of climate change
Keeping systems up and running will become more important as the world becomes a riskier place. What strategies are UK infrastructure owners adopting? Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis takes a look
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NewsBovis and Wates among 10 firms to land places on £1.5bn Parliament maintenance deal
Others on framework include Kier, Walter Lilly and Thomas Sinden
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CommentUniversity challenge: how estate teams are investing and innovating despite financial pressures
In the face of ever-increasing budgetary strain, universities are shifting their focus from expansive projects towards schemes that deliver operational savings, environmental performance and an all-round better student experience, writes Mike Borkowski
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NewsFMB renews calls for mandatory licensing scheme in wake of shock NAO report on retrofit scheme failures
Trade body describes findings as ‘deeply concerning but not surprising’
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NewsAlmost all homes fitted with external insulation under Conservative governments’ retrofit schemes need repair work, report finds
National Audit Office survey uncovers litany of failures on two energy efficiency schemes including widespread suspected fraud
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NewsPlans submitted to refurbish and expand London Stock Exchange
Architect start-up wins job to overhaul Eric Parry’s 2003 building on Paternoster Square
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NewsBuilding publishes key report into new infrastructure funding
Private finance is essential if government is to deliver key major projects, report unveiled at Building the Future conference in London concludes
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NewsMace consortium handed $665m extension to PM role on $16bn New York tunnel job
Hudson Tunnel Project has been hailed as one of most significant in US
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NewsNorthern Powerhouse Rail reportedly pushed back again as government insists line will go ahead
Keir Starmer had been expected to set out plan for rail project at Labour conference next week
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In partnershipClimate leaders push ahead despite Trump’s ‘green scam’ claims
Business leaders and environmentalists have launched a new climate programme despite Donald Trump’s latest sceptical claims at the UN General Assembly, where he dismissed climate policies as a ‘green scam’