All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles
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FeaturesRepairing the urban fabric: How a historic city block was reinstated in Marylebone village
Marylebone Square is a mixed-use development that has breathed new life into a long-vacant site in the centre of London. Ben Flatman traces its evolution
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NewsMinisters to be given final say on approving onshore wind schemes under new decarbonisation plan
Proposals also include new power for Ofgem to prioritise projects waiting for a grid connection
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 30: Market update and guidance on demonstrating competency
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life
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NewsNetwork Rail to turn Euston station into life sciences district
Boss of organisation’s property arm says plans would enable infrastructure improvements at site
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NewsHawkins Brown and Acme working on major redevelopment of Victoria station
Designs for Network Rail’s latest station overhaul to be unveiled next year
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NewsRayner backs M&S’s Oxford Street plan to demolish flagship store
Move means communities secretary has overturned predecessor Michael Gove’s decision to block proposal last summer
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NewsStarmer promises to sign off 150 major infrastructure projects by end of this Parliament
But PM waters down target to decarbonise the UK grid by 2030, saying only 95% will be powered by clean energy
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NewsFirst 500-tonne nuclear reactor installed at Hinkley Point C
Vessel is first nuclear reactor installed in Britain for three decades
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CommentESG regulations: what the future holds for developers
Sustainability is no longer a choice but an industry requirement and the additional costs are outweighed by the positive implications and added value, writes Cundall’s Simon Wyatt
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NewsCampaigners rip into Acme’s new Liverpool Street station plans
Rethink does not “justify concerns” over scrapped Herzog & de Meuron scheme, says Victorian Society-led campaign group
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CommentDriving the future of green building: unlocking the potential of HVO biodiesel
Provided we have processes in place to manage and mitigate the potential sustainability risks associated with its supply chain, the integration of HVO fuels will serve as a template for our adoption of future green technologies as we work towards our net zero goals
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CommentThe UK’s path to a clean energy transition
Despite encouraging progress, we still have a long way to go if we are to meet the government’s challenging net zero targets, says Josh Bullard at Hydrock
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CommentWe must make the case for – and prove – construction’s place as an enabler of growth
The sector has a vital role to play in delivering the UK’s industrial strategy over the next decade, says T&T’s Patricia Moore. We must work with the government to make this happen
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: How can developers navigate the ever-lengthening connections queue?
In the second half of our two-part special on UK power, Turner & Townsend Alinea examine how the rising demand for new connections to the distribution network has time and cost impacts for developers.
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NewsPay for self-employed tradespeople hits new high
Earnings up by nearly 5% in London in October, with overall year-on-year pay rising by 4.8% across the UK
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NewsTetra Tech working on plans to build Western Europe’s largest solar farm in Oxfordshire
Scheme would span 14 sq km and produce more than 11 times more electriticity than the UK’s largest existing solar site
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NewsMake’s City fringe office overhaul deferred over height policy breach
Councillors said scheme’s “tenuous” community benefits did not justify proposed two-storey roof extension
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NewsUniversity of Greenwich tables plan to extend listed building within world heritage site
Stride Treglown and Purcell working on plans to add three-storey building to 1920s landmark
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NewsGovernment boosts offshore wind investment at COP29
Bonus scheme to fund up to £200m for projects, as Scottish Power seals deal for East Anglia TWO wind farm
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Features‘We hope to be a good neighbour’: how the new Liverpool Street station team is rethinking London’s most controversial project
A week after Herzog & de Meuron’s proposals were dropped, Building speaks to Network Rail and the scheme’s new architect Acme about the redesign of the listed station and what exactly has happened to development partner Sellar