All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 16
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Features‘We’re the victims of short-term policy-making’: Interview with Jennie Daly
The chief executive of Taylor Wimpey thinks a national housing strategy is needed. Jennie Daly tells Joey Gardiner why housebuilders need to ‘repair’ their reputation
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CommentAre you ready for a heatwave summer?
Preparing your house for soaring summer temperatures requires thinking tactically about solar and natural ventilation, before rushing into expensive high-tech fixes, writes Susan Roaf
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NewsParts of McAlpine’s Museum of London scheme to be delayed by two years as costs spiral
Half of museum’s new Smithfield Market home not expected to complete until 2028 as price tag rises to £500m
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NewsHS2 designs at Euston may never have been affordable under original budget, MPs told
Railway’s boss admits ‘it’s difficult to know true cost until marketplace has priced it’
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NewsUK ‘sleepwalking’ towards retrofit crisis, says Ridge report
Firms want VAT removed from refurbishments
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FeaturesWays of changing construction to meet society’s needs
How can the built environment sector revolutionise the way it delivers projects to meet our social, economic and environmental goals? Daniel Gayne reports
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NewsMott MacDonald wins design job on planned Overground extension
Four new stations could be built for West London Orbital line
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NewsNABERS expands offer to owners and occupiers
Change will increase ‘inclusivity’ of building efficiency rating scheme, says director
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CommentRe-purposing an office HQ? Make it green and lean so it will last for many decades
In a post-covid world, clients now require flexibility and sustainability when future-proofing their office buildings, writes Joe Sweeney of Fletcher Priest Architects
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CommentHigh-rise registration offers chance to improve homes and rebuild residents’ trust
While the culture change required by the Building Safety Act means a lot more potential work, it is also an opportunity to create safer, greener buildings
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NewsRolls Royce mini nuclear reactor designs take step toward approval
Plans pass first stage of atomic regulator’s generic design assessment
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NewsMcGee tasked with re-using steel structure on City block revamp job
Engineering contractor hopes project will demonstrate viability of steelwork reuse
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NewsApproval for 1,120-home Westminster regeneration scheme
The Church Street project will see a total of 1,750 new homes built
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NewsIndustry left underwhelmed by Shapps’ reheated energy plan
Government plans to boost energy efficiency branded as insufficient
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CommentWhile women remain a minority in our industry the fight for parity goes on
While we should celebrate the fact that female representation in architecture and construction is at an all-time high, there is plenty of work still to do, says Sadie Morgan
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NewsLabour to impose a ‘net zero mandate’ for every key regulator
Shadow climate change secretary Ed Miliband outlines party’s net zero strategy ahead of government’s “energy security day”
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CommentWe’re running out of materials – and of time to do something about it
To secure a liveable future we need to develop our understanding of materials and identify more opportunities for their reuse, writes Andrew Mellor of PRP
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CommentUN climate report: all buildings, everywhere and all at once
The warnings are that we have neglected the vast majority of buildings and the vast majority world’s population - but there still is time to create a climate resilient society
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NewsICE demands mandatory reporting on cost of adapting infrastructure to changing climate
UK must plug ‘data gap’ before it can make meaningful progress on resilience, says body