All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 24
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The future of insulation
Manufacturers must create the next generation of products to deliver the homes of tomorrow, writes Paul Barrett, head of product management at ROCKWOOL
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22 Bishopsgate: Looking down on the neighbours
Its grand height and formal aloofness may give it an air of superiority but the ‘vertical village’ goes out of its way to make people feel at home. Thomas Lane reports
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In business with Stanhope’s Laura Collins and Tony Wall
The pair discuss the risk of getting major schemes built at a time of rampant inflation and skills shortages – and what the industry could do to attract more young talent
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Kwarteng’s growth plans: what does it all mean for infrastructure projects?
When the chancellor announced his plans for growth there was much to welcome, but any positives are now almost entirely obscured
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Building a better tomorrow
Kirstin McCarthy, director of sustainability at Aggregate Industries, explains why it is those construction firms that go the extra green mile that will win the race
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How do we protect our homes from surface water flooding?
More than three million homes are at risk from surface water flooding - how can we mitigate the risk?
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Integrated approach to planning is key to climate resilience success
We must work together to make sure that what we do is really best for the environment
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Gamble on growth won’t work unless supply-side reforms are a success
Truss and Kwarteng’s plan is radical but the focus on fixing the supply side has been overshadowed. The details should not be ignored
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‘We’re trained as cost consultants to reduce cost – why not do the same with carbon?’
Turner & Townsend’s new embodied carbon calculator aims to put carbon mitigation into the hands of the cost manager
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Government to scrap onshore wind planning restrictions
No major onshore wind farm has been approved in England since 2015
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Soaring energy prices? That’s not a problem in my ecohouse
Forget everything you thought you knew about building design if you want to achieve net zero. I built a house that heats and cools itself naturally
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Kwarteng must rise to the challenge and tackle this energy crisis
Tomorrow’s fiscal statement is an important test for the new government. Fiona Duggan wonders whether it will rise to the challenge of tackling the energy crisis
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A new chapter for the oldest element
Can hydrogen help to unlock a low carbon future in the UK? Thomas Hawley, director at Gleeds, explores
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Make more effort to reach net zero goals, industry leaders tell Truss
Bosses of Bam, CBRE, Arup and British Land among signatories of letter urging prime minister to deliver on climate promises
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Government lays out detail of energy support for businesses
Wholesale price of electricity expected to be set at £211 per MWh
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Things can only get hotter – so we must tackle overheating in buildings
With climate change making heatwaves more frequent, intense and long-lasting, what can be done to mitigate overheating in buildings?
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Pro-development or nimby? Which Liz Truss will we get?
The prime minister says she wants to scrap housing targets, but in 2019 she wanted to build on the green belt. How likely is a return to pro-development principles now she is in office?
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Decarbonising the building sector: Opportunities and challenges
Over one third of global CO2 emissions are produced by the building sector, and so it has a critical role to play in preventing the catastrophic impacts of the climate crisis. Bashar Al Shawa explains how the initiative is supporting building sector companies to urgently cut emissions and transform their ...
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Overheating in residential buildings: A modern-day concern
It’s important we tackle this issue now and future-proof our systems to keep properties healthy and habitable going forward
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Battersea power station: conquering the Everest of real estate
It has been compared to climbing the world’s highest mountain but the redeveloped Battersea power station is now, finally, complete