All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 27
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Features
Building progress for a sustainable future: Aggregate Industries launches ambitious 2030 sustainability strategy
The building materials supplier to date, Building Progress for a Sustainable Future, combines former management plans and policies into a strategy to transform the business to 2030
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Gareth Lewis interview: how Mace is weathering the economic storm
The chief executive of the firm’s construction arm has been through three recessions but says the current conditions are unprecedented.
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Comment
We can’t tackle embodied carbon if we don’t measure it properly
Trying to establish the true carbon baseline for a project is often clunky and inefficient, but there are ways we can improve the process
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Government slammed for ‘shocking’ failure on retrofit
UK’s official advisor on climate policy also brands lack of zero carbon homes standard as ‘scandalous’
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Making change through supply chain charters
A main contractor’s ESG supply chain charter can be a catalyst for environmental change across the construction industry
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The journey to decarbonisation remains a challenging one
Progress along the path towards net zero has been slow for the building sector but we have the tools to accelerate this process
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Gove calls in M&S Oxford Street scheme
Public inquiry to look at plans drawn up by Pilbrow & Partners
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Putting a brave face on it: overcladding homes to save energy
As bills spiral, attention has turned to retrofitting. While it can be disruptive and expensive, Energiesprong is quite the opposite
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Costing Steelwork 20: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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Comment
Part L has landed with too little time to ensure compliance
New energy efficiency standards came into force this week but not all the software to run the necessary calculations is available
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We must put people and their homes at the heart of the planning process
It is essential that we develop a consistent, national approach to community consultation before we start designing and building, says Sadie Morgan
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A lesson to us all: how Scottish schools are tackling the energy performance gap
A simple funding policy is incentivising the uptake of Passivhaus for schools in Scotland - it should be applied across the UK
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Making the business case for decarbonisation – the time to start is now
Decarbonisation funding is a long-term project so now is the time to begin, writes Annabel Clark
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Manchester Arena to undergo £50m redevelopment
HOK appointed to design ‘extensive transformation’ ahead of completion of rival Co-op Live venue next year
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Planners back HTA’s 31-storey tower as latest Isle of Dogs scheme
Practice adds five storeys to estate-regeneration scheme centrepiece for Mount Anvil and One Housing
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Civils and carbon: must try harder
Designers and specifiers of civils works are missing opportunities to reduce the carbon intensity of projects. Is it laziness, or are there deeper issues at play?
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Government must clarify its net zero expectations for construction
Chair of Environmental Audit Committee says industry needs consistent direction from government
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Make whole-life carbon assessments mandatory for buildings, committee urges government
Chronic skills gap an obstacle to cutting emissions
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Firm sought for £100m port upgrade job
Associated British Ports wants new infrastructure built at Immingham Port in Lincolnshire
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The Elizabeth line: a welcome civic legacy designed to last 120 years
From the contextual to the finely detailed, its stations are an eclectic and ultimately uplifting addition to the capital’s transport network