All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 7
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NewsHeritage practice Donald Insall Associates to bid for Crooked House pub rebuild
Destruction of “Britain’s wonkiest pub” caused national outcry after it was damaged by fire and then unlawfully demolished last year
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NewsOutline plan for Leeds to Bradford tram system revealed
Scheme backed by £2.5bn from central government
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FeaturesWho would back a ‘retrofit only’ mandate? RICS debate airs range of industry views
Industry experts met last week at RICS’ Parliament Square headquarters to discuss how much weight should be given to retrofit schemes by the planners and regulators. Tom Lowe reports
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NewsDLUHC picks top barrister to lead review into speeding up major infrastructure projects
Department also opens consultation on accelerated planning for big commercial schemes
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CommentTo retain or rebuild? M&S case shows the industry needs rules
The High Court ruling overturning Michael Gove’s decision to deny M&S permission to redevelop its Oxford Street store shows that a framework setting out the conditions for redevelopment is urgently needed
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FeaturesWhat does the High Court’s ruling mean for M&S’s Oxford Street plans? Lawyers give their views
Developers offered “welcome reset” on planning policy, but full clarity is some way off, writes Tom Lowe
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NewsHigh Court overturns Gove’s decision to reject M&S’s Oxford Street plans
Shock move follows last month’s appeal by retailer against last year’s landmark ruling
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CommentBuilding safety case reports explained
The requirement for principal accountable persons to prepare safety case reports under the BSA has now come into force. How can this best be done?
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NewsMace and Arcadis consortium wins PM role on $16bn New York tunnel job
Scheme hailed by US president Joe Biden as one of most significant in US
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FeaturesVictoria House: from life insurance to the sciences of life
The grand former headquarters of the Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society is being converted into a state-of-the-art life sciences laboratory. Thomas Lane reports on an unlikely reinvention
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NewsStandardised design for New Hospital Programme to be published in May
Reference designs for hospitals nearly finalised as consortiums bid for £600m programmer delivery partner job
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CommentChanging priorities in London office market are driving up costs
Occupiers now want better, more flexible and sustainable facilities but inevitably this comes at a price, says Jayson Crosley, director at Turner & Townsend alinea
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NewsPopulo Living’s £1bn Carpenters Estate regeneration plans finally approved
Work to start this spring on redeveloping 1960s estate after decades of delays
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CommentPlanning rules relaxed for wave of mini nuclear reactors
With small modular reactors – which can be built quickly offsite – seen as the future of nuclear, the government wants to simplify the relevant planning process
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NewsDeveloper submits plans for City block retrofit
Scheme will add two storeys to roof of 21 Lombard Street and replace facade
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NewsSunak’s HS2 funding slammed as Northern Powerhouse Rail still waits for tunnel decision
Chief executive Henri Murison says lack of clarity over crucial tunnel section has stalled northern rail project
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NewsWork on HS2 viaduct paused for ‘urgent remediation’
Week delay on Colne Valley Viaduct job after contractor spots misalignment
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CommentThe money’s in the ground: engineering a solution to brownfield regeneration costs
Up to 75% of the cost of construction is in the groundwork and more than £10bn is spent removing construction waste annually. Howel Morris of Rodgers Leask explains why geo-environmental and civil engineering synergy is key to saving time and money and reducing waste
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NewsCampaigners lose second bid to block £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel
Ruling describes most parts of challenge as ‘unarguable’ in latest court hearing into long-running saga
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NewsInflation falling but could still add more than £1.5bn to government’s spending bill, Currie & Brown warns
Consultant says cost spikes in UK heading south