More news – Page 242
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Rising energy costs could derail levelling up, materials firms warn
Jobs could be lost at energy intensive manufacturers unless ministers act
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Civil servant’s reply to fire safety query was typically non-committal, Grenfell inquiry hears
Brian Martin had been responding to query on “poorly drafted” clause in official guidance which appeared to permit use of combustible cladding in tall buildings
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High energy costs – it’s not just households who are feeling the pinch
The impact of on businesses is not yet part of the public debate – but it should be
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Architects stay positive in face of rising cost pressures
RIBA survey finds 31% of practices expect workloads to increase, despite rising inflation leading some clients to pull jobs
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Construction industry gossip: Bits and pieces
It’s all falling apart in the corridors of power
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This is my home: Gleeds’ man in Ukraine on staying put in Kyiv
Building speaks to Colin Ross, the firm’s country director, who is not planning on going anywhere
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Aecom snaps up stake in SME rail firm
Two senior Aecom staff also appointed as SLC Rail directors
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BRE experts failed to clarify confusing building regs, Grenfell Inquiry told
Sarah Colwell ignored industry group’s attempts to chase the matter for 16 months
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LSE reveals shortlist for £100m Lincoln’s Inn Fields project
Alison Brooks, David Chipperfield and John McAslan among field of six runners
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Murphy wins cabling job for giant offshore wind project
Firm to design and build two 7km cable ducts for Dogger Bank wind farms
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Take a dive into the UK’s first Passivhaus leisure centre
Exeter council trailblazes a radical alternative to the energy-guzzling swimming pool
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Government still not set date for meeting with industry leaders over certification concerns
Ministers told four months ago testing issues could halt construction of 150,000 homes next year
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Gove cladding amendments branded ‘draconian’ and ‘extreme’
Housebuilders say they will continue to negotiate with housing secretary despite threat to stop them trading
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Allies and Morrison life sciences cluster goes in to east London planners
Scheme will be built next door to Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel
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Mulbury staff made redundant as administration confirmed
Kroll announces appointment as administrator of Cheshire-based partnerships builder
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Government shown ACM cladding test results which ‘shocked’ experts 16 years before Grenfell, inquiry hears
Fire test in 2001 had to be extinguished after five minutes after flames reached 65ft high
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Damaged slab threatens to delay Crossail station opening
Scheme at Ilford hit by concourse issue, railway’s boss says
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Essential law: Defects, part two
In the second article of the essential law series to look at the topic of defects, Jane Burrows explains when a defect could prevent practical completion as opposed to just being a snagging item