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UK ‘missed opportunity to show leadership’ by not announcing retrofit strategy ahead of COP26
FMB chief says initiative could have set example for other countries to follow at Glasgow climate summit
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Scheme to build 1,600 homes in east London goes in for planning
Aberfeldy Village project in Poplar being masterminded by Malaysian developer and local housing association
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Comment
Politicians have failed so it’s over to industry to take the lead
After two years of build-up and two weeks of debate, COP26 is over having achieved depressingly little in terms of meaningful action to tackle the climate crisis
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Features
Infrastructure update: Carbon capture and storage
Carbon capture and storage will play a vital role in meeting the UK’s emissions reduction targets. Agnieszka Krzyzaniak and Tim Cooper of Arcadis consider how close the UK is to large-scale application of this technology
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Landsec says £280m office due to be built by O’Rourke still up in air as 21 Moorfields slips again
Developer still mulling Timber Square decision as completion date for McAlpine’s City HQ building moved back two months
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UK’s infrastructure priorities over the next three decades revealed
National Infrastructure Commission sets out nine areas most in need of government investment ahead of official report due in 2023
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Bam favourite for £50m Eric Parry scheme in Westminster
Pimlico job expected to finish in summer 2023
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Housing association says materials and labour shortages send build rates nosediving
Sovereign revises down number of homes it expects to complete by around 800
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Comment
That was COP26, so what next?
Progress on carbon trading was the biggest outcome from the climate conference for construction and should drive demand for low-carbon materials
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Former Bowmer & Kirkland chairman dies
John Kirkland spent more than 50 years at Derbyshire contractor
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In pictures: Overbury completes Norton Motorcycles’ new HQ
Solihull scheme designed by Bennetts Associates
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Comment
Net Zero Jargon Buster: the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and understanding emissions
Simon Wyatt explains why to understand your carbon footprint you need to look at all green house gases
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Comment
Stop deifying the institution
The RICS needs to move out of the Middle Ages: its true role is as a club that supports and trains its members, says Tony Bingham
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Experts say Tulip decision could change how big projects are assessed
Planning inspector’s report said ‘highly unsustainable’ attraction could become obsolete if other towers block its views
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Northern Powerhouse Rail plan set to be scrapped
HS2’s eastern leg to Leeds also expected to be binned as government gears up to publish long-awaited plan for rail upgrades this week
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Comment
Adjudication can rarely be enforced in insolvency
Julian Critchlow considers the recent appeal ruling in John Doyle, on insolvent claimants’ entitlement to summary judgment to enforce adjudicator’s decisions
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Gove apologises for Grenfell Tower demolition briefings
Housing secretary pledges ’different approach’ to government communications about future of block
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Comment
Building Talks Net Zero Podcast: Views from COP26 – the mood from industry leaders in Glasgow
Episode 4: Interviews with Skanska UK’s Gregor Craig, Mace’s Hannah Vickers and UKGBC | Cundall’s Simon Wyatt explains the Greenhouse Gas Protocol