More news – Page 272
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Mace alters degree requirements to get more graduates into business from different backgrounds
Firm lowers qualification needed to get greater diversity of recruits
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Race for Derwent’s Baker Street scheme nears end as bids returned
Developer had been hoping to make start on main works this autumn
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JCB inks multi-billion pound deal to buy green hydrogen
Firm calls on government to show commitment to hydrogen sector
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National planning policy needs overhaul to promote net zero, MPs say
Government will fail to hit 2050 net zero target unless it engages with councils, says select committee chair
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More than nine out of 10 construction firms want mandatory carbon calculations on projects
Survey finds overwhelming majority of industry firms think whole life carbon calculations should decide whether or not schemes get planning approval
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Building Talks net zero podcast interviews LETI founders
Episode 2: Personal stories behind the London Energy Transformation Initiative | Cundall’s Simon Wyatt on how financial institutions are driving change
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Be prepared for new rules on compulsory electric vehicle charging
All new-build homes and offices with parking spaces will soon be required to have electric vehicle charging points. Neil Gosling examines the implications
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Office block on Fleet Street approved despite objections over height
Heritage groups complained ’overbearing’ 21-storey block would harm neighbouring 1932 Daily Express building
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Covid blamed for £234m of Crossrail’s overspend, watchdog MPs reveal
Current cost of late-running railway now £18.9bn with more price hikes expected
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Sheppard Robson go-ahead for Cambridge science park scheme
Scheme to consist of two office buildings and a transport hub
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LLDC quality review panel chair steps down
New faces brought in as incumbent leaves after nine years
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Net Zero Jargon Buster: carbon neutral vs net zero
Don’t know the difference between carbon neutral and net zero? Cundall’s Simon Wyatt explains it all here
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We should focus on building up better
Building on top of existing buildings is an inherently sustainable concept. It avoids the demolition and rebuilding of substantial embodied carbon and offers the chance to intensify and diversify areas that already have infrastructure in place. Tim Burgess of VOP Group explains
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Clearer contracts can cut disputes
With materials shortages driving a wave of new delay disputes, the industry needs to take a more open approach to contract drafting, says Bill Barton
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Annual BEIS capital spending to be £5.6bn higher by the end of this parliament
Budget documents reveal spending increases across government departments including health, transport and education
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Consultant warns Crossrail may need to ask for more money as railway eyes May opening
Jacobs says completing work within additional £825m budget ‘extremely challenging’
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Square Mile planners snub plan to turn Custom House into hotel
Work on grade I-listed building will be decided by January planning inquiry
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Building boom sees Travis Perkins upgrade profit forecast
Builders’ merchant says third quarter sales 13% up on last year
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Pandemic sends NG Bailey sinking into red
M&E contractor spent more than £12m on topping up salaries and redundancies