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What the Future Homes Standard means for net zero
Proposed 2025 energy regulations focus on PV and services rather than building fabric to reduce emissions. Will this be enough to help meet the UK’s 2050 target?
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City fringe office set for green light
Minories scheme will replace 1950s office building and refurbish Victorian warehouse
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Building safety bill and restructuring costs send Watkin Jones tumbling into red
Student housing specialist says collapse of main contractor on job hit it for nearly £3.5m
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Building the Future Commission report to be published tomorrow
Year-long project will unveil The Long Term Plan for Construction report on Wednesday
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Comment
Are you fragile or agile? That is the question for contractors…
There are many factors at play in a contractor’s ability to withstand the vagaries of a challenging market and political and economic turbulence, writes T&T Alinea’s Iain Parker
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City Hall throws lifeline to Allies & Morrison’s stalled Wimbledon expansion plans
Deputy mayor Jules Pipe calls in controversial scheme to treble the size of championship’s grounds after Wandsworth rejection
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Laing O’Rourke lands job to revamp Surrey army barracks under £5bn MoD estate overhaul
Firm begins major scheme at Pirbright
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Populous reveals proposals for clifftop stadium in Saudi Arabia
Futuristic 45,000-seat venue features retractable roof, pitch and LED wall
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Battersea Power Station boss joins firm managing Ritz Hotel revamp
Scheme’s COO heads off to join development manager Grafton
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Regional mayors ‘to revive HS2’s northern leg’
Birmingham and Manchester mayors are holding talks with the government to use private money to fund high-speed rail line connecting their cities
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Insolvency specialist says construction has most firms considered to be in ‘critical’ financial distress
Begbies Traynor says nearly 8,000 companies are in highest ranking of risk
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Make it beautiful, but not iconic: Moxon’s challenging brief to design HS2 viaducts in Buckinghamshire
The London and Scotland-based practice has built its reputation on bridge design. But it has never before worked at this scale and level of scrutiny. Daniel Gayne found out how they tackled the job.
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Familiar names battle for £30m More London fit out
Work centres on PwC building close to London Bridge
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South Korean architect selected to design 2024 Serpentine Pavilion
’Archipelagic void’ to consist of five themed structures around a central open space
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Biodiversity net gain rules to come into force next month
Delayed legislation requiring developers to increase biodiversity by 10% on projects now has start date
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Gove’s attempt to speed up planning decisions could have unintended consequences
Rather than procedural change to drive the illusion of improvement, we should completely re-assess what planners need to be doing, argues Paul Smith
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Contractors gear up to price £100m Bank Overstation scheme
Job is one of three being planned at London tube sites by developer Helical
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Acquisitions send Arcadis to second spot in list of world’s biggest architects
BD’s survey of world’s largest architecture firms sees familiar name retain top spot
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Future Homes Standard can be delivered at scale by next year, testing centre shows
Two test homes subject to rigorous testing under Salford university initiative