All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 27
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NewsThe RAAC schools crisis: what we know so far
More than 100 schools containing cheap concrete told to immediately close after collapse of beam previously thought to be safe
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NewsM&S launches legal challenge against Gove’s Oxford Street rejection
Retailer slams government’s ‘misguided agenda’ against spurned redevelopment plans
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NewsGovernment tells schools to close all buildings containing problem concrete
Report in June found lightweight reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete could be present in more than 500 schools
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NewsPlans for luxury Westminster care home to be approved next week
Horseferry Road scheme to include hydrotherapy pool, library, art studio and quiet rooms
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NewsBritish Land rejigs Canada Water towers to comply with three new regulations
Architect AHMM sent back to the drawing board to add second staircases, a new facade and air conditioning
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NewsInspector approves Poplar sex club plans on appeal
Proposal for more than 100 homes above all-night fetish club were rejected last year
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NewsKier, Laing and Wates land £225m prisons job
Trio to build 1,200 prison places with a standardised construction approach
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NewsStanhope unveils revised design for City’s tallest tower
Rejig of 1 Undershaft to split building into four vertical blocks with multiple roof gardens
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FeaturesThe chaotic life of Building founder and architect Joseph Aloysius Hansom
To celebrate Building’s 180th anniversary, Tom Lowe talks to historian Penelope Harris ahead of the publication of her biography of the magazine’s founder
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NewsArchitect behind two closed Caledonian schools left projects over concerns with firm’s approach
Practices HLM and Stride Treglown behind trio of shuttered schools break silence as government launches investigation into collapsed contractor
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NewsGovernment launches wider probe into Caledonian Modular after school closures
Poor workmanship blamed for structural defects at three schools as DfE alerts other government departments
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NewsThird Caledonian Modular school told to close over safety fears
Schools in Somerset and Northamptonshire add to list of modular schools forced to rejig autumn term plans
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NewsMid Group administrators given extra six months to investigate firm’s transactions
Cowgills say collapsed offsite builder’s transactions “require further investigation”
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NewsStanhope defends Waterloo plans after Gove presses pause
Developer says five-block Royal Street scheme offers “subsantial tangible benefits”
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NewsGovernment orders modular school to close over structural safety fears
Essex school built by collapsed firm Caledonian Modular in 2020
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NewsHSE to ramp up site safety checks from September
Inspections to ensure workers are protected from injuries and longterm pain
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NewsCouncil contradicts Aecom’s claim that Shell demolition plans had ‘fully explored’ reuse
Aberdeen council says talks with Shell on knocking down former HQ were “not a full assessment”
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NewsSuppliers appointed to £1.6bn NHS consultancy framework
Four-year deal to support government’s £20bn new hospital programme
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NewsGovernment to fast-track ban on shared mixed-sex toilets in new buildings
Amendments to building regulations to require either single-sex shared toilets or private mixed-sex toilets
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FeaturesThe battle SMEs face in reducing their emissions - and proving it
What is holding back small firms that want to reduce their carbon emissions? Tom Lowe reports for the Building the Future Commission.