All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 48
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NewsFirst architects named to design initial phase of homes at former Earls Court centre
Haworth Tompkins, dRMM and Maccreanor Lavington among practices appointed to draw up plans for 1,300-home scheme
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NewsStricter controls on developments needed to stem flooding risk, NIC says
Government’s infrastructure advisors said £12bn of drainage network upgrades needed over next 30 years to tackle extreme weather caused by climate change
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FeaturesWhy everyone’s getting excited about the new energy efficiency taskforce
Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to set up a team to drive a programme of energy efficiency improvements to the UK’s buildings, with an ambitious new target. After a series of past blunders, could it actually work this time?
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NewsShapps unveils £1bn in funding to insulate least energy-efficient homes
Critics unhappy that three-year government scheme will not come into effect until April 2023
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NewsParis architect commissioned to design 2023 Serpentine Pavilion
Lina Ghotmeh was nominateed for a Mies Van Der Rohe award in 2017
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NewsContractors getting squeezed as main contract awards slump
Awards for schemes under £100m have fallen by 15% in three months, new study finds
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NewsLondon office developers putting net zero goals on the backburner as demand slows
More than half of respondents to Deloitte survey say their developments will not hit target before end of decade
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NewsChetwoods’ London market plans heading to parliament this month
City Corporation to deposit private bill on relocating Smithfield, Billingsgate and New Spitalfields markets to Dagenham
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NewsRIBA says energy efficiency taskforce ‘must learn from past failures’
Simon Allford said retrofit team must build a competent and skilled supply chain following previous failed government schemes
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NewsIndustry welcomes £6bn funding for energy efficiency measures
Three-year package is ‘step in the right direction’ but chancellor warned money will be wasted without the right skills
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NewsPlans to replace CE mark with UK version have ‘absolutely no benefit’, trade body chief tells government
Government department overseeing introduction of new certification rules accused of ‘radio silence’
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FeaturesDesigning for the desert: how British architects approached the 2022 World Cup
For Qatar 2022, Zaha Hadid Architects, Foster + Partners and BDP Pattern had to create open-air arenas where players and spectators are protected from temperatures of 40ºC
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NewsAlbert Embankment towers set for approval
Hopkins’ hotel blocks would be third scheme on site to get go ahead in five years
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NewsPlan to convert Olympia car park into BRIT School theatre gets OK
Scheme part of wider £1.3bn redevelopment of the Olympia Exhibition Centre in Kensington
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NewsPlan for net zero buildings standard launches call for evidence
Firms asked to submit operational energy data from their most efficient buildings
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NewsSunak bows to pressure to attend COP27
There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change, PM says
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NewsDevelopers will lose customers if they fail to retrofit buildings, M&S inquiry told
Seaforth chief says clients “need to take the high road now” as M&S battles to save its plans to rebuild flagship Oxford Street store
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NewsIndustry tells Sunak to go to next week’s COP climate summit
Prime minister’s absence would be “dreadful example of short sightedness”, CIC boss says
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NewsSunak planning radical skills reform to tackle low productivity
CITB says plans for new technical colleges could help tackle industry’s skills shortage