All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 73
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NewsIn pictures: Twelve Architects unveils plans for Manchester High Line
Temporary installation could pave way for permanent viaduct makeover
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NewsGovernment too ‘timid’ on net zero, climate advisors warn
Major report slams lack of strategy on reducing aviation and decarbonsing buildings
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NewsRed Construction to revamp Ace Hotel in east London
Shoreditch landmark will be rebranded by new owner
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NewsFailure to publish rail plans leaves half the country in limbo, government advisor warns
Spending plans for regional rail links were due to be made public in February
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NewsScrap Liverpool’s World Heritage status, says Unesco
Report warns of ‘irreversible’ damage’ to historic sites ahead of crunch meeting next month
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NewsNo let-up in materials shortages, CLC warns
Timber, steel, roof tiles and bagged cement remain among most hard-to-find products
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NewsHS2 refutes claims overall cost has risen by another £800m
Project spokesperson says reports are ‘completely misleading’
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NewsThousands still on furlough ‘making labour shortages worse'
More jobs are available but employers can find fewer workers to do them
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FeaturesSo much work to do, so few workers to do it
The good news for construction is that post-lockdown there is now burgeoning demand. The bad news is that there are nowhere near enough people to do the work
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FeaturesDilemma for Tories over planning after by-election defeat
The government is under growing pressure from voters as well as Conservative backbenchers to water down its proposed reforms, writes Tom Lowe
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NewsJeff Bezos-backed firm to build £300m nuclear fusion plant in Oxfordshire
Construction of set to start next year
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NewsPlanning reforms and HS2 blamed for shock Tory by-election defeat
Backbench pressure certain to grow after Liberal Democrats sweep to victory in Chesham and Amersham with huge 25% swing
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NewsGive poorer households free heat pumps, experts tell government
Open letter signed by 20 bodies calls for better incentives to drive uptake of energy-saving devices
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NewsChancellor officially opens UK infrastructure bank
Billions of funding for UK businesses available from today
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NewsHS2 launches £500m delivery partner deal for railway’s next leg
Firms have just over five weeks to express interest in route linking Birmingham and Crewe
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NewsOverhaul building regulations to stop buildings overheating, say climate advisers
Climate Change Committee calls for major retrofitting programme to tackle hotter summers
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NewsGreen light for Squire and Partners hotel opposite US embassy
Nine Elms scheme will feature 600 rooms
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NewsConstruction seeing highest rise in earnings out of any sector
Weekly pay up by more than 14% since start of the pandemic, official data shows
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NewsMorris & Co chalks up win in contest to rejig City of London School
Practice pipped Alison Brooks and Maccreanor Lavington to win prestigious job
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NewsGovernment ‘coming round’ to extending transition period for new post-Brexit certification system
Officials ‘not aware of the complexity’ of switching over to new UKCA marking system