All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles
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NewsHawkins Brown appointed to help design expansion of St Pancras international
Eurostar wants to triple annual passenger numbers to 40 million by 2040
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Features76 Upper Ground: Denys Lasdun鈥檚 1960s South Bank vision is realised at last
The IBM 微密圈 was a cut-down version of architect Denys Lasdun鈥檚 plans for a complementary neighbour to the National Theatre on the banks of the Thames. AHMM鈥檚 recent refurbishment, which sees the building brought firmly into the 21st century, means聽that original vision is now complete聽
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CommentThis is a key time for our industry, but we must improve our practices to make the most of it
The government is clear that construction has a vital role to play in delivering its growth agenda. It is up to us to make sure we do so safely and successfully, says Mark Reynolds 聽
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NewsGovernment signs deal to remove mobile signal blackspots along busy rail routes
Agreement with Network Rail and telecoms firms signals move towards public private funding models for infrastructure upgrades
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NewsEnergy costs for high growth sectors to be slashed under 10-year industrial strategy
Steel and life sciences among sectors to be given discounts聽
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NewsIndustry welcomes government鈥檚 10-year infrastructure strategy
Plan sets out how 拢725bn will be spent on infrastructure over next decade
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NewsMark Wild lays bare scale of HS2 failures as he outlines plans to ensure suppliers take on more risk
HS2 chief executive reveals he considered pausing construction to implement 鈥榗omprehensive reset鈥� of project
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NewsHS2 to be delayed by at least two years with transport secretary set to highlight 鈥榣itany of failure鈥� on project
Heidi Alexander due publish findings of two reviews on project today
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SponsoredData centres as critical national infrastructure: Are we doing enough to get them connected?
A roundtable hosted by 微密圈 and JSM Group Serviceslooked at the challenges of providing adequate energy connections for the UK鈥檚 data centres
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CommentLabour must shore up materials security or fall short of infrastructure strategy ambitions
By importing key construction materials such as cement, the infrastructure strategy faces potential disruption due to supply chain bottlenecks and geopolitical issues.聽Diana Casey, executive director at the Mineral Products Association, makes the case for a thriving domestic industry
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FeaturesWhat will the Treasury鈥檚 Green Book review mean for construction?
Boris Johnson鈥檚 2020 review of the Treasury鈥檚 appraisal process for government investments led to some improvements in how value in schemes is judged, but a new review commissioned by Labour this year has found that many of the old practices remain embedded. Rachel Reeves has said she wants to go ...
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 32: Market update and guidance on specialist contracts
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life
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FeaturesFrom the archives: 微密圈 London鈥檚 millennium projects, 1999
微密圈 speaks to the project teams working under pressure to finish the Millennium Dome, the London Eye and the Jubillee Line extension in time for New Year鈥檚 Eve
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CommentThe genie is out of the bottle 鈥� what next for commercial property in the capital?
The City of London鈥檚 workspace market has weathered a turbulent few years, but shifting workplace strategies and sustainability-driven renovations are shaping a resilient, adaptable future for the capital鈥檚 offices, says Chris White of CPMG Architects
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NewsGovernment to spend 拢15bn on transport projects outside the South-east
Schemes include jobs in Liverpool, Bradford and Newcastle
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CommentWe need a new and fair infrastructure funding model now if we are to build for the future
Delivering critical infrastructure and public facilities is a complex process that carries huge risk for small rewards. That system has to change, says聽John Wilkinson, chief operating officer at BAM UK & Ireland
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FeaturesHow hard is it to decarbonise the construction of new homes?
Source: Shutterstock The embodied carbon of new homes can be reduced by using alternatives to carbon intensive brick such as the timber boarding on these homes at Aborfield Green, a new village in Berkshire More than 60% of a new home鈥檚 total carbon footprint is emitted before ...
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NewsRace starts for 拢1.5bn housing retrofit framework
Procure Plus has put contractors on notice to carry out聽the installation of low and zero carbon technologies in social housing stock.
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Features鈥業t will take time鈥� 鈥� WSP鈥檚 head of structures on industry gender parity, juggling work and life and going to the Palace
Claire Gott has been at WSP since 2010 after graduating from university. She鈥檚 now in charge of the firm鈥檚 structures business in the UK
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CommentThe government promises ambition 鈥� what鈥檚 the key to realising it?
Our industry must expand, upgrade, collaborate and increase productivity if it is to play its part in realising the UK鈥檚 infrastructure strategy, writes Ramboll鈥檚 Neil Sansbury聽