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CommentWe need evidence-based design to reach climate and wellbeing targets
We know we should be building more sustainably, so let鈥檚 gather the facts that make the construction case incontrovertible,聽says Sadie Morgan
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NewsPay-off to Bond Street contractor a 鈥榮uccess story鈥�, says report
Committee says 拢19m payment to Costain-Skanska JV saved project millions more聽
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NewsGovernment urged to review scaled back northern rail investments
Transport committee wants to see cost-benefit analysis on trimmed back Integrated Rail Plan
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NewsTfL鈥檚 City block roof extension approved
Extra level added to office building above new Bank station entrance
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CommentClimate committee seeks more regulation
Several of the Climate Change Committee鈥檚 recommendations for further government action concern the built environment
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CommentContract clauses for the climate
The Chancery Lane Project brings together lawyers to draft contract clauses that incentivise climate positive practice
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CommentRebuilding Ukraine will be neither quick nor easy. We should start planning now
Colin Ross, general director of the Gleeds office in Kyiv, looks at the reconstruction task ahead 鈥� and asks who is going to pick up the bill
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Energy transition
The 2020s will be the decade when the foundations of the UK鈥檚 energy transition to net zero are established. What is involved in this transition, and how are things progressing?
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CommentCurrent political chaos could cast long shadow over our industry
With calls growing for tax cuts and short-term fixes,聽a longer-term growth strategy underpinned by investment looks to be at risk
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FeaturesLow-carbon homes: Why Part L is just the beginning
Christopher Price, technical development manager for Knauf Insulation, looks at what Approved Document L means for carbon reduction in new homes
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Features微密圈 progress for a sustainable future: Aggregate Industries launches ambitious 2030 sustainability strategy
The building materials supplier to date,聽微密圈 Progress for a Sustainable Future,聽combines former management plans and policies into a strategy to transform the business to 2030
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FeaturesGareth Lewis interview: how Mace is weathering the economic storm
The chief executive of the firm鈥檚 construction arm has been through three recessions but says the current conditions are unprecedented.聽
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CommentWe can鈥檛 tackle embodied carbon if we don鈥檛 measure it properly
Trying to establish the true carbon baseline for a project is often clunky and inefficient, but there are ways we can improve the process
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NewsGovernment slammed for 鈥榮hocking鈥� failure on retrofit
UK鈥檚 official advisor on climate policy also brands lack of zero carbon homes standard as 鈥榮candalous鈥�
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CommentMaking change through supply chain charters
A main contractor鈥檚 ESG supply chain charter can be a catalyst for environmental change across the construction industry聽
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CommentThe journey to decarbonisation remains a challenging one
Progress along the path towards net zero has been slow for the building sector but we have the tools to accelerate this process
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NewsGove calls in M&S Oxford Street scheme
Public inquiry to look at plans drawn up by Pilbrow & Partners
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FeaturesPutting a brave face on it: overcladding homes to save energy
As bills spiral, attention has turned to retrofitting. While it can be disruptive and expensive, Energiesprong is quite the opposite
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 20: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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CommentPart L has landed with too little time to ensure compliance
New energy efficiency standards came into force this week but not all the software to run the necessary calculations is available