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FeaturesA doughnut-shaped solution to help save the world
微密圈 has been asking a wide range of industry figures what construction can do to help the UK hit net zero targets. To kick off the series, Professor Tim Ibell proffers a sweet-sounding solution聽
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FeaturesSteel sustainability FAQs
The British Constructional Steelwork Association and Steel for Life, with the support of the Steel Construction Institute, have produced answers to 11 frequently asked questions from specifiers on steel, sustainability and climate change聽
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FeaturesMichael Gove and housing: what you need to know
Michael Gove is a political heavy-weight and household name, but what do we know about his views on housing, planning and the environment?
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FeaturesSteeling ourselves for climate change
In the second in our series on materials, Thomas Lane looks at the ways in which the steel industry can reduce its carbon emissions
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CommentCountdown to COP26: Timber is a panacea but use it wisely
Timber is widely regarded as the obvious solution in the quest for a sustainable construction material, but it is not as simple as that聽
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NewsHS2 starts work to turn historic Birmingham station into a visitor centre
Old Curzon Street Station will be worked into plan for railway鈥檚 Birmingham terminus聽
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NewsEnfield council鈥檚 energy firm awarded 拢24m to extend low-carbon heat network
Energetik will expand its existing network and and link up聽to the 拢1.2bn energy-from-waste facility at聽Edmonton Eco Park
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NewsFoster says architects 鈥榗an鈥檛 walk away鈥� from airport projects
Architect said profession has a responsilbity to decarbonise buildings used for transport
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NewsPrime minister told to publicly fund national retrofit scheme
Cost of work will deter households from carrying out improvements, letter to Boris Johnson warns
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NewsHeat pump firms on notice for 拢2bn zero carbon framework
Deal will also cater for ventilation specialists
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NewsGovernment publishes long-awaited hydrogen strategy
Plan includes grants to help building firms shift from fossil fuels
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NewsGovernment considering 拢7,000 grants for heat pumps
Ministers looking at quadrupling funding for existing Clean Heats Grants scheme and extending it by a year
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NewsCouncil cuts Hammersmith Bridge repair costs by 80% after swapping Pell Frischmann for Mott MacDonald
Move to slash 拢24m from job to permanently reopen the bridge to pedestrians
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NewsTransport department launches toolkit for better-value rail projects
Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road also worked on new platform
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NewsKwarteng backs drive to qualify thousands of heat pump installers as gas boilers are phased out
Body behind three-day training says 40,000 plumbers could be reskilled a year
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NewsConstruction firms on notice as House of Lords moves take step forward
Industry asked for feedback on proposals to repurpose聽the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre as part of parliament鈥檚 拢12bn restoration
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NewsSouthampton airport expansion grounded after legal challenge
Campaign group said council had 鈥檜nderplayed鈥� the scheme鈥檚 environmental impact
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NewsGreen Homes Grant reboot must be long term for it to work, government told
Industry critical of 鈥榙amage鈥� caused by failed short term retrofit scheme
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NewsAHMM unveils plans for 鈥榖iophilic鈥� City office tower
Scheme will replace 1980s buildings near Shoreditch and Whitechapel fringe