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WEBWomen in Construction: Dagmar Fritz-Kramer, CEO, Baufritz. The latest news from construction and the built environment covering international regions, sustainability, finance, health and safety, infrastructure, housing, education, and technical and legal issues.
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WEBAddressing construction productivity challenges in the East of England. 22 April 2024By Jordan Marshall. Our first Building the Future Think Tank regional roundtable for 2024 was held in Cambridge last month, with industry experts coming together to brainstorm ways to meet the productivity challenge in the East of England. Jordan Marshall reports.
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WEBNew towns, 1.5 million homes and renewing the UK’s infrastructure…. what the new government is promising for construction. 5 July 2024By Carl Brown. Keir Starmer’s party has won a large majority as many expected. As we gear up for the first Labour government for 14 years, here is a reminder of what they have pledged for the built environment.
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WEBThe buildings, design and specification programme focuses on the latest design and specification trends as well as technical and product innovation projects.
Capita Symonds to create UK’s fifth biggest architect
WEBCapita Symonds, the consultancy branch of FTSE 100 company Capita Group, has set up an architecture arm in preparation for an expansion drive in the sector.. Capita has three architecture subsidiaries: Capita Percy Thomas, Capita Norman + Dawbarn and Capita Ruddle Wilkinson.These will be brought together to form Capita Architecture, which will be the fifth biggest architect in the UK, with 465 ...
Keeping a historic face on it – retained facades - Building
WEBJul 25, 2019 · Keeping a historic face on it – retained facades. Szerelmey Restoration has specialized in facade retention projects for many years, including Lion Plaza, Threadneedle Street, which at the time was the largest retained facade project in Europe and consisted of 11 adjoining buildings! Over the last two years, and increasingly so, there has ...
What a difference a building makes | Features | Building
WEBJul 28, 2017 · What a difference a building makes. A recent study by Atkins and Imperial College London has demonstrated that optimising wellbeing in the work place has real results. With scarce resources and an ongoing skills crisis, it is essential to maximise employee productivity. David Blackman reports on …
Cost of decarbonising all UK homes could be £200bn cheaper
WEBNov 3, 2021 · The cost of decarbonising UK homes could be almost £200bn cheaper than previous estimates, according to Savills. The property firm has calculated that £330bn is needed to retrofit the UK’s 29 million homes with energy efficiency improvements needed to meet government net zero targets.
Green light for £400m Birmingham New Street rebuild
WEBFeb 12, 2008 · The government has announced a £400m funding package to redevelop Birmingham New Street station. The scheme will double the size of the station concourse, and will see a public square, new façade and three new entrances built. It will also increase passenger capacity to 52 million a year, making New Street the …