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Developer submits plans for £93m Manchester wellbeing office tower
15 Jul 2022 335 Views
Local developer Bruntwood Works has lodged an application to build a £93m…
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Robust decarbonisation data to track net zero is lacking
30 Jun 2022
A lack of decarbonisation data collected by the construction sector is “limiting”…
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HS2 cuts carbon as Balfour prepares giant compound
27 Jun 2022
Despite aggregate deliveries being disrupted by the national rail strikes, the £100bn…
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Costain joins EasyJet in hydrogen infrastructure drive
24 Jun 2022
Costain has teamed up with EasyJet, Airbus and other big names to…
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Wates launches retrofit pledge to boost energy efficiency
22 Jun 2022
Wates has pledged to make energy efficiency in social housing a key…
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Inflation is ‘spanner in the works’ of net-zero ambitions
17 Jun 2022
Inflation of key materials and fuel present a major threat to contractors’…
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Construction ‘desperately’ needs carbon assessment guidance, expert warns
16 Jun 2022
Advice on how construction firms should conduct whole-life carbon assessments is required…
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Contractors sought for £1.2bn carbon capture scheme
16 Jun 2022
Construction firms have been alerted to a £1.2bn scheme to retrofit energy…
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Vinci and Wates among winners on £5bn zero-carbon housing framework
15 Jun 2022
Vinci Construction, Engie and Wates Property Services are among a group of…
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Work on first HS2 ‘green tunnel’ begins in Northants
10 Jun 2022
Construction of the first HS2 ‘green tunnel’, which will use reduced amounts…
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Skanska joins ‘world-first’ hydrogen-fuelled equipment trial
09 Jun 2022
Skanska is taking part in a “world-first” project that aims to reduce…
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Bam to lead discussion on net-zero procurement shake-up
08 Jun 2022
Bam Construct UK head of procurement Dan Billinge will lead a deep…
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Skanska and Graham join carbon-cutting campaign
06 Jun 2022
Skanska and Graham have signed up to an industrywide campaign to share…
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Schemes to help contractors adjust to red-diesel ban gain funding
01 Jun 2022
A project helping Skanska to develop hydrogen-fuelled construction equipment has been awarded…
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Government ‘dragging feet’ over efforts to cut construction carbon footprint
27 May 2022
UK net-zero ambitions will fall short unless the built environment is given…
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DfT: revised plans for HS2’s Euston terminus behind spoil U-turn
26 May 2022
Reducing the size of HS2’s Euston hub means it is “no longer…
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Three Midlands NHS trusts win share of £553m decarbonisation fund
23 May 2022
Hospitals in Nottingham, Birmingham and Wolverhampton have been awarded a share of…
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HS2 and the long-term view of going diesel-free
23 May 2022
On the face of it, HS2’s South Kilburn site is no different…
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Hinkley Point C delay and £3bn cost increase announced
20 May 2022
Hinkley Point C developer EDF has announced another cost hike and delay…
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Call for moratorium on Scottish energy-from-waste schemes
19 May 2022
The Scottish government has been urged to halt new energy-from-waste (EfW) schemes…
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Mace secures £60m sustainability-linked loans to aid overseas growth
18 May 2022
Mace has secured two sustainability-linked loans worth a combined £60m to support…