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School design, embodied carbon

Carbon assessment could influence next generation of school design

BAM has carried out an assessment of the embodied carbon and the operational carbon used in the design and construction of a new primary school in Somerset.
roof restoration, Bristol Temple Meads

Major installation at Bristol Temple Meads station complete

Passengers are set to get a glimpse of Bristol Temple Meads station following the installation of scaffolding towers ready for the roof restoration.
M55 Heyhouses link road

Delayed £27m M55 Heyhouses link road to start in May

Work is due to begin at the start of May on the new £27m M55 Heyhouses Link Road to the Fylde coast.
builders waste

Builders urged to take responsibility for waste disposal

Builders must take full responsibility for their waste to limit disruption to the environment, warns the Environment Agency (EA).
low-carbon aviation test centre

Arcadis to deliver UK’s first low-carbon aviation test centre in Scotland

Arcadis has secured a contract to plan, design and deliver the infrastructure needed to create UK’s first low-carbon aviation test centre in Scotland.
budget 2021 social landlords

What the Budget promises mean for social landlords

In the wake of the chancellor’s budget earlier this month, Gary Cawley, director at CPC, gives the view from the North on the latest slew of policy announcements and funding promises.
net zero carbon office

Go-ahead for 17-storey hybrid timber building in London

TfL has been given the go-ahead to deliver a new net zero carbon office development over Southwark Tube station.

Plans underway for the North Walsham high street

North Norfolk District Council has appointed Influence to the townscaping element of the North Walsham high street heritage action zone project, along with partners.
Nick Summerfield

Sisk appoints Nick Summerfield as regional director

John Sisk & Son has appointed Nick Summerfield as its new regional director in the North West, to oversee projects across Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds.
Perry Barr residential scheme

Perry Barr residential scheme ‘tops out’

The Perry Barr residential scheme in Birmingham reached a milestone as it ‘topped out’, by reaching the highest point in the construction of all the buildings on the scheme.
Green Industrial Revolution, decarbonisation,

£72m funding to boost Cheshire West and Chester’s green future

Cheshire West and Chester Council have welcomed news of a £72m decarbonisation funding boost to create thousands of new jobs and place the borough at the centre of the country’s green industrial revolution.
project management services

Costain secures place on strategic national rail framework

Costain has been appointed to Network Rail’s Operational Programme Delivery framework to provide specialist client-side project management consultancy services.
Oxford-Cambridge expressway

Government cancels Oxford-Cambridge expressway project

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has halted plans to deliver the Oxford-Cambridge expressway, after analysis confirmed the project was not cost-effective.
Homes England modular homes

Joint venture delivers first modular homes in Northstowe

A joint venture between the government’s Homes England, Sekisui House and Urban Splash has delivered the first modular homes at the new town of Northstowe.
decarbonisation schemes, industry decarbonisation

Next phase of South Wales decarbonisation project receives funding

The South Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC) deployment project has been granted phase two funding of nearly £20m, looking at decarbonisation schemes and the infrastructure required for a hydrogen economy in South Wales.
spatial framework

Oxford-Cambridge Arc: Are we witnessing the rebirth of regional planning?

As the government commits to developing a Spatial Framework plan across the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, Nick Stafford, GB operations director at Tetra Tech Planning, explores the implications of this for the UK’s planning industry.
Birmingham redevelopment, Birmingham Hippodrome

Birmingham’s Southside £9.5m redevelopment to start next month

The estimated £9.5m scheme will deliver improved walking and cycling routes to New Street Station and a new public square adjacent to Birmingham Hippodrome.
new university library,

Green light for £80m Bristol University library

The University of Bristol has been given the green light for the new University Library (NUL).
Congleton link road

£90m Congleton link road renamed before opening day

The 5.5km Congleton link road will open for the public to walk and cycle along on 16 April and that weekend, before opening to vehicles on 19 April.
Susan Ryall, High Speed Rail

Skanska technical director appointed to High Speed Rail board

Susan Ryall, Skanska's technical director will support the industry body in promoting the role high speed rail plays in the government’s levelling up agenda.
DfT HQ Birmingham

DfT to create second HQ in Birmingham

DfT will create a second HQ in Birmingham and a northern hub in Leeds, as part of plans to diversify the civil service and create 650 new roles in the cities.
soil mixing solution,

Stafford company uses massive scale recycling on HS2

Deep Soil Mixing used a sustainable soil mixing solution to geotechnically improve the ground at an HS2 site near Coleshill in Warwickshire.
build-to-rent apartments

Plans in for 336 build-to-rent apartments in Sheffield

Godwin Developments has submitted plans for a 23-storey, 336 build-to-rent apartments in Sheffield The Meridian proposes the creation of one, two and three-bedroom modern open-plan...
climate resilient design

Incorporating climate resilience into our towns, cities and infrastructure

Sarah Winne, climate resilience specialist at Ramboll, explores the importance of incorporating climate resilience into planning the design of our homes, buildings and urban environments.
CO2nstruct Zero, Construction Leadership Council,

CLC launches built environment net-zero initiative

The Construction Leadership Council is calling on businesses from across the industry to play their part in securing net-zero carbon construction 2050.
green homes grant scheme

£2.6m boost for ‘Bright Green Homes’ in Bristol

Bristol residents could receive financial help to have energy saving measures installed in their homes after the city was awarded nearly £3m to create a local version of the Green Homes Grant scheme.