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Study reveals high costs of PFI contracts
Payments to private companies for public assets have exceeded construction costs by over three times, research into PFI contracts has revealed.
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Government Building Maintenance Backlog is £49 Billion Says Watchdog
Publish date: Wed, 22 January 2025
THE GOVERNMENT’S building maintenance backlog is at least £49 billion, the public spending watchdog has said. £49 billion equals around 4% of the government’s total expenditure in 2023-24, or...
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Law Society resists Banner review call for judicial review threshold reform
Publish date: Wed, 22 January 2025
The Law Society is opposing proposals by an independent review to raise the threshold for judicial reviews of development consent orders (DCOs).
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Vacancy: Mastic Asphalt Council Director – Remote
Publish date: Wed, 22 January 2025
Role: Mastic Asphalt Council Director Location: Remote The Mastic Asphalt Council (MAC) is the trade association for the Mastic Asphalt industry, representing more than 70 companies including Mastic...
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Watchdogs to lose powers to mitigate environmental harm
Publish date: Wed, 22 January 2025
Environmental watchdogs will no longer have powers to demand mitigation in major development projects under forthcoming legislation.
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Ten significant US architecture projects set to complete in 2025
Publish date: Wed, 22 January 2025
Projects by Foster + Partners, BIG, Studio Gang and OMA are set to open this year in the US, including a New York supertall skyscraper and a mass-timber campus at Harvard. The Tower at Hudson's...
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Studio Andrew Trotter GOMA Morq and Taller Hector Barroso Unite to Create “Pala Zion” An “Architectural Gallery” of Homes in Utah
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
With each architecture studio delivering a separate collection, Pala Zion has now launched sales of four of 22 residences Today marks the official unveiling of Pala Zion, an innovative residential...
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APS takes mental health campaign message to the Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru)
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Y Senedd in Cardiff played host to the second leg of the APS National Construction Industry Mental Health Awareness campaign, before it moves on to Westminster The Association for Project Safety...
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Plans submitted for 100% affordable homes on former Accrington railway land
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Salford-based builder, Watson, has submitted plans to transform a 1.55-acre site on Charter Street, Accrington into 40 new homes. The development represents the latest chapter in the regeneration of...
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Polypipe Building Services designs practical solution for HS2 viaduct drainage
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Polypipe Building Services’ Terrain FUZE HDPE has been specified for a HS2 viaduct, to provide an efficient and simple-to-install solution for Eiffage Kier Ferrovial BAM (EKFB), the leading civil...
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National property experts selected by Frasers Group to manage Doncaster’s Frenchgate Shopping Centre
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Barnsdales appointed as property and asset manager of the 770,000 sq ft shopping centre The Doncaster-based property consultancy Barnsdales has been selected by Frasers Group to undertake the...
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Morro gets green light for Hackney 150-bed co-living scheme
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Morro, Scape Group’s co-living developer, has been granted planning permission for its 150-home co-living scheme on Kingsland Road in Haggerston. The plans, revised from a previously approved 2020...
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Green light for Dundee’s pioneering Green Transport Hub
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
McLaughlin & Harvey have secured the £11.1M contract for the main construction works on Dundee’s new Green Transport Hub.The postGreen light for Dundee’s pioneering Green Transport Hubappeared...
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Keepmoat reveals plans to regenerate brownfield land to ‘tackle local housing shortage’
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Top 10 UK housebuilder, Keepmoat, has revealed plans to invest more than £50m across three new developments in Calderdale to deliver more than 200 homes. The developments are being delivered in...
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Construction begins on new carbon neutral fire station in Surrey
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
ENHANCING modern firefighting services and responding to vital community need, work on a new carbon neutral fire station is underway in Surrey, with work set to complete in 2026. The existing Reigate...
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Modular Classroom Installed at King Edward VI Five Ways School to Support Outdoor Learning by GCS Group
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
King Edward VI Five Ways School, located in Birmingham, has recently expanded its campus with a custom-designed modular building provided by GCS Group. The new facility features a classroom, office...
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Southern rolls out new housing management model
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
‘Local link’ approach will combine patchless working with area-based supervision
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Sigla Studio restores original features inside 1900s Barcelona apartment
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Original mosaic floors and decorative mouldings have been restored in this early 20th-century Barcelona apartment renovation by local practice Sigla Studio. Located in the city's Eixample district,...
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Digging deep on Fleet Street for the Salisbury Square development
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
The construction of a basement as part of a major new development in the heart of London required a complex temporary works programme, stakeholder collaboration and ground movement assessments to...
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Ground investigations and surveys on partially collapsed Southwold Pier sea wall
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
East Suffolk Council’s contractors are carrying out ground investigations and surveys in Southwold, following the partial collapse of the sea wall and promenade by the town’s pier.The postGround...
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Peter Jackson Joins Walker Sime as UK Director of Project Management to Drive Growth
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Walker Sime, the Manchester-based consultancy, has announced the appointment of Peter Jackson as its new UK Director of Project Management. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Jackson...
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Ireland unveils 3D-printed concrete home
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
The use of the 3DCP technology meant 35% faster construction and completion in just 132 days compared to conventional methodsThe postIreland unveils 3D-printed concrete homeappeared first onMiddle...
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Sweid & Sweid awards construction contract to Dutco Construction
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Construction of Sweid One has already begun, with completion scheduled for Q4 2026The postSweid & Sweid awards construction contract to Dutco Constructionappeared first onMiddle East Construction...
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Ellington Properties completes Ellington Beach House
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
The project features residences that maximise natural light and offers views of the Arabian Gulf and Dubai’s skylineThe postEllington Properties completes Ellington Beach Houseappeared first...
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Acube Developments unveils its third project – Vega in Dubai Sports City
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Vega incorporates elements to bring the outdoors in for the residents, each unit is fully equipped, furnished and facilitated with smart home technologyThe postAcube Developments unveils its third...
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Social housing firm Fortem targets £300m turnover
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Three-year plan to raise revenue by 50%
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Explore the future of house-building at BEYOND ’25 LIVE
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Ahead of BEYOND ’25 LIVE, a new national conference for everyone involved in the construction of new homes, we spoke to Paul Edwards, Senior Regional Director at NHBC, to find out more.The...
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Trident team ensures fire safety in conversion of 135-year-old Victorian shop unit
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Learn more about how Trident's fire safety consultants were able to help bring the Lower Parliament Street London conversion project to completion.The postTrident team ensures fire safety in...
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Collaborative action essential to addressing UK’s cladding crisis
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
Property expert John Howard explores the need for greater collaboration between freeholders, developers and the Government to reduce obstacles in tackling the cladding crisis.The postCollaborative...
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Could an Aussie pattern book experiment help solve the UK’s housing crisis?
Publish date: Thu, 23 January 2025
The Architects’ JournalCould an Aussie pattern book experiment help solve the UK’s housing crisis?As an Australian state gears up to launch a housing ‘pattern book’ to fast-track the delivery...
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