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NewsFresh proposals for Manchester towers scheme sent in for planning
New 800-home application replaces earlier consented plan which had significantly more commercial space
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FeaturesWhat will the Treasury鈥檚 Green Book review mean for construction?
Boris Johnson鈥檚 2020 review of the Treasury鈥檚 appraisal process for government investments led to some improvements in how value in schemes is judged, but a new review commissioned by Labour this year has found that many of the old practices remain embedded. Rachel Reeves has said she wants to go ...
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NewsGovernment ditches public sector decarbonisation scheme
Existing funding to continue until 2028 with subsequent plans to be announced in due course
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NewsLeeds student tower gets green light
Part of 1960s-built Merrion Centre set to be demolished to make way for 37-storey development
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NewsIn pictures: British Land鈥檚 laboratory building at Cambridge tech park completes
New scheme drawn up by Scott Brownrigg and built by SDC
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 32: Market update and guidance on specialist contracts
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life
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FeaturesConstruction industry gossip: Through a glass darkly
The latest chatter around the industry
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FeaturesFrom the archives: 黑洞社区 London鈥檚 millennium projects, 1999
黑洞社区 speaks to the project teams working under pressure to finish the Millennium Dome, the London Eye and the Jubillee Line extension in time for New Year鈥檚 Eve
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Information - 黑洞社区黑洞社区 Digital Edition: June 2025
Mastering the art:聽The National Gallery reworks a postmodern icon
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NewsWinner emerges on City tower as races for several other London commercial jobs enter home straight
Scheme at 55 Old Broad Street has been drawn up by Fletcher Priest
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NewsKPF submits plans to refurbish 1990s City office
Rethink of 1990s SOM-designed building comes ahead of Dentons鈥� move to Eric Parry鈥檚 1 Liverpool Street in 2026
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CommentThe chancellor鈥檚 拢39bn boost buys time for social housing 鈥� now innovative private finance models must help deliver at scale
The Labour government is prioritising funding for grant-heavy, and much-needed, social rented homes while also promising to ramp up delivery to 1.5 million homes a year. Innovation to draw in private finance can help square the circle, says Carl Brown
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NewsCrest Nicholson recoups more than 拢30m for fire safety work
Housebuilder reveals figure in interim results as firm returns to black
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NewsConstruction output grows as wider economy shrinks, official figures say
New infrastructure work and housing repairs behind jump in April
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NewsChanges to Treasury 鈥榞reen book鈥� rules will help boost housing and transport delivery in the regions, say industry figures
Government announces shift to 鈥減lace-based鈥� focus when appraising projects
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FeaturesSustainability: How to minimise waste and maximise reuse at a building鈥檚 end of life
Construction accounts for around a third of all waste sent to landfill, much of this at a building鈥檚 end of life. How can the industry develop a better approach to deconstruction?
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Features5 minutes with 鈥� Chris Pollard at Fereday Pollard
The 30-year-old firm鈥檚 founder and managing director on improving the design quality of transport and infrastructure projects, the frustrations of the consents process, the importance of perseverence and his love of pizza聽
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NewsIndustry welcomes boost to infrastructure and housing in spending review
Views on the impact of the chancellor鈥檚 capital investment plans from professionals in construction, property and architecture聽
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NewsHousing and infrastructure emerge as big winners as Reeves divides up 拢113bn in spending review
Chancellor unveiled plans for investments in rail, affordable homes, energy, schools and skills during today鈥檚 speech in House of Commons