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Buildingspecifier.com’s Joe Bradbury discusses the topic on everyone’s lips at present – flooding. “It’s a bit black over Bill’s mothers” is an understatement. Apparently, according to the Met, England has received 144% of the average February rainfall this month, and as a resident of Tamworth, a town in the Midlands that two rivers pass through, […]
Life got a little harder for many last year when the last of” the big six” energy firms hiked prices to the maximum (SSE) – hitting customers with an average 10.3% price rise. This has increased the gap between the cost of energy and what people can realistically afford by 9%, worsening the ongoing national […]
Projects by HOK, Arquitectonica and Morphosis have been singled out for criticism in president Trump’s draft executive order for federal buildings, which would outlaw brutalist and deconstructivist styles if it becomes law. The draft of the Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again executive order highlights three federal buildings completed in the last 20 years as examples […]
As Boris Johnson announces that HS2 is to forge ahead with a new streamlined plan, the debate will continue to rage. The overall costs, suggested by some, to be nearer to 160Bn rather than the latest projection of 106Bn being the biggest contention, with other considerations, such as the loss of woodland also being sited. […]
A GLENIGAN REPORT Starts in the three months to January were 11% down on the previous three months (seasonally adjusted) and 9% lower than a year ago. Residential starts were 22% down on the preceding three months and 21% lower than a year ago. Non-Residential projects slipped 3% against the preceding three months and were […]
Benita Mehra resigned from the Grenfell inquiry after it was revealed that she had links to Arconic, the US company that made the aluminium composite material (ACM) panels that were on the tower. Last week it was reported that Ms Mehra ‘has links to the company which made the cladding blamed for accelerating’ the fire. […]
Urban Exposure continues Midlands push with £43m loan for development in central Derby Urban Exposure plc (“Urban Exposure” or “the Company”), a specialist real estate financier and asset manager, has provided a loan worth £42.9m to a joint venture vehicle with BBS Capital (“BBS”) and Wavensmere Homes (“Wavensmere”). The loan will help to fund […]
Construction on Expo 2020 Dubai’s crown jewel, the world’s largest 360-degree projection dome, is complete. The steel trellis that makes up Al Wasl’s dome, with sand-coloured screens, has been fitted with more than 200 projectors and is wide enough to fit two Airbus A380s. Al Wasl – meaning connection in English – is the World’s […]
After reviewing costs and alternative plans, the chancellor is expected to support the scheme. Chancellor Sajid Javid is set to throw his weight behind the controversial HS2 rail project. Mr Javid is minded to support the high speed train initiative at a meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on Thursday. […]
More rough sleepers will be helped off the streets and into safe accommodation thanks to an extra £112 million funding for councils, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP has announced on the 28 January 2020. This funding is a 30% increase this year and will be used by local authorities, charities and other organisations to fund […]
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