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The UK’s first Passivhaus Plus school – completed by Willmott Dixon in 2019 – has won an industry award for setting the standard for zero carbon educational buildings. Hackbridge Primary School in the ...

Amazon is looking to acquire the old Ford engine plant to help expand its data centre presence. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking to acquire the old Ford engine plant in Bridgend, Wales. The deal i ...

Rishi Sunak has announced that the government will meet its manifesto commitment to build 1 million homes over this parliament. Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Commun ...

Aston Villa has submitted a new planning application for Villa Park stadium, months after it won permission to expand and develop the venue to the tune of £100 million.  Earlier this year, Birmingham ...

Plans to demolish and rebuild M&S’ flagship Oxford Street store have been refused by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, Michael Gove. M&S was granted planning permission i ...

Developer Get Living has secured planning approval for up to 848 new rental homes and 504 new student residents at its East Village development in Stratford, London. The plans, unanimously approved by ...

Caddick Construction is expanding into the Midlands.  Ray O’Sullivan has been appointed regional director for the Midlands, as part of the Group’s growth strategy.  It has sustained a 40-year presence ...

VolkerFitzpatrick has been appointed to design and build a highway crossing over a rail line in Surrey.  The £19 million Ash Road Bridge project, on behalf of Guildford Borough Council, will see the c ...

Nine of the UK’s most prominent Safety & Health organisations have united to form the Occupational Safety and Health Stakeholder Alliance. It will create a platform to offer a unified 360-degree persp ...

Mace has started construction of the full refurbishment of the landmark Woolgate Exchange for office space.  The firm was selected for the newly named ‘Woolgate’ scheme by Stanhope and the Woolgate Ex ...

Ten Tier One firms are in the running to provide a critical upgrade of the electricity network in Scotland to the end of the decade.   Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Transmission ha ...

Canary Wharf Group (CWG) has secured a £535 million loan for the next phase of its Wood Wharf residential scheme.    Investment firms Cain International and Starwood Capital Group will each provide ha ...

The City of London Corporation has released a new report urging investment in workers to meet the growing demand for green jobs and skills in decarbonising Central London’s commercial buildings. The r ...

McLaughlin & Harvey (M&H) is on site for the restoration of the historic Granton gasholder in Edinburgh. The bell of the gasholder on Granton Waterfront has been taken apart to provide a high-quality ...

Willmott Dixon has been chosen as preferred contractor for its latest Passivhaus project, a £14.5m new two-form entry primary school for 420 pupils aged between four and 11 years old in Basingstoke, H ...

The government has announced nearly £4 million of funding for green innovations. AI solutions are set to receive funding to accelerate industrial decarbonisation and transform the way industries cut t ...

Mace has been appointed to the Department for Transport’s (DfT) STARThree Framework, securing a host of consultancy service packages.  The framework, valued at £600 million, brings in suppliers who ca ...

A European alliance of workplace experts has uncovered what’s in store for the future of the office, creating AI mockups of what these spaces will look like in the next 5,10, 25 and 50 years. By looki ...

The Council has announced the advancement of the Carlisle Station Gateway project, a significant stride in reshaping the heart of Carlisle city center. Cumberland Council, in collaboration with Networ ...

A free platform to help construction workers learn about addressing climate change through retrofitting has been launched by NatWest and the Supply Chain Sustainability School. NatWest Group is the Su ...