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Remedial work to England’s poorest quality housing could provide £135.5 billion in societal benefits over the next 30 years. These benefits include savings to the NHS, lower energy bills and carbon em ...

Nearly 5,000 homes will be built for a new neighbourhood in Manchester – forming part of a much wider regeneration scheme in the city.  Developer Far East Consortium (FEC) has secured approval for two ...

Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (RMIT) in Australia have developed a method to make concrete 30% stronger with recycled coffee grounds.

Nearly 5,000 homes will be built for a new neighbourhood in Manchester – forming part of a much wider regeneration scheme in the city. 

Communities which support wind farms could be given up to 50% off their energy bills Rishi Sunak has implemented a delayed plan to relax planning rules for onshore wind schemes following a second rebe ...

Open House, the free two-week festival of London’s architectural heritage, has unveiled its line-up of buildings opening their doors to the public from 6 to 17 September

Construction contractor Bam has brought in Spot the robot to survey former atomic weapons testing facilities that are too hazardous for people to enter.

Pair attempting to reach agreement on final bill at huge redevelopment of west London site  Laing O’Rourke and its client on the £600m scheme to redevelop the Olympia exhibition venue are understood t ...

A £2.5 billion subsea electricity superhighway has taken a step forward following the appointment of a consortium to its delivery team.   Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) will see a 525kV, 2GW high voltage ...

A 1.5 million sq ft commercial scheme in Canada Water has been approved by Southwark Council. Co-designed by BIG and HWKN Architecture, the 4.5-acre site will be one of London’s largest developments i ...

Oxford Street in London is set for a major overhaul – reportedly costing £90 million.   Westminster City Council and business management consultant New West End Company (NWEC) have signed a Memorandum ...

A Midlands housing association is procuring for an eight-year new build framework valued at more than £3 billion.  Communities & Housing Investment Consortium Limited (CHIC), in Birmingham, has extend ...

Infrastructure firm Costain has scooped a contract, worth £79.83 million to work on 16 site's in Severn Trent's portfolio. The work is within the previously announced framework agreement and part of S ...

The High Court has ordered a Welsh council to pay Alun Griffiths £3.3m – and dismissed its argument for postponing payment as “spurious”. In an earlier adjudication, Carmarthenshire County Council was ...

With up-to-date news, views and an invaluable source of information – following an extensive overhaul the Offsite Hub was relaunched. What can visitors expect from the updated Offsite Hub? Offering a ...

Last Friday, the winners of the London Construction Awards were announced at a glittering awards ceremony in London.  Hosted by comedian Dom Joly, over 400 guests from across the industry attended as ...

Former Cop26 chair says emissions cuts must be made elsewhere and ministers must show how they plan to achieve this

Suppliers can now bid for work on two Pagabo frameworks valued at £1.6 billion and specialising in decarbonisation projects.   One is dedicated to healthcare schemes, with Great Ormond Street Hospital ...

SG has been picked for a £155m programme to deliver 780 prison places across three sites. The contractor will build Category D houseblocks with 60 single-occupancy rooms, as well as ancillary rooms, f ...

A network of hitherto secret underground tunnels built to shelter Londoners during World War Two are to be restored and opened to the public for the first time under a £220 million plan.  The Kingsway ...