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A green recovery means ditching our obsession with cheapness
Post-Covid there is an opportunity to shift towards value-based decisions to ensure a better future for construction, so…
Row brewing over new body to speed rail infrastructure in the north
Transport for the North calls transport secretary’s speed-up proposals “confused”.
Infrastructure falling short of social value potential, research claims
Social value creation needs to be core to the infrastructure investment case and delivered throughout a project.
Contractors applaud HS2 decision to use project bank accounts
UK contractors praise HS2 payments move as a massive boost for SMEs.
Competition launched to shape Britain’s future railway stations
International contest aims to raise the quality of station design across the whole rail network.
Scape launches search for contractors for £13bn construction frameworks
Public sector procurement organisation Scape has launched two new four-year construction frameworks.
Covid-19 cost assessment toolkit launched
Toolkit launched to assess cost implications of pandemic disruption.
Zero carbon heat can spur UK’s green economic recovery
Transition to net zero heat could lead to the development of brand-new industries, creating thousands of jobs.
Government to appoint chief inspector of buildings in legislation shake-up
Creation of national regulator of building safety is being prompted by the Grenfell Tower disaster.
Jacobs develops Covid-19 modelling software to get transport moving again
Cambridge University and Jacobs collaborate on Covid modelling software programme.
Construction recovery likely to take longer than initially thought
Construction is at a turning point, Arcadis warns, as industry edges closer to deflation.
How to speed up the delivery of major infrastructure projects
The industry needs to look at itself in terms of how it needs to change to improve delivery performance.