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The Restoration and Renewal (R&R) Client Board has published a report advising MPs to begin work to restore the Houses of Parliament this year

The £3bn parliament restoration could begin t...


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The build time for the Chiltern Hill tunnel has been reduced by 8 months, meaning it should only take a year to complete now

The extensions on each end of HS2’s longest tunnel are known as ‘porous portals’, which are created to prevent a sonic boom from full-speed trains.

HS2 trains are s...


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Without fundamental changes to improve the skills gap and reduce worker shortages, the retrofit sector is in serious danger of not fulfilling its important role in helping achieve net zero heating and building targets by 2050 through energy-efficiency upgrades to approximately 27m homes, warns Stephen Tracey, chair of the National Home Decarbonisation Group’s Green Skills Workin...


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Jocelyne Fleming, CIOB policy and public affairs lead for Scotland and David Kirby, CIOB policy and public affairs lead for Wales, discuss what the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) wants to see following the Scottish and Welsh government elections

With elections approaching at both Holyrood and the Senedd, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has published two nat...


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In a fast-moving and competitive market, technical excellence alone is not enough. Businesses also need credibility, connections and influence. MPBA membership delivers all three. Chief executive Jackie Maginnis discusses why membership matters

The construction industry is undergoing a fundamental shift. Pressures around speed, cost certainty, sustainability and skills shorta...


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