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  • Government funding for on-street electric car charging is to be doubled, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced.
  • A four-storey cube covered in 13,000 white tiles and which will house a substation as part of the HS2 redevelopment at Euston has been given planning.
  • The department has recently undertaken a call for evidence on its fire safety design guidance for building new schools, as part of wider work on fire safety across government.
  • A virtual replica of High Speed 2's (HS2) Old Oak Common station is being created to train staff ahead of the West London hub's construction.
  • Morgan Sindall hits 2% operating margin for construction, despite no growth in turnover.
  • Emerging players in the construction sector are introducing greater numbers of factory-built homes into the UK market, but experts say this needs to be accompanied by industry-wide reform
  • The Universities of Newcastle and Northumbria are teaming up ' with the help of '8 million to design and develop the buildings of the future.
  • Nationwide is to open a new digital innovation centre in London, creating over 750 new technology jobs.
  • Proposals to redevelop three London Underground station car parks to build hundreds of affordable homes are now online.
  • Our leaders want us out of our cars, on our bikes and into new homes beside Cycle Superhighways.
  • In Hyde Park's latest coffee house, guests can now'get both these things for the price of one, courtesy of emerging London and Malta based practice Mizzi Studio.'
  • This past June, London celebrated its annual'London Festival of Architecture. The festival showcased exhibitions, installations, workshops, and other events highlighting architecture and design in the ...
  • A major development of 844 new homes in Barnet, North West London, has been approved by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. The plans to redevelop a currently disused site will provide over 800 homes wit ...
  • The newest skyscraper has been topped out at the massive Wood Wharf development next to Canary Wharf at 57 storeys.
  • Pete was smitten at first sight when he viewed the two-bedroom flat in Southwark four years ago. And having travelled extensively with his job, he decided to create a modern but chic industrial vibe w ...
  • Demolition has begun on one of London's biggest housing regeneration projects, marking a significant step forward for the '1 billion scheme.
  • A radical rebuild of Colindale tube station on the Northern line has been approved by Barnet Council. The old 'shed' of a ticket hall will be demolished, and completely new station building with an'su ...
  • An app which aims to reduce injuries and save lives on construction projects has been developed by researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU).
  • John Sisk & Son has signed a pre-construction services contract to build a 30-storey mixed use tower near London's Canary Wharf.'This project will see a mixed use regeneration of vacant land adjacent ...
  • The Mayor of London is has been challenged to open a new era in house building as Ealing's first 100% affordable residential tower is turned in for planning approval.'