All Building Design articles in August 2025 – Page 12
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NewsGrimshaw cuts three out of four domes from its £100m Eden Project Morecambe scheme
Scaled back plans to be submitted in September following project team changes
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NewsStarmer announces AI tool to speed up planning system
The government has announced the launch of a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool, designed in collaboration with Google, in order to speed up the planning system. An AI assistant for planning officers and local councils – which can scan hundreds of files in seconds– called Extract, was announced by the ...
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NewsSimpson Haugh to move into new office after 25 years at current base
High-rise specialist takes entire upper floor of 1960s building in city centre
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NewsFive things to watch out for in the spending review
Tomorrow’s announcement will have huge implications for housing and infrastructure, but defence and health commitments mean cuts will have to fall somewhere. Daniel Gayne reports
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FeaturesDesigning with timber from day one
If the UK is to meet its commitment to achieve Net Zero by 2050 and reduce embodied carbon in construction, the industry must improve the sustainability credentials of the buildings it constructs
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NewsGrimshaw completes LA metro station at city’s largest airport
LAX scheme part of programme to reduce car traffic ahead of next year’s World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games
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NewsPlanning approvals for new homes hit ‘disastrous’ new low, new figures show
Numbers slide again as Savills forecasts 1.5 million homes target will be missed
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NewsPre-assembled heat pump unit claims £2,000 installation savings
Hewer, a sustainable heating solutions provider, has launched Heat Saviour, a pre-assembled unit designed to simplify the installation and maintenance of heat pump systems. According to the company, the technology could save up to £2,000 per installation by reducing the need to overhaul existing heating systems.
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NewsSouthwark approves Maccreanor Lavington’s Aylesbury Estate homes following second staircase delay
Latest phase of 3,500-home redevelopment set back by more than two years by fire safety rules
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NewsGreen light for Fletcher Priest office redevelopment in Monument
Firm’s latest Square Mile scheme to replace 1970s block on site where the Great Fire of London started
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NewsSmith Mordak replaced by Simon McWhirter as boss of UKGBC
Mordak served just two years as chief executive of industry charity that campaigns on sustainability issues
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NewsGovernment to spend £15bn on transport projects outside the South-east
Schemes include jobs in Liverpool, Bradford and Newcastle
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NewsBarr Gazetas appoints BGY’s strategy boss as new project director
Natalie Thomson started role last month following 17 years at Buckley Gray Yeoman
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NewsSection 106 agreements lengthen planning process by 16 months, housing body finds
Freedom of Information requests sent to local planning authorities reveal average timelines have gone up 20% over two years
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NewsSerpentine Pavilion 2025 revealed ahead of public opening this Friday
Marina Tabassum’s design inspired by arched garden canopies
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NewsGreen light for Levitt Bernstein’s Islington housing estate expansion
Council plans to add 54 homes to 1970s Bemerton Estate
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NewsTwo-thirds of material and waste data unusable, report warns
A new report from construction data platform Qflow has found that 91% of construction material delivery and waste removal records fail to meet quality standards, with only 34% accurate enough to support embodied carbon calculations. Based on six years of analysis covering over 1 million deliveries and removals, the study ...
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NewsPatel Taylor unveils images for 54-storey Canary Wharf tower
Proposals for 77 Marsh Wall site to contain over 800 homes and a mixed-use podium
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NewsWork starts on Tonkin Liu’s Grosvenor Square facelift
Urban realm in Mayfair dates back to 1720s
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NewsSelldorf appointed to lead ‘transformational’ rethink of Wallace Collection
London art gallery’s grade II-listed base to be restored and enhanced by practice behind recent overhaul of the Sainsbury Wing