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[V8Druid]

" Retrofit work would cost up to £11,000 for each homes, according to new research "

Upgrading UK housing to EPC C rating could cost nearly £120bn, study finds

Retrofit work would cost up to £11,000 for each homes, according to new research

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UK housing retrofit bill could hit £118bn

New research indicates that it will cost up to £118bn for UK homes to reach 2030 target energy efficiency standards.

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Why most new homes are still being built to old standards

Almost two in three new homes are still being built to regulations that applied in 2013, over a year and a half after the end of the transition period for the new part L and other requirements. How has the government got its projections so wrong? Tom ...

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" Almost two in three new homes are still being built to regulations that applied in 2013, over a year and a half after the end of the transition period for the new part L and other requirements. How has the government got its projections so wrong? "

 

[V8Druid]

" We continue to drive a capital light, high return model, with a targeted 40% return on capital employed in the medium term. "
HTF??? obviously not working

Vistry profits down 64%

The board of house-builder Vistry Group admits that the business ‘significantly under-performed’ last year as profits shrivelled.

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" Partner funded activity is expected to step up as the new £2bn of affordable housing funding from government is allocated " developers can't flog what's already built - social landlords just ain't buying - too 'kin dear

Reeves announces extra £2bn for affordable homes

Source: MHCLG/Flickr Housing secretary Angela Rayner (left) and chancellor Rachel Reeves visited Your Housing Group's Bournes Bank development in Stoke-on-Trent yesterday

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[V8Druid]

The 1.5 million-home question: Does the government’s planning reform programme add up?

Ministers unleashed a barrage of planning reforms in the dying days of 2024. Joey Gardiner asks if these can give the industry the boost it needs to get anywhere close to the government's ambitious housebuilding target?

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" Least surprising news of the day: lawyers oppose a change in the law that would mean less business for them. "​

Lawyers oppose planning reforms

Least surprising news of the day: lawyers oppose a change in the law that would mean less business for them.

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[V8Druid]

Planning applications down 7% in England

The government’s much promised building boom is off to a slow start with planning permissions in decline.

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[V8Druid]

Data centre demand set to drive construction’s recovery, reports find

But contractors struggling to keep up with demand, RLB adds

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really????

Construction industry failing on data centres

Demand for new data centres is outstripping the construction industry’s ability to deliver, it is being suggested.

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" Demand for new data centres is outstripping the construction industry’s ability to deliver, it is being suggested. .......Adding to developers’ worries are concerns about the financial sustainability of the few contractors capable of delivering data centres at scale. The collapse of ISG in September 2024 was a wake-up call for the industry "

and as if leccy chariots don't stress the grid enough ..... " Commissioned capacity has surged by nearly 300% since 2023 with operators averaging 47MW each this year ........The growth of artificial intelligence is driving soaring demand for energy, power density and liquid cooling "

 

[V8Druid]

" The government’s housing and regeneration agency is acquiring the former Broad Marsh shopping centre in Nottingham along with, land to the west of the Green Heart, a multi-storey car park, a former college site and a 15th century building called Severns House.
Homes England is now expected to take on redevelopment of the site, commissioning demolition and enabling works to attract private sector developers. " new team of do as you likeys

https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/homes-england-buys-nottingham-broad-marsh-site-

" Nottingham City Council leader Neghat Khan " ..... wonder if he's any relation to our Genghis, darn sarf in the big smoke

 

[Bob]

I live near Sizewell and I went about about 10 miles and just starting biulding was two massive park and ride , one large lorry waiting area, two new roundabouts and two bypasses on A12 then on the way to Sizewell new roads around villages , new entrance into Sizewell Power station ,massive office complex in Leiston and acres of land being leveled for living accomadation.and then there is all the work on site itself . And dont think its got the funding yet

 

[DaveDCB]

Been told I need to do a ‘retrospective BNG’ on a site which was stripped prior to BNG even being a thing!! Bloody joke, thought they were stopping all this crap

 

[V8Druid]

and WTF should Genghis have the say on this one ....... 's been rejected twice

Khan calls in Make’s rejected student resi scheme in Paddington

London mayor says 600-bed scheme would make "significant contribution" to capital's student accommodation targets

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and he's at it again ......

London mayor calls in another student resi scheme

Archway plans, which include 27-storey tower, had been recommended for rejection

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" he has written to Islington council to say he will also make the decision on the Archway Campus scheme in north London. "

this quote is somewhat alarming
" The London mayor said at the end of last month he will make himself the planning authority for the Baltic Wharf scheme in Paddington. "

WTF does he think he is ?????????

 

[V8Druid]

" Network Rail will form a new property company in partnership with government-owned developer London & Continental Railways (LCR) with plans to build 40,000 homes, the Treasury has confirmed. "

Network Rail to build 40,000 homes in partnership with government-owned developer

Treasury also announces taskforce to unlock unused public land

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they want to concentrate on their core biz of actually making trains run on time - not ****ing about with projects they know p*ss all about

Network Rail JV to deliver 400 homes at Cambridge North

Blocwork appointed by Chesterton Partnership for residential phase of new life sciences district

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[V8Druid]

should sit well in Smarmers building plans

Giant theme park planned for Bedford

Plans have been confirmed for a major Universal theme park and resort to be built in Bedford.

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" A multi-billion-pound investment has been agreed between Universal Destinations & Experiences with the government and the Bedford Borough Council. "

so how much 'incentive' are they getting I wonder

 

[6feetdown]

should sit well in Smarmers building plans

Giant theme park planned for Bedford

Plans have been confirmed for a major Universal theme park and resort to be built in Bedford.

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" A multi-billion-pound investment has been agreed between Universal Destinations & Experiences with the government and the Bedford Borough Council. "

so how much 'incentive' are they getting I wonder

Should provide highly skilled jobs for all the people arriving daily when finished!

 

[V8Druid]

" The government’s housing and regeneration agency is acquiring the former Broad Marsh shopping centre in Nottingham along with, land to the west of the Green Heart, a multi-storey car park, a former college site and a 15th century building called Severns House.
Homes England is now expected to take on redevelopment of the site, commissioning demolition and enabling works to attract private sector developers. " new team of do as you likeys

https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/homes-england-buys-nottingham-broad-marsh-site-

" Nottingham City Council leader Neghat Khan " ..... wonder if he's any relation to our Genghis, darn sarf in the big smoke

Homes England inks Warrington land deal to pave way for more than 4,000 homes

Proposals include new schools and local amenities

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" Homes England has bought 34ha of land to create its largest housing-led development site in the north of England. ...... The purchase brings the agency’s landholding in the area to around 250ha. "
and they're playing hell about developers' land banking!!! this is public/tax payers' money they're playing with FFS

" " Alison Crofton, chief property officer at Homes England, said: “This is a clear example of Homes England’s unique role to enable, deliver and demonstrate effective placemaking at scale." “We negotiated with multiple stakeholders to successfully complete this acquisition, alongside ongoing local community engagement. We’re looking forward to progressing to the next stage of planning and seeing a new community being delivered.” "

and are guaranteed to have no planning obstacles placed in their way -- will be rubber stamped 'fore any applications hit desks

so all greenfield, productive agricultural greenbelt land

 

[V8Druid]

Oh and forgot this bit

Tilia Homes secures government loan

Tilia Homes (formerly Kier Homes) has secured a £125m loan from Homes England and HSBC to build up its landbank.

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" Tilia Homes (formerly Kier Homes) has secured a £125m loan from Homes England and HSBC to build up its landbank "
kier homes recently sold for £110m to the above ... no wonder they're looking for loans
and

Kier builds cash, halves debt

A trading update from Kier Group ahead of reporting its annual results reveal continuing momentum.

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well you would with £110m sale of part yer biz to raise some much needed bucks ... however ---
" Net cash position at year-end of £165m is more than double the £64m it had a year before, while Kier’s average month-end net debt has halved to £115m, down from £232m a year ago. "

and HTF does this work " Zero Bills homes powered by Octopus Energy at our flagship Landimore Park development, in Northampton. " weren't octopuss close to going tits up recently ?
interesting snippet

Octopus to repay £3bn to taxpayers for Bulb rescue

The government will recover almost all the cost of temporarily nationalising Bulb in 2021.

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and where will all that £3bn come from the bill payers

 

[V8Druid]

tell us some 'new news'

CITB says apprenticeship starts need to triple

According to the Construction Industry Training Board, the construction industry needs three times as many apprentices as it currently has if it is to plug the labour gap.

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" ABOUT FACE "

CITB to rebuild Erith training centre

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has revealed that it is knocking down its training centre in Kent and rebuilding it.

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[V8Druid]

Controversial Battersea tower plans recommended for refusal

Farrells' 28-storey proposals for the 1 Battersea Bridge Road site viewed from Chelsea

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Don't worry - Genghis will rubber stamp it in his new role as a "Planning Authority"

and he's at it again ......
this quote is somewhat alarming
" The London mayor said at the end of last month he will make himself the planning authority
WTF does he think he is ?????????

 

[V8Druid]

Forterra turns muck to brass with SCM from brick dust

British brick maker Forterra has team up with a Swedish mining company to reuse its manufacturing waste.

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interesting

 

[V8Druid]

this really belongs in the c****s thread, but it never comes up in a search .......

Keltbray managers jailed for accepting bribes

Four people have been sent to prison for corruption within the demolition industry.

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" Bribes totalling more than £600,000 "

 

[V8Druid]

got to give it to them ....... they sure as hell get on with stuff

New pictures show construction of The Line in Saudi Arabia

Megaproject's chief operating officer shares update on first phase of 170km scheme and neighbouring port city

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interesting gallery of pix in the link

First 1.5-mile stretch of Saudi's audacious Line megacity begins to rise

Construction has reportedly begun on the first phase of the Line, Saudi Arabia's insanely ambitious plan to build a 170-km (105 mile)-long gleaming megacity in the desert. We also now know how many people will live there initially – and when they're moving in.

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[Lancs Lad]

got to give it to them ....... they sure as hell get on with stuff

New pictures show construction of The Line in Saudi Arabia

Megaproject's chief operating officer shares update on first phase of 170km scheme and neighbouring port city

www.building.co.uk

interesting gallery of pix in the link

First 1.5-mile stretch of Saudi's audacious Line megacity begins to rise

Construction has reportedly begun on the first phase of the Line, Saudi Arabia's insanely ambitious plan to build a 170-km (105 mile)-long gleaming megacity in the desert. We also now know how many people will live there initially – and when they're moving in.

newatlas.com

Absolutely hilarious when you think about it.
We've got folk driving around in Nissan leafs patting themselves on the back that are saving the planet. Think how much diesel's been burnt on that