HKA has investigated claims and disputes on 1,602 projects in 100 countries for its latest annual Crux Insight report. The combined value of the projects investigated exceeds US$2 trillion (roughly £1.7 trillion).
Total claims analysed in the report exceeded US$80 billion in value, while the cumulative overruns add up to 840 years.
This year’s report, which distils the analysis of
The latest statutory six-monthly report to parliament was delivered yesterday, 27th October, by the newly-appointed secretary of state. Previously it was a job for specifically designed HS2 minister Andrew Stephenson, but he was moved to a new job in July and his old one has yet to be re-assigned to anyone else.
Mark Harper reported that the final delivery
According to the Joint Committee on National Security Strategy (JCNSS), the government needs to do much more to improve the resilience of critical infrastructure to the ravages of climate change.
The committee warns of “an alarming lack of government action” and calls for the appointment of a minister for infrastructure resilience.
“We have unfortunately uncovered an extreme weakness at the
Analysis published today by the British Property Federation (BPF) shows the total number of build-to-rent (BTR) homes either in planning, under construction or completed in the UK is up 15% between the third quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2022 – from 209,313 to 240,202.
The sector continues to expand across the UK, as regions see 22% year-on-year
Demolition contractor McGee has been appointed for enabling works, including the demolition of existing barracks buildings.
McGee is due to start work on the scheme before the month is out, delivering a collection of specialist activities, including asbestos removal, UKPN works, demolition and enabling works.
Group managing director Seb Fossey said: “McGee
The RIBA Future Trends Workload Index fell by nine points in September to minus 17, the lowest score, outside of lockdown since 2009.
Only 16% of practices said they expect workloads to pick up at all in the next three months, while 32% expect them to decrease and 52% expect them to remain the same.
All the monitored work sectors
