Author: California Builder

Crossrail’s Farringdon station Sky News reports that the £19bn east-to-west rail link through the capital, will be mothballed without more government money to bail it once more. Crossrail was meant to have opened in 2018 and cost less than £15bn. The central section is now not expected to open before 2022 and costs have risen…

Unite says that the site operating procedures are inadequate as they appear to assume that construction work only takes place outside; it wants separate rules for working indoors, where the virus is likely to be easier to catch. However, the site operating procedures already require construction workers to wear face masks when working in an…

It will focus on supporting Scotland’s transition to net zero, extending equality of opportunity through improving places and harnessing innovation. The bank is being capitalised by the Scottish government with £2bn over ten years and will provide long-term investment for businesses and projects. It is also intended to catalyse further private sector investment. Plans for…

Professional indemnity insurance (PI) protects construction firms against allegations made by clients relating to errors in the design or the construction of a project – covering their legal defence costs and any damages awarded. But premiums and excesses for construction PI have rocketed in the past couple years.    How has this happened? And what…

Burgess Hill railway station Network Rail and RIBA Competitions invited architects and engineers to ‘reimagine’ the design of small to medium-sized railway stations, which make up 80% of all those on Britain’s railway.  More than 200 submissions were received, from designers based in 34 different countries.  The five selected to go through to the next…