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Independent major project delivery delay review commissioned

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Planning barrister Lord Charles Banner KC has been appointed by Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) minister Michael Gove to lead an independent review on how to speed up delivery of major infrastructure projects.

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IPA and NIC to be scrapped by a Labour government

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The Labour Party will scrap the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) and National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) if it wins the General Election, and replace them with a new body to be called the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA). See the panel to the right.

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No sign of infrastructure gear change

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Rarely has the need for speed in increasing investment in the UK’s infrastructure been more evident, but prevarication and delay seems to be the order of the day. The NIC’s Infrastructure Progress Review acknowledges that government has ambitious goals for infrastructure, but, in many areas, it is not delivering fast enough.

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Implementing an ‘asset drawdown strategy’ for site decarbonization

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Implementing an ‘asset drawdown strategy’ for site decarbonization Solidifying a decarbonization plan via an “asset drawdown strategy” that carefully considers both capital and operating costs represents a game-changing opportunity for existing properties to compete with new projects. is a complex system that delivers power as it is produced.

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7 key benefits of Lean construction for wind farms

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More to read: Site implementation and assessment of lean construction techniques. They extend across huge swathes of land, necessitating independent construction of each turbine and its ground-level infrastructure. However, this overlooks the manufacturing processes that precede it and the infrastructure that surrounds it.

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KPMG Report: The value of Information Management in construction for VolkerWessels

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A report commissioned by the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) and prepared by KPMG focused on the value of Information Management within construction and infrastructure sectors. Benefits of digital transformation for VolkerWessels.

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All You Need To Know About Construction Project Management To Get Started

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Even infrastructure projects like roads and sewers. Heavy construction refers to megaprojects that are oftentimes infrastructure-focused, like dams or flood control systems and facilities. It’s important that project management teams are able to keep up with the communications needed by a stakeholder to workers on-site, or vice versa.