Parliament’s Restoration and Renewal (R&R) client board has published a new report setting out costed proposals for the restoration of the Palace of Westminster, recommending the start of a £3bn, seven-year first phase of works.

A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.

There is a substantial risk that the Palace of Westminster building will be destroyed by a “catastrophic” event before it is fully restored.

Surveyors have discovered the possible remains of a 700-year-old Thames River wall, during work on the Palace of Westminster. They unearthed the wall during thousands of hours of investigative surveys…

Surveyors will dig 23 boreholes, some reaching up to 70m in depth, to assess ground conditions around the Palace of Westminster.

As Sir Robert McAlpine nears completion of its £79.7m project to restore the Elizabeth Tower in London’s Palace of Westminster, a series of images show the progress on the project so far.

A group of 50 engineers, architectural surveyors, acoustics and lighting specialists and ecologists have investigated crumbing stone, cracked ceilings and warping windows at the Houses of Parliament.

My Digital Life this week turns the spotlight on Dan Rossiter, sector lead (digital transformation) at BSI. He reveals how process modelling is key to digital adoption and how his light bulbs tell him that it’s raining.

The Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority, the body in charge of the restoration of the Palace of Westminster, has opened a market consultation to gather the views of companies interested in being involved in the project.

Conservation specialist DBR has restored the Palace of Westminster’s 19th century flooring to its original splendour.

Sir Robert McAlpine’s work to complete conservation work on the Elizabeth Tower in London’s Palace of Westminster, is to complete in the second quarter of 2022.

The Parliament restoration programme has launched a nationwide hunt for specialist surveyors to develop the most detailed record of the Palace of Westminster ever created, as part of an £80m, four-year framework.