News In pictures | The best images from February A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.
News £3bn phase one works proposed for Palace of Westminster restoration 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.
News In pictures | The best images from December A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.
News ‘Real risk’ that Parliament will be destroyed before restoration works complete There is a substantial risk that the Palace of Westminster building will be destroyed by a “catastrophic” event before it is fully restored.
News Surveyors find hidden medieval river wall under Palace of Westminster 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…
News Surveyors to dig 23 Palace of Westminster boreholes Surveyors will dig 23 boreholes, some reaching up to 70m in depth, to assess ground conditions around the Palace of Westminster.
Technical SRM’s Big Ben tower refurbishment in 10 images 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.
News Surveyors investigate cracks and crumbling stonework in Houses of Parliament 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.
Digital Construction My Digital Life: Dan Rossiter, BSI 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.
News Market consultation for Parliament restoration opens 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.
News Photos | Specialist restores 19th century Palace of Westminster flooring Conservation specialist DBR has restored the Palace of Westminster’s 19th century flooring to its original splendour.
News McAlpine’s Big Ben restoration to complete in 2022 after covid delays 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.
News Parliament restoration puts call out for specialist surveyors 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.
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