Category: Mace
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Mace to go fossil fuel-free in major revamp of London City office
Mace says it will not be using fossil fuels during the construction of what it describes as one of London’s largest retrofit projects. JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed the contractor for a c.£200m revamp of 65 Gresham Street. The project includes expanding the original early 2000s building from 25,000 sq m to 38,000 sq m,…
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Mace increases tender prices forecast as labour pay surges
Construction pay is growing at its second highest rate since the pandemic, according to Mace’s latest industry forecast. The consultancy’s quarterly Market View report shows that construction pay is now rising faster than all but one other sector, with vacancies also jumping to their highest level in 18 months. While pay growth across the whole economy spent most of…
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In pictures | How Mace’s retrofit of Euston Tower will look
Mace has revealed new designs of the Euston Tower redevelopment it is delivering for client British Land. The project involves refurbishment of the 1960s 31-storey building, retaining “considerable amounts” of the original structure, including the foundations and core. Mace said the new 372 sq m office development will be all-electric in construction and operation. The…
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In pictures | Mace turns projects red to support care leavers charity
Mace turned some of its major projects red for a day in support of Become, the national charity for children in care and care leavers. Mace is delivering a £330m restoration of Manchester City Council Town Hall (Image: Richard Storey) The Go Red for Become campaign lit up projects across the country on 13 March.…
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Tales from a globetrotting MCIOB engineer
Engineer Adam Jeffery MCIOB has spent the past decade working in three global cities: first in London, then in New York, before returning to his native Melbourne. He tells Rod Sweet about these three very different construction cultures. Over the next five years, he worked on projects including student accommodation at the Royal College of…
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How Mace built Landsec’s low-carbon hybrid
A hybrid steel and CLT solution, combined with a retained 1950s structure, helped cut construction-related CO2 on a Landsec scheme where Mace is main contractor. Martin Cooper reports from Southwark Targeting the highest sustainability ratings, a Landsec commercial scheme in Southwark, south London, provides an exemplary model of design, setting an industry-wide precedent for the…