Wrexham Council awards £3M highways and civil engineering framework

Wrexham County Borough Council has appointed six contractors to a new framework for highways and minor civil engineering works, with a stated value of £3M excluding VAT (£3.6M including VAT). The post Wrexham Council awards £3M highways and civil engineering framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Concertus launches £1bn construction, building and civils framework

Design and property donsultants Concertus Suffolk has launched a procurement for the Link14 Construction & Building Services Framework, which will deliver work through seven geographic lots, with a total estimated value of £1bn (excluding VAT). The post Concertus launches £1bn construction, building and civils framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Contractors sign £15.3M York minor civils framework

City of York Council has appointed five civil engineering contractors to its Minor Civils Framework 2025, with a contract value of £15.36M excluding VAT (£19.3M, including VAT). The post Contractors sign £15.3M York minor civils framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

British Museum tenders Reading Room roof repairs

The British Museum is seeking a contractor to repair and replace parts of the roof over its Grade I-listed Round Reading Room. The contract is valued at £9m excluding VAT and £10.8m including VAT. The museum sought a principal contractor to carry out roof, glazing,… The post British Museum tenders Reading Room roof repairs appeared first on Construction News.

Medway Council tenders £110M highways infrastructure contract

Medway Council has issued a tender for a new Highways Infrastructure Contract, with an estimated value of £110M, excluding VAT (£132m, including VAT). The post Medway Council tenders £110M highways infrastructure contract appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Architects' Journal - RetroFirst: The Greenest Building is the One that Already Exists (long version), 27052021

This video promotes the Architects’ Journal’s RetroFirst campaign and highlights why we should consider RetroFit first. A staggering 50,000 buildings are demolished every year. Fossil fuel-hungry materials like cement and steel are gobbled up as they are erased and replaced with shiny new structures. This wasteful system is encouraged by the planning rules and a system of VAT which makes demolition and rebuild cheap and refurbishment and retrofit expensive.

Architects' Journal - RetroFirst: The Greenest Building is the One that Already Exists, 27052021

A staggering 50,000 buildings are demolished every year. Fossil fuel-hungry materials like cement and steel are gobbled up as they are erased and replaced with shiny new structures. Shockingly, this wasteful system is encouraged by the planning rules and a system of VAT which makes demolition and rebuild cheap and refurbishment and retrofit expensive. But what if we reform this approach to reuse existing buildings wherever possible?

Old course notes - CEM, VAT on Land & Buildings

CPD Study Pack from the College of Estate Management that: - provides an appreciation of the general operation of VAT - highlights the importance of the ability to recover VAT paid out on business activities - recognises those property transactions where VAT must be charged - recognise equally those property transactions where VAT may be charged, and where VAT cannot be charged - looks at how to apply the effects of the VAT rules when considering the marketing or the valuing of property

Can net zero carbon targets be helped by a change in tax such as VAT to zero for refurbishment and reuse and 20% on new build?