The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published its latest set of horizon scans, which highlight the global economic systems and forces that will shape the built environment over the next decade.
The complexities and sometimes confusions of sustainability in construction put specifiers in a daunting position, with even apparently responsible choices of material –including picking recycled aluminium – leaving a host of questions still to be answered.
The City of Liverpool College has reopened its Construction Hub, which is situated at Peel L&P’s Liverpool Waters, to bridge the gap between training and employment in the construction industry.
The Hill Group celebrate a ground breaking ceremony for the new Families and Homes Hub, located on Wood Street, Walthamstow, which will provide a range of important customer facing Council services to the area.
Chris Bone, CEO, Modulous, discusses why the Government's plan to build housing on brownfield land will only be successful if development risks are solved.
Victor Chirilas, director of ground engineering experts, Mainmark, explores how building renovations can help meet housing targets, whilst addressing the risks involved and how to solve them.
The latest report from Barbour ABI reveals that more than £7bn worth of contracts for construction were awarded in February, with a pipeline of £12.4bn worth of planning applications given 'green light'.
Keepmoat Homes begin work on site at the Westwood Park development, in Glenrothes, as part of an eight-year building programme to deliver 420 residential homes.
The new property development company, HG Living Ltd will specialise in Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA), Build to Rent (BtR) and Affordable Housing schemes.
ISG has been appointed to deliver the Pullman Singapore Orchard refurbishment, which marks the French luxury five-star hotel's very first flagship hotel at 270 Orchard Road, Singapore.
James Cook, head of planning at Blacks Solicitors, discusses the legislative and planning policy background and how recent changes, in response to COP26, are going to affect sustainable development planning in the coming years.
Magenta Living has secured a £137million funding package in a bid to become a zero carbon housing provider and build more than 1,000 new affordable homes.
HS2 Ltd has published new Euston Station design plans for the new high-speed railway terminus station, which will feature 10 platforms, and can be built in a single-stage.
Lewisham Council have announced the launch of its first shared ownership housing development through Lewisham Homes, which will help to boost the supply of affordable housing in the borough .
Assent delivers building control solutions on over 30,000 projects annually; our growing network of 60+ offices means that we are always within one hour of a site anywhere in England and Wales.
In this article, we talk to Iain Thomson, CEO of Assent, and Adam Melrose, director at Clarke Banks, about some of the issues affecting the world of building control and what the industry needs to do to tackle them head-on.
