Planning, Building & Construction News

David Lowe, CEO at Survey Solutions, explores how the consultant surveyor is changing what clients need from their surveying partners due to the digital transformation.

A transformational refurbishment of Huddersfield Open Market will give the historic Grade II* Listed Market Hall a new lease of life for communities and future generations.

Construction’s workforce challenges have evolved. The institutions supporting the industry in meeting those challenges must evolve too, writes Tim Balcon, CEO of the Construction Industry Training Board.

The first phase of the Broomhill Junior School rebuild delivered a new two-storey junior school, built with a steel frame and designed to DfE Specification 21 requirements.

The CITB's New Entrant Support Team has supported 7,230 employers and 3,925 existing apprentices, with another 5,000 starts expected by the end of the 2026-27 Financial Year.

Max Hayes, research, associate director at Cavendish, explores how planning reform, affordability and returns will shape the UK housing recovery and create opportunities across housebuilders and building materials.

Fast-paced building and construction materials manufacturing lines sit against a backdrop of slim margins, tight deadlines and continued industry expansion. With fears that new regulations could  jeopardise the drive for efficiency, Rob Ellinor, global building and construction sector manager at Domino, explains how to print EU CPR-compliant GS1 2D codes without compromising manufacturing productivity.

Neil Lawson, managing director & founder, GeoEnergy Design, discusses what’s to come for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in the latest Budget and the implications of this.

Ian De Dobbelaere, commercial project manager at Komatsu Smart Construction, offers insight into how autonomous technology is transforming productivity and why making machines more intelligent could have implications far beyond the industries they operate in.

The CITB is looking for feedback on new plans to reform the construction skills system, which will create clearer and more flexible routes for people to enter construction.

Jon Fawcett, head of technical at Keyline Civils Specialist, asks why flooding and drought are treated as separate issues when they stem from the same fundamental problem.

Data centres generate significant amounts of heat, which could give them a much bigger role to play in the UK’s wider energy system. But success requires a shift in perspective, argues Bryony Evans of design consultancy chapmanbdsp.

Researchers have found that current estimates of energy performance may be underestimating the heat lost from insulated homes.

Joanne Hardwicke, Associate Director at EDGE, reflects on what’s to come for the New Hospital Programme following the opening of its first facility.

Civil engineering is doing the heavy lifting, but a sluggish housing market and a nervous Treasury mean the industry still has a steep hill to climb, explains Drilon Baca, economist at Glenigan.

digital tool has been launched that gives organisations tailored guidance on their likely obligations following the changes brought into force by the Building Safety Act.

New FMB analysis has revealed the cost of hiring a rogue builder across the North, making a stronger case for mandatory builder licensing to protect against these traders.

Joe Billingham, chairman of Prosperity Group, discusses Section 106 and why the government's consultation on standard agreements is aimed at the wrong bottleneck.

Neeral Shah, founder and CEO, YardLink, argues that construction needs to adapt more quickly to digital transformation and outlines the role data can play in deciding where to get suppliers from.

Medway NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a new digital system to manage fire safety information and better understand fire risks across the hospital estate.

Building work has finished at Pilgrims’ Way Primary School in Canterbury to create a sustainable, net-zero facility to replace the old 1970s building.