Planning, Building & Construction News

Dr Anna Jackman and Dr Paul Cureton discuss new guidance published by the Royal Town Planning Institute that urges planners to proactively consider how they can shape a successful and socially beneficial future for the technology.

David Fisher, head of geosynthetics sales at Geoworks, discusses the regularity of high-quality and transparent data-driven design.

23 firms have been confirmed for work on Universal's £5bn UK resort, which is set to become one of Europe's largest theme parks.

The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) has received recognition for its ICE Connects: Women in Fellowship initiative.

Angela Rayner has spoke to the BBC, admitting that there was only a "slim chance" of reaching the 1.5m new homes target.

Extensive cyber capabilities of new AI models are compelling cybersecurity professionals to reconsider how we can reliably protect critical infrastructure, writes Dr Aybars Tuncdogan, Associate professor in digital  innovation and information security at King’s College London.

Andrew Mcmullan, of the Design Council, speaks about how the council is considering designing the future and its importance.

Thouria Istephan’s final report and the latest Grenfell Inquiry progress report highlight ongoing UK fire and building safety reforms.

Drilon Baca, economist at Glenigan, discusses the results of the Glenigan Construction Index after a disappointing Summer.

BIM and laser scanning are now essential tools in meeting heightened fire safety standards, writes Ryan Donoghue, head of digital engineering at AJ Digital.

James Farrelly of RLB Digital on how digital needs to start with data rather than software, the challenge rather than the solution.

Greg Carter, partner at Winckworth Sherwood’s construction team, discusses interacting with building warranty providers.

The Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme will protect all properties vulnerable to flood risk along the River Thames, creating savings of more than £1.8 billion by reducing flood damage and disruption.

Construction does not have a scheduling problem; it has a planning problem, writes Mark Chapman, head of innovation at Eleco

Will new towns solve Britain’s housing problem? Only if barriers to delivery are properly addressed, writes Victoria du Croz, partner and head of planning at Forsters

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and BIM in Asset Management (BIMinAM) have launched a public consultation on new guidance aimed at improving the quality of as-built and handover information across construction projects.

Five new NISTA members have been appointed to the Expert Advisory Council to support government objectives in infrastructure delivery.

Morgan Sindall Construction is delivering a £17m new Greenway Junior School in Horsham, designed around flexible learning, inclusive spaces and low-carbon operation.

Hugh Simpson, chief executive of the ARB, discusses architectural professional access in the wake of their ongoing consultation.

With the Climate Change Committee warning that, 20 years after the passage of the Climate Change Act, the UK remains poorly prepared for the physical risks  brought about by climate change, Lee Adcock, group sustainability director at Genuit Group, argues that climate adaptation in the built environment increasingly comes down to delivery capability, rather than policy ambition alone.

Tertius Wolfaardt, architecture and engineering manager for South Asia - Pacific at Axis Communications, discusses why security systems must be embedded at the earliest stages of data centre design to support uptime, efficiency and trust.