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HBC's Rachel LeGood explores how the 2025 Future Homes & Buildings Standard goes further on energy efficiency design
Building Control News

Part L in practice: Bridging energy efficiency design and building control

Oxford, UK – 20th March 2024: The building detail and architectural features of the building located at in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Europe. No people seen in the photograph. Architectural Features of Central Oxford Building Location: Central Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Date of Photograph: 20th March 2024 The building exhibits a blend of Gothic and Victorian architectural styles, common in central Oxford. The façade is characterised by ornate stone carvings and pointed arches. The structure primarily uses local limestone, which lends a distinctive warm, honey-coloured appearance, typical of many historic buildings in Oxford. Large, arched windows with intricate tracery and stained glass are prominent. The windows are set within deep reveals, providing a sense of depth and shadow. The roofline is punctuated by steeply pitched gables and decorative finials, contributing to the vertical emphasis typical of Gothic architecture. The main entrance features a grand, pointed arch doorway, often adorned with detailed stonework and flanked by columns. Elaborate cornices and parapets run along the building’s edges, incorporating decorative stone motifs such as fleur-de-lis and other heraldic symbols. The building maintains a balanced and symmetrical layout, with a clear emphasis on verticality and proportion. Flying and engaged buttresses are present, providing both structural support and decorative appeal. The architectural style reflects Oxford’s historical significance and its long-standing association with academia and ecclesiastical heritage. This building exemplifies the rich architectural tapestry of central Oxford, seamlessly integrating historical elements with a timeless aesthetic.
Building Control News

Why specialist expertise is essential to preserve the UK’s built heritage...

Black woman, overlay and global tech at night for research, information technology or digital job. Iot, smile and future 3d world hologram in dark workplace with person networking and cloud computing, representing human-centric technology
Construction Technology News

AI is not about cutting-edge; it’s human-centric technology

Is the construction industry ready to transform – or just talking about it? A recent Trimble-panel discussion hosted by the Offsite Alliance brought together industry experts to explore how offsite construction methods can deliver on the UK’s (very) ambitious housing targets, the value of the “kit of parts” approach and the move to industrialised construction
MMC News

Breaking down barriers: How digital collaboration can unlock offsite housing delivery

Many parts of the construction industry is yet to embrace AI adoption- and could be missing out on many benefits
Construction Technology News

A year in construction & engineering: On the brink of AI...

Vectorworks, Inc., reveals its 2026 industry trend insights, outlining the key forces set to define the architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture and design, and live events industries
BIM News

Vectorworks highlights 2026 industry trends shaping the future of design

Construction camp site with cranes building construction prepare to welcome the new year 2026
Planning & Construction News

Deltek’s CISO Rebecca Harness makes her predictions for 2026

An aerial view captures construction workers in bright orange safety vests and hard hats spread across a foundation site as they coordinate concrete pouring from a red concrete pump truck with its extended boom, spreading and leveling the fresh wet concrete across geometric steel rebar reinforcement grids laid over the dark foundation surface, representing the top stories on PBC Today in 2025
Planning & Construction News

Your top stories of 2025 on PBC Today

Abstract background of construction site with scaffolding the building cover.
Energy News

Making scaffolding more sustainable

Abram Fluckiger holds up a sample panel square that has five sandwiched layers of a new material nearly transparent insulation material called MOCHI, which was designed buy CU Boulder researchers in physics professor Ivan Smalyukh’s lab. Credit: Glenn J. Asakawa/CU Boulder
Energy News

New clear insulation material could make windows much more efficient

When we talk about innovation, sometimes it’s the smaller repeated tasks that, when streamlined, deliver the biggest impact- especially when it comes to field management software
Construction Software News

In numbers: how infrastructure businesses use field management software

The NFB is backing plans to build the UK’s first city in over 50 years, saying it will enable growth and help solve the housing crisis
Projects

NFB backs plans to build UK’s first new city in 50...

Caucasian Male Urban Planner Wearing Protective Goggles And Using Tablet On Construction Site On A Sunny Day. Man Inspecting Building Progress. Excavator Loading Materials Into Industrial Truck, representing construction administrations
HR & Skills News

Construction companies that couldn’t survive in 2025

Modern eco housing by the River Aire in Leeds. This row of townhouses has been built using more sustainable resources and designed to use less energy than most houses, representing meeting housing targets
MMC News

Expanding workforce and using MMC are vital for UK to meet...

Re-flow have been recognised as a ‘High Performer’ in G2’s Field Service Management section – a significant milestone for the company
Construction Technology News

Re-flow Field Management achieves ‘G2 High Performer’ status

Worker in protective gear and safety vest inspecting a metal frame during construction. Bright lighting highlights tools, showcasing work in progress for a building interior concept, representing material passports
Construction Technology News

Materials passports: How they lead to the complete Golden Thread of...

FARO®, a business of AMETEK®, Inc recaps a successful 2025 and optimistically looks ahead in anticipation of 2026
Construction Technology News

FARO 2026: Looking back and ahead

Morgan Sindall Construction has been appointed to deliver the £15m construction phase of a new Endoscopy Unit at Newmarket Community Hospital
MMC News

Morgan Sindall to deliver new £25m Endoscopy Unit at Newmarket Community...

Unrecognizable construction worker using a digital tablet while working at a building site, representing Project Information Management
Construction Software News

Resilient delivery starts with better Project Information Management

A multibillion-pound Universal theme park in Bedford will create 20,000 jobs in construction and bring in 8 million visitors a year
Projects

Universal theme park in Bedford gets green light

Aerial view of yellow mobile crane lifting materials on construction site, representing the new Single Construction Regulator prospectus
Building Control News

New Single Construction Regulator Prospectus published

Solar panels installed on home roofs at new housing development UK, representing the National Planning Policy Framework draft revisions
Planning & Construction News

Industry reacts to the new National Planning Policy Framework draft revision

How effective email governance protects building safety and construction professionals from liability while meeting golden thread standards
Construction Software News

Building safety compliance starts with email management

In the rapidly evolving landscape of workplace design, sanitary accommodation is far more than just a compliance checkbox
Building Control News

Redefining Spaces: the future of workplace sanitary design

On 26 November, our team attended the Highways Heroes Awards at the London Hilton, Park Lane – an event dedicated to recognising the people across UK highways who go above and beyond in the face of adversity
HR & Skills News

Honouring heroes in highways: Re-flow attends the Highways Heroes Awards 2025

Planning & Construction News

FMB calls for more support for small house builders to achieve...

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