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.
Kier has been appointed to deliver Braintree District Council’s £14.7m enterprise centre, to be based at the new Horizon 120 Business and Innovation Park near Great Notley.
Teignbridge District Council has given the green light to Network Rail’s plans to extend an existing rockfall shelter over the railway line between Dawlish and Holcombe in Devon.
The Wirral Growth Company’s masterplan to bring forward the transformation of Birkenhead town centre has been approved by Wirral Council’s planning department.
In March, as we marked a year since Britain first entered lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, PBC Today’s Editorial Board gathered over Zoom to discuss the impact of a turbulent 12 months for everyone in the sector.
Housebuilder Morris Homes has been found guilty of breaching planning conditions, following the installation of an unauthorised sewage and drainage system.
Construction work has progressed at pace to demolish and rebuild the southern bridge section of Regent Street Flyover and the project is now entering the next phase where the northern bridge will be taken down and rebuilt.
In uncertain and challenging times, having access to accurate, reliable and up-to-date information is vital in helping project teams react and adapt to often quickly changing conditions on site.
Highways England has announced a new four-year archaeology framework which will offer suppliers the opportunity to work with the company in protecting the environment.
The NHBC Foundation has partnered with the RSPB and Barratt Developments to produce guidance on how the housebuilding industry can incorporate green infrastructure into new builds and protect biodiversity.
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.
