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.
Galliard Homes has partnered with Probitas Developments and O’Shea to deliver a new six-acre retirement village providing 65 new homes in Lower Shiplake.
Plans for the 'UK’s largest' film studios complex in north London have been submitted to Hertsmere Borough Council, as the Department for International Trade (DIT) and the British Film Commission (BFC) urge local officials to support the scheme.
Morgan Sindall has completed a major series of schemes worth £48m for Slough Urban Renewal including a double-decker hotel, six-weeks ahead of schedule.
Caledonia Water Alliance – a Morrison Utility Services and AECOM joint venture – has landed a six-year extension on its water infrastructure contract with Scottish Water.
Leeds City Council has appointed Kier to deliver its new £7m Newmarket Approach depot in Leeds, the project includes three storey-office accommodation, fuel filling and vehicle wash facilities.
Weston Homes has received planning permission from the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham to regenerate the Town Quay Wharf site on Barking’s waterfront.
Porters Place Southend-on-Sea LLP has been given the go-ahead for the £500m Better Queensway regeneration project, following the approval of its ‘hybrid’ planning application.
Hill Group has been chosen as the development partner for the first phase of new homes at Oxford North as part of the new life sciences district for Oxford.
The new planning rules will help support the creation of homes while also giving high streets a new lease of life – removing eyesores, transforming unused buildings and making the most of brownfield land.
Stuart Clark, managing director at Russell & Russell Business Advisers, examines five key issues facing construction companies as restrictions ease and the economy starts to recover.
Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, John Sisk & Son, VolkerFitzpatrick, Colas Ltd, Dyer & Butler and Tarmac have secured contracts worth £285m to upgrade the concrete surface of roads across the UK.
Cost increases and the introduction of new restrictions on professional indemnity (PI) insurance are preventing companies from taking on projects and could delay essential work on building safety, warns the Construction Leadership Council (CLC).
Following the publication of the Construction Playbook by the government in December, JCT has made available an article, JCT Contracts meeting the objectives of the Construction Playbook, which provides an analysis on how users wishing to comply with the Playbook’s objectives can do so within the current JCT suite of contracts.
While Covid-19 pandemic has wrought havoc on many industries, the construction industry has so far emerged relatively unscathed. But the impact of the shock to the wider economy, the withdrawal of government support and longstanding and unresolved industry issues will mean the sector is likely to face challenges over the longer term, warns BDO’s head of construction Paul Fenner.
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.
