Tom O’Brien, director, O’Brien Contractors, reflects on the construction commitments made in last week’s Autumn Budget and why these need to go further.
Research from Legal & General and the British Property Federation has found that a new funding structure is needed to meet the shortfall in affordable homes, as well as billions of pounds of additional funding.
RECOM Solutions have been appointed to develop a new fire training academy, as part of a major investment underpinning the company’s rapid expansion in the fire protection sector.
Study Inn Group has secured a £22.6 million finance facility from Paragon Development Finance to support the new Nottingham student accommodation scheme.
One in six UK properties are now at risk of flooding over the next 15 years. Murray Ross, head of Project Management Profession at global engineering consultancy Tetra Tech, explores how major flood defence projects must shift from passive adoption of data analytics to an active pursuit, and how investing more in people holds the key to its success.
The current housing shortage, and how we tackle it, is an ongoing hot topic within the industry – but should new-build alone be the answer? Carl Yale, refurbishment director at Lovell, believes there is great potential in empty or under-utilised buildings around the country.
The London Festival of Architecture and the Royal Docks Team have launched the third edition of the Pews and Perches design competition, which invites architecture and design students, recent graduates, and emerging practitioners to deliver bespoke public benches to the Royal Docks.
