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.
Interserve Construction has commenced work on a new Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) school in, Blackley, Manchester called Prospect House.
Since planning permission was granted, the demolition of three existing stands has been completed and the site remodelled with steelwork that will form the new West Stand
HS2 Ltd has begun the search for suppliers to provide switches and crossings for the 280km of new high-speed track between London, Birmingham and Crewe.
Following on from the return of McNicholas Construction Services Ltd as a signatory of the Prompt Payment Code (PPC), all Kier entities have been reinstated as signatories of the PPC.
Manchester City Council’s £5.5m bid to create new permanent cycling and walking routes in Manchester city centre and Wythenshawe has been given the green light.
Plans for England to recover from the pandemic and help provide much-needed new homes have been set out by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick today (16 December).
The investment programme in the redevelopment of Port of Dundee, totalling £40m, has reached a significant milestone with the start of the latest contract.
The UK’s exit of the European Union and Covid-19 have been battling for headlines and headspace these past months, dominating the news agenda and industry outlooks. Tim Whiteley, co-founder of Inevitech discusses what this means for the construction industry.
Bellway Homes has received the largest ever fine in relation to a wildlife crime of £600,000 for destroying a breeding site or resting place for bats.
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.
