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.
SFS Group Fastening Technology has launched a brochure outlining its NVELOPE® Capability range which supports rainscreen subframe systems, as well as the myriad design solutions to meet virtually any project’s requirements.
First Base and RPMI Railpen have entered into a contract to acquire a 3-acre site in Cambridge city centre for a new 250,000 sq ft mixed-use development.
HS2 has revealed its designs for the Canterbury works vent shaft headhouse and compound, one of four structures that will be built to provide ventilation and emergency access to the high speed rail.
Here, Graeme Cooke, commercial director at DEF highlights some of the lessons planning customers have shared that might be useful for planning departments to help streamline their own processes in order to support a boost in the industry post-Covid-19.
Mace has secured a contract from Network Rail to provide consultancy services on Project Alpha, its railway improvement programme for the North West and Central Region.
Antony Pollard, head of economics at Turley, discusses the debate around the changes to the Standard Method in calculating housing need, and whether those changes square with the government’s levelling-up agenda.
James Ellis, chair of the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Construction Industry Group (CIMCIG), discusses the vital role marketers can play in helping the UK construction industry get back on its feet.
Structural warranty provider, ABC+ Warranty has reported another high level of activity in the construction industry from new builds to conversion works.
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.
