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.
Liverpool’s new Rutherford Cancer Centre North West, which was built by Interserve has started to accept patients three years after the company commenced work on the £35m facility.
Dorothy Edgar, on behalf of Modelling Architecture, explores which dispute issues are most common, and to provide guidance on how you can resolve them as painlessly as possible
Funding has been allocated for 580 building projects at academies, sixth form colleges and voluntary aided schools in England to transform facilities and improve school buildings.
Construction work for a new primary school, which will accommodate 210 students in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, has begun as local contractor Willmott Dixon starts work on-site.
Construction activity accelerated in July at the fastest pace since October 2015, but analysts warn to prepare for a “chilly autumn” as furlough schemes come to an end.
An £18m a year contract has been awarded to 23 Scottish SMEs that offer demolition and deconstruction services to all local authorities and housing associations.
Transport for London (TfL)'s toolkit sets out its latest travel advice for the construction sector as more of its workforce returns to sites across the Capital.
Winvic has secured a £29m contract to deliver a new Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal at Prologis RFI DIRFT in Northamptonshire, forming part of Prologis’ extension to its UK’s logistics park.
Research shows there are now 167,853 build-to-rent homes complete, under construction or in planning across the UK, a 22% increase against the same period last year.
How a small North West architectural practice proved it could punch above its weight, landing a series of prestigious projects and transforming Liverpool’s cityscape.
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.
