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.
Redrow will remobilise its construction sites from 11 May, with a phased return to construction on 18 May, as it introduces robust social distancing protocols.
Housebuilder, Springfield has agreed an additional £18m loan facility with the Bank of Scotland to support its workforce as sites remain shut amid Covid-19.
Tim Burden, director at planning and development consultancy Turley, says the government’s commitment to a new spatial framework for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc is good news – and offers a flagship project for the future.
The economic shock caused by lockdown measures imposed by governments around the world will cause global construction output to shrink by 1.4% in 2020, says GlobalData.
If the Palace of Westminster’s Restoration and Renewal Programme is successful the risks associated with the complex infrastructure programme must be addressed now, according to a new report by the National Audit Office (NAO).
Graham has been awarded a contract to refurbish a former printing press and gin distillery, Laser House, in London’s Clerkenwell, to be redeveloped by General Projects.
Housebuilder Persimmon has revealed it will begin a phased restart of work on construction sites, after spending the last month incorporating social distancing and protective measures.
A new 600-home development on the outskirts of Oswestry has been given the go-ahead after negotiations between Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) and Shropshire Council.
Reskinning existing buildings could provide affordable housing for the capital at a faster rate without the negative impacts of demolition that can undermine the benefits of new builds. Richard Hyams of architect astudio takes a look.
The UK’s construction union, Unite, has warned that the latest construction site guidance is ‘unsafe’ and ‘places construction workers at unnecessary risk’.
Experts within the UK construction industry have urged the government to take action against cowboy builders by consulting an industry-wide licensing/certification scheme.
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.
