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.
A deal with government housing agency, Homes England and Birmingham City Council has been agreed to release land and create one of the city’s largest developments.
Although the issue has been partially obscured from public view by the coronavirus crisis, the UK government has said that work to replace flammable cladding on residential buildings of 18m or taller remains a priority. Helen Andrews, a construction law partner at Fieldfisher, takes a look.
The RTPI has called on the government to issue planning guidance to prevent delays to development and knock-on effects to the economy further down the line.
The Real Face of Construction 2020 report from the Chartered Institute of Building reflects the true value of the industry in economic, social and environmental terms – and sets a course for addressing some of the sector’s key issues.
Cashflow has dried up for nearly 80% of firms in the construction industry in Scotland, as more than two-thirds of companies say they’ve furloughed staff, according to a new survey.
Lovell Partnerships and Homes England have agreed deals worth £140m, to deliver 500 new homes on two former Ministry of Defence (MoD) sites in Yorkshire and Wiltshire.
Jonathan Bainbridge and Nigel Hawkey, planning partners at Bidwells, discuss whether the use of digital technology will be the way forward in the planning sector during COVID-19 crisis.
Eiffage, Balfour Beatty, VINCI, Kier, Ferrovial Agroman and BAM Nuttall has received notification from High Speed 2 (HS2) to proceed with works in line with Government advice.
The Construction Leadership Council has released the third version of its Site Operating Procedures guidance to protect construction workers during COVID-19.
Vinci Construction is leading its supply chain working day and night to deliver temporary Rainbow Hospitals at Deeside Leisure Centre and Bangor University.
Buildings and building materials are major contributors to carbon emissions. Engineered timber offers a sustainable, green option to reduce this but its use may be restricted by flawed assumptions, argues Matthew Linegar of Stora Enso.
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.
