When engaged from the start of a project, a structural warranty partner such as ICW becomes a strategic asset, offering the technical insight and risk management needed to streamline the development.
The site of Wroughton Academy in Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, was for many years shared by separate junior and infant schools. Having come under the same management recently, a project was commissioned to create a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure to link the two buildings. A JCT Intermediate Building Contract with contractor’s design was the form of choice.
The UK engineering services sector is launching a major new industry alliance of eight organisations to support the delivery of a safer, more productive and sustainable UK built environment.
Construction project management specialists, Copronet discusses how making data accessible can save time and money when it comes to escape of water claims.
Commercial property is a vital sector for the economy and society – but Gagan Mohindra MP argues it needs to undergo the kind of radical transformation that has swept the housing market in the last 20 years and has launched the new All-Party Parliamentary Group for Regeneration & Development to help drive this change.
LHC, Consortium Procurement Construction (CPC) and Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) are on the hunt for contractors to shape 1 £1.5bn new build housing framework.
David West, associate ecologist at Tetra Tech, explores the need to ensure a harmonious co-existence of Biodiversity Net Gain and infrastructure projects.
Public bodies will be able to convert vacant plots of land and derelict buildings into new homes or community spaces, under plans announced by the housing secretary, Robert Jenrick.
At the end of 2020, Federation of Master Builders members elected Jan Etchells as the organisation’s new national president, the first woman to take on the role. Here, Jan sets out the priorities for her two-year term at this challenging time for the SME building industry.
The latest figures reflect the housing and construction industry’s resilience and measures they have taken to keep building sites open, in line with public health advice.
Glasgow City Council has approved the Strategic Housing Investment Plan, which will see £469.71m housing investment for the construction of over 4,400 affordable homes.
On 21 December 2020, the ARB's Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) issued Lawrence Stephen Nardi from Basingstoke, Hampshire with a reprimand after failure to provide adequate terms of engagement.
