Hugh Simpson, chief executive and registrar of the Architects Registration Board, discusses the revision of the Architects Code of Conduct & Practice to ensure it continues to hold the profession to the highest standards of integrity.
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.
Nottingham Trent University and Morgan Sindall Construction are working with CITB on one of their four pilot schemes to improve procurement practices for homebuilding and infrastructure projects.
Globalisation remains a hot topic of debate, and an often controversial one at that. Henry Lawson, author of a new BSRIA Megatrends white paper on the subject, looks at the key factors behind it and how it affects building design, construction and services.
Wates Living Space has expanded its framework presence with its appointment to the South East Consortium (SEC) Internal & External Building Works Framework.
Bruntwood Works and Trafford Council have announced plans for a residential-led, mixed-use development on the former Kellog's site, including housing, a school, offices and public realm in Stretford.
Morgan Sindall Construction has been selected to deliver three early years nursery schemes worth a combined by £7.5m by South Lanarkshire Council and hub South West Scotland.
The Conservative Government has failed to build a single ‘Starter Home’ despite pledging to build 200,000 by 2020, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).
The Construction Product Information Survey, launched last week is expected to reform the way construction product information is provided by manufacturers and communicated to those that use it.
Interserve Group Limited has installed a new bridge that crosses the A63 and will enable key sites in Hull to be connected, shaping the future of the city.
Architect and TV presenter George Clarke is today launching a government-sponsored home design Competition for young people to create the home of the future – the Home of 2030.
The next phase in the site’s development, which is being spearheaded by economic regeneration company Advance Northumberland is set to make Ashwood Business Park a centre for advanced manufacturing.
Latest statistics from the government have revealed that of the 25 major cities in England and Wales, there were a grand total of 2,880 social housing repossessions.
In 2016, Imperial College London took over the unoccupied Royal Mail sorting office from the Science Museum, where planning was submitted to change the Edwardian, baroque style sorting office into the new ‘Dyson School of Design Engineering’.
Earlier this year, a committee of MPs warned that major changes are needed to secure the future of town centres. David Edwards of Place-Make says there are reasons to be optimistic.
With the latest HMRC data showing just 1% of construction SMEs are making use of R&D tax credit incentives, Jenny Tragner, director at R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown and member of HMRC’s R&D Consultative Committee, urges the industry to realise the full potential of R&D tax credits.
The 2019 most considerate construction companies and suppliers across the UK and Ireland have been honoured at the CCS’s 2019 National Company and Supplier Awards.
Following a weak first half of 2019, construction market demand for mineral products, including aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete (RMC) and mortar, improved in 2019 Q3 compared to the previous quarter.
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.
