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.
Making Tax Digital is the latest move from the UK government to modernise the tax system, here are five key things contractors and subcontractors should know about Making Tax Digital.
EN:Procure is seeking experienced and qualified contractors to bid for a place on their new framework to deliver affordable and mixed tenure new build housing schemes.
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has written to Sajid Javid MP to ask for the 1 October 2019 introduction of domestic reverse charge VAT to be delayed until April 2020.
Travis Perkins Managed Services has signed a five-year partnership with One Manchester, worth up to £2m to provide materials and supply chain solutions across social housing properties.
Balfour Beatty Living Places and green infrastructure experts, Biotecture, are set to deliver the UK’s first hydroponic living wall on a highways scheme.
Following last week’s (2 August) construction PMI figures, BLP Insurance says the “industry needs decisive progress on major infrastructure projects”, as Boris Johnson becomes the Prime Minister.
Willmott Dixon has been selected to construct an integrated world-class facility on Somerset Road, adjacent to the venue for tennis’ most prestigious event, The Championships, Wimbledon.
Local authorities are providing housing again. Why is this, how is it being achieved and what could be done to support councils? Professor Janice Morphet of University College London discusses new research looking at these questions.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) has won the backing of city councillors to proceed with the ambitious £70m Edinburgh Biomes project to safeguard Scotland’s national plant collections.
As part of Sustrans Scotland and Transport Scotland’s programme, Places for Everyone, £60m will be invested in active travel infrastructure across Scotland.
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.
