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.
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.
There has been a definite increase in the specification of timber as a construction material in the UK, according to a recent survey conducted by Södra Wood.
The UK government has announced up to £58m funding for upgrades to the Cardiff Central Station, which will deliver improved access and platforms for longer trains.
Godwin has announced their plans to develop an eight-storey state-of-the-art student accommodation scheme in Derby which has been approved by Derby City Council.
Kim Vernau, CEO of BLP Insurance, discusses how urban regeneration plays a major role within the present and future direction of the UK’s housing landscape.
Aberdeen City Council has selected First Endeavour LLP to deliver 283 new council homes, in what is considered the largest council housebuilding programme of its kind in Aberdeen in more than half a century.
The UK’s best performing Ultra Sites have been revealed, as Highways England’s A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme takes the highest accolade.
South Tyneside Council has appointed Esh Construction to deliver the £3.2m restoration of the historic North Marine Park on South Shields’ seafront.
Morgan Sindall has been selected for all of the University of Oxford framework lots, through which the university is expecting £150m of construction work.
Administrators for the Port Talbot based contractor Jistcourt have revealed that more workers have been made redundant following the company’s administration.
The annual assessment of Highways England has concluded that the company is largely doing a good job managing the country’s motorways and A-roads, but calls for improvement in some areas.
Kier has completed Flintshire Adult Day Care Centre, its 1000th project procured through both generations of the Scape National Minor Works frameworks.
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.
