The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has urged MPs to reject an amendment to the Renters (Reform) Bill that threatens the future of selective licensing.
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.
Highways England is to take more control in asset management as part of its commitment to enhance the way England’s motorways and major A-roads are maintained, improved and operated.
Kier has been appointed by Winchester College to transform part of its estate to deliver a new sports centre and modernised design and technology facility.
Heliguy has been awarded a major nationwide drone framework contract with Network Rail, as part of an Unmanned Aircraft Services framework worth up to £2.6m.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, broke ground to mark the start of construction on East Bank – the country’s new powerhouse of culture, education, innovation and growth.
Build-to-Rent, or BtR, has risen in five years from almost nowhere to be a potential core element in meeting Britain’s housing need. Why should this have happened? What does it mean? Is it all good news?
Graham has been awarded a £4.5m contract by Northern Ireland based investor and developer, Magell Limited, for the refurbishment of Eagle Star House in...
June data reveals construction output has experienced its steepest drop since April 2009, as business activity and incoming new work falls dramatically.
Springfield Properties has released its update on trading for the year ended 31 May 2019, revealing growth across its private and affordable housing divisions.
Mace Interiors has been appointed by HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) to deliver 275,000 sq ft of Category B fit-out for a new government hub in Nottingham.
A new £229m joint venture between Crest Nicholson and Sovereign Housing Association is to deliver 920 affordable and intermediate homes at Harry Stoke, Bristol.
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.
