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.
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.
The UK government’s transport committee has said a five-year funding settlement is the only way local authorities will be able to address the deteriorating local roads network and plan ahead.
Bolton Council’s planning committee has backed plans for the new Bolton College of Medical Sciences, which will transform how NHS workforces are trained in the UK.
Londoners are continuing to support The Tulip, according to ComRes, seven out of ten Londoners think that The Tulip would be an iconic addition to London.
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.
