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.
The proportion of new homes built on vacant land has fallen by 10%, bringing it to its lowest level over the past five years, according to data by CPRE.
Interserve Group has been awarded a £17m contract to deliver the construction phase for the improvements of the obstetric and neonatal facilities at Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen.
Kier has said it expects underlying profit for 2019 to be around £25m below its expectations, as the cost of fixing the company’s issues also rises by £15m.
Balfour Beatty has been conditionally selected, in a joint venture, to deliver the £1.3bn interstate highway project, on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation.
Our world is built mostly from bricks, wood, steel, glass, and concrete. Let’s look at five new, sustainable materials that could be the building blocks of tomorrow.
Plans have been unveiled for The Bolton College of Medical Sciences (BCMS), a state-of-the-art training facility that will go before Bolton Council’s planning committee next month.
The highway transport improvements programme to open up the heart of Perry Barr and support the regeneration of the wider area is set to go out to public consultation.
Morgan Sindall Construction has been appointed to complete the £16.5m Pantycelyn renovation which will include external restorations and internal refurbishments.
Lift Mini Cranes Ltd takes a look at how virtual reality (VR) is currently being put to use in the construction industry, and how it could become even more useful in the future.
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.
