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Residential weakness weighs on construction despite commercial resilience

Drilon Baca, economist at Glenigan, discusses the results of the Glenigan Construction Index after a disappointing Summer.

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Environmental innovation in the construction sector

Aidan Bell, co-founder of 'sustainable construction material company Envirobuild, provides an in-depth guide to environmental innovation in the construction sector.

Increasing daylight levels through insulation

Matthew Evans of Kingspan Insulation looks at the benefits of natural light in buildings and of adopting a holistic approach to daylighting design.

Three contractors shortlisted for £135m Meridian Water infrastructure

BAM Nuttall, VINCI Construction UK, and VolkerFitzpatrick have been shortlisted to tender the infrastructure projects to support the Meridian Water scheme.

Kier wins seven lots on Hyde’s main framework

Kier has been appointed to seven lots on the Hyde main framework development, which will see the construction of around 11,000 new homes.

New student accommodation in Bristol gets the green light

Student accommodation developer, Unite Group has been given the green light for its 416-bed student accommodation development in Bristol city centre.

Willmott Dixon wins £20m Humberside police force development

Willmott Dixon has been chosen by Humberside Police Force and developer Wykeland Group to construct a £20m operational support building.

Balancing risk for town centre development

Jacqueline Hughes, senior risk analyst at Equib, discusses how project managers for town centre developments can get their risk management strategy right.

Laing O’Rourke wins Gary Neville’s £200m St Michael’s scheme

Laing O’Rourke has been confirmed as the construction partner on Gary Neville’s £200m St Michael’s development.

Architect Anthony Pettorino banished from Architects Register

The Architects Registration Board’s (ARB) Professional Conduct Committee has erased Anthony Pettorino of AJP Architects Ltd from the register following unacceptable conduct.

Midlands Connect urges Boris to release full Oakervee review

Midlands Connect has written to PM Boris Johnson stating that any delay or downgrade of HS2 is a “serious concern” and further leaks are “simply unacceptable".

Emirates Old Trafford extension gets the go-ahead

Trafford Council has approved the next phase of the £60m redevelopment at Emirates Old Trafford for Lancashire Cricket.

£620m financial support announced for UK infrastructure exports to Africa

The international trade secretary, Liz Truss, announced that UK Export Finance (UKEF) has provided financing worth £620m to support UK infrastructure exports to Ghana, Zambia, Gabon and Uganda.

Labour peer introduces 30-day limit to eliminate late payments

Labour peer Lord Mendelsohn has introduced legislation to help tackle the issue of late payments in construction and to strengthen the powers of the small business commissioner.

Audit slams ‘a decade of disastrous housing design’ in England

The design of new housing schemes in England is ‘mediocre’ and ‘poor’, leading to ‘a decade of disastrous housing design’, according to research conducted by UCL for CPRE and the Place Alliance.

Garden Communities, Local Plans and housing delivery

Garden Communities can help meet local housing needs, but require confidence over implementation to avoid housing delivery failure, says Lachlan Anderson-Frank of planning and development consultancy Lichfields.

What the construction industry needs from Boris

In the wake of Boris Johnson’s election win, Ibrahim Imam, founder of PlanRadar, looks at five things the new prime minister needs to deliver for the construction industry.

Amey wins £49m highways maintenance contract extension

North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) has extended Amey's highways maintenance and management contract for a further three years until June 2024.

Increased construction costs for hospitals delayed by Carillion collapse

The National Audit Office (NAO) has released its latest report, which shows serious delays and increased construction costs for two hospital developments due to the Carillion collapse.

Burglar caught after leaving blood-stained tissue at construction academy

A burglar who raided the Learning Curve Group construction academy in Sunderland has been convicted after he dropped a blood-stained tissue at the scene.

Black Arrow warehouse development gets the green light

Aberdeen Standard Investments’ AIPUT fund (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) has won a grant for planning permission for Black Arrow, a warehouse development at its Blackthorne Point industrial estate in Poyle.

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