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.
Councils across the country will be able to bid for funding to improve enforcement action against landlords who are not fulfilling their responsibilities.
Architecture firm PRP has been appointed as lead architect and masterplanner on The Western Village in North Kent, by joint venture development partners, Clarion Housing Group and Countryside
JPG are engaged as lead consultant to design the infrastructure and development plot arrangements at Skelton Gate in Leeds, which has just secured a £20m loan from Homes England
Black & White Engineering, s h e d and James Christopher Consulting now sponsor a training scheme which works to attract the best talent into the sector.
Willmott Dixon is bringing its pre-design concepts to the healthcare market following the success of Sunesis and CODE which have secured the company over £200m in orders in the last five years
Erica Belcher of Centre for London, explains how Modern Methods of Construction can help London to improve quality of homes during the housing crisis.
Following the release of the latest PMI figures, Phil Harris, Director at BLP Insurance says there is "shoots of optimism, but serious sector-wide problems persist".
Alex Lubbock, head of digital construction at the Infrastructure & Projects Authority, discusses Transforming Infrastructure Performanceand the government’s plan to tackle infrastructure issues.
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.
