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Recycle cost data to save on future projects

The construction industry generates a wealth of valuable cost data on projects, but most of it is not systematically captured for re-use on future projects

Renters & leasehold homeowners to benefit from new crackdown on rogue agents

Around 9 million households in England’s private rented and leasehold sectors are to benefit from stronger protections against rogue letting and managing agents as a result of new government proposals announced on 1 April

Inquiry launched into off-site manufacture for construction

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has launched an inquiry into off-site manufacture for construction

Estimating for the FM maintenance sector

Inflation in resource costs for building maintenance work has risen between 2% and 5%, however, the picture is not the same across all trades

CIBSE 2018 symposium to address built environment challenges

Climate change, the environment, security and digitisation are all challenges facing built environment professionals and will be addressed in several presentations at the 2018 CIBSE Technical Symposium on 12-13 April, hosted by London South Bank University

Rural communities to benefit from £2m Historic building restoration Grant

A new grant scheme titled the Historic Building Restoration Grant  is being piloted this year in five National Parks, offering funding for land managers to restore their historic farm buildings

Accelerator programme launched to bolster construction technology

Contractor Colmore Tang Construction has joined forces with Virgin StartUp to launch a construction technology accelerator programme

Sheffield strives to build thousands of new homes each year

Sheffield City Region (SCR), a combined authority of local councils including Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster has produced 6,200 new homes in the past year under their Housing Compact.

NHS services get funding boost for building modernisation

Forty NHS hospitals and community services are set to receive £760m to modernise and transform their buildings and services in the year of the NHS’s 70th birthday

BCIS updates its tender price forecast

Tender prices rose sharply in the first half of 2017, but are expected to fall over the year to Q4 2018. This is against a background of new work output remaining static in 2018, and uncertainty about the effect of Brexit negotiations in the private commercial sector

Council powers boosted to bring empty properties back into use

Thousands of long-term empty properties across England could be returned to use as the government introduces new legislation to allow councils to charge double the rate of Council Tax on homes left empty for years

Communities to benefit from £36m flood scheme boost

Communities across England are to benefit from a government funding boost that will protect thousands of homes from flooding, enhance the environment and strengthen economic growth and tourism

CIOB and CIAT renew their Memorandum of Understanding

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) have reaffirmed their commitment to collaboration and partnership by renewing their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

Plans for £300m & 1,000+ home village regeneration unveiled

Weston Homes has unveiled its plans for a major new London development site, providing over 1,000 new homes of mixed tenure. The housebuilder has agreed with Estates & Agency Properties Limited to acquire two neighbouring land sites, extending to circa 6 acres, on the edge of Barking Town Centre at Abbey Road

Innovation hub to support industry-academia collaboration

Innovate UK has up to £72m to invest in establishing a core innovation hub to support cooperation between industry and academia and transform the construction sector

Treatment: The first step towards cure, as prescribed by Mick George Environmental

Dealing with hazardous materials on brownfield land can be an expensive business. Mick George Environmental can handle and, crucially, recycle soils, avoiding landfill and ultimately saving money

Fund boosted to repair potholes following winter damage

Local roads affected by recent winter weather will benefit from a further £100m to help repair any potholes and other storm damage, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced today (26 March 2018)

GRESB and BRE collaborate to integrate BREEAM API with the GRESB Portal

The collaboration unlocks the capability to locate, select and match valid BREEAM certificate entries to specific assets within a GRESB portfolio and help to improve the speed and accuracy of reporting for clients

Joint venture scoop top award for boosting diversity in concrete project

A team implementing the UK’s largest concrete repair project is targeting local schools to increase the number of girls choosing a construction career

Local authorities failing to plan new homes face government action

Housing Secretary Sajid Javid has written to 15 local authorities in England to notify them of decisions on intervention following their continued failure to produce a local plan, which is vital when detailing how and where they expect to meet residents’ needs for new homes

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