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.
Saint-Gobain UK and Ireland has announced the launch of its Passive House Tradesperson Course, enabling tradespeople to gain international accreditation for one of the...
The £750m upgrade to the M4 corridor around Newport has been awarded to contractors Costain and Vinci...
The contract will see construction companies Costain, Vinci...
Jo Robertson, Senior Policy Officer at BEFS outlines a ten-year strategy to achieve a clear vision for Scotland’s historic environment and how that is...
Housebuilding company Redrow has announced plans for three new sites across the Midlands with a sales value of around £70m...
After announcing record levels of...
Morgan Sindall has won a contract worth £4m to build a new block for Llwyncrwn Primary School in Beddau, near Pontypridd...
The building will contain...
In the March edition of Planning and Building Control Today Northern Ireland, Editor Lisa Carnwell brings together experts to discuss the latest developments and...
In the March edition of Planning and Building Control Today Scotland, Editor Lisa Carnwell brings together experts to discuss the latest developments and challenges…
Welcome...
Stoke-on-Trent is set to become one of 20 authorities outside London to receive Housing Zone status...
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been chosen as one of...
Plans to build a four-storey housing development in Oswestry are being recommended for approval, despite considerable objections from neighbouring residents...
Objections to plans to build...
Councillor Ken Browse, Chair of the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) outlines concerns arising from the NPPF, and why we need a planning...
Work has completed on the construction of the £4.7m Genesis building in Plymouth...
The building, which spans 22,000 sq ft, is located in the Stonehouse...
Circle Housing and Kier have agreed to end the contract to deliver repairs and maintenance across the housing association's central region...
The contract, which is...
Balfour Beatty has announced it has signed a development agreement with the London Legacy Development Corporation to invest and construct the new East Wick...
Planning Minister Brandon Lewis has proposed new measures designed to make the planning system work more efficiently and effectively...
The changes relate to the section...
John Slaughter, Director of External Affairs at the Home Builders Federation (HBF) details how ‘Building for Life’ represents good urban design, and could help with...
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.
