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RIBA International Prize 2026 shortlist revealed

Four projects have been shortlisted for the RIBA International Prize 2026, which recognises outstanding architectural work from around the world.

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Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015: Training

Training Effective training should enable all of the dutyholders to achieve compliance with the regulations in an efficient and cost-effective way, achieving the objectives of...

The Greens would scrap NPPF

In its manifesto, the Green Party revealed plans to repeal the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), instead focusing on collaborative national spatial plans... The Green Party revealed...

Planning online – streamlining the process

Southwark Council explain the move from a paper-based planning application process to an online version in an attempt to reduce paper waste and to...

SuDS at the supermarket

Martin Fairley Research Director at ACO Water Management explains how SuDS have been utilised to achieve effective surface water management and biodiversity… A collaboration between...

House prices expected to increase nationwide

House prices are expected to increase 1.5 per cent nationwide, but London will see a 3.6 per cent dip... For the first time in six...

Multimillion-pound Hull housing scheme starts work

Work has begun on a new housing development that will deliver hundreds of new homes in Hull to enable independent living for residents... A new...

Council gains funding for brownfield homes

Cheshire East Council has announced it has secured a government grant to build new homes on brownfield land in Macclesfield... The Department for Communities and...

Bangor’s art centre construction ‘chaotic’

A construction worker has revealed the chaos surrounding the development of Galliford Try's Pontio art centre at Bangor University... The art centre, which is expected...

Combating machinery theft

Commander Neil Basu of the Metropolitan Police outlines his involvement with the CEA’s Security and Registration Scheme – CESAR, and how machinery theft is...

Plans for Sheffield renovation submitted

Plans have been submitted to renovate Sheffield's historic grade II-listed Provincial House, which will create a hundred new apartments... Hartshead Square Developments has submitted plans...

Saint-Gobain Puts Comfort First

We spend roughly 90% of our time indoors or in vehicles, so it’s fair to say that the buildings we live, work and play...

£140m deal for next generation retail park

Plans for a £140m retail and leisure complex take one step closer to reality after the Crown Estate purchases the site from LXB Retail...

Newcastle regeneration developer appointed

A multimillion pound regeneration plan for Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, is set to get underway after a developer was appointed... Nottingham-based firm Henry Davidson Developments has been...

Fold Housing Association to revise Visteon plans

A Belfast-based housing association has been told it must revise plans to redeveloped the former Visteon factory site in west Belfast... Fold Housing Association is...

Overriding our Unconscious Bias

Elspeth Burrage, National Chairman of the Association of Women in Property explains what Unconscious Bias is, and how it can be overcome… Last year researchers...

New £20m dairy facility planned

Around 450 new jobs will be created if plans to build a new dairy facility in Stirling receive the go-head... Scottish firm Graham's The Family...

Confidence in Scottish builders at new high

A survey of the construction industry in Scotland has found that confidence in the sector is at a record high... The Scottish Construction Monitor, which...

London City Airport expansion blocked by mayor

A bid worth £220m to double the capacity of London City Airport has been blocked by the mayor of London Boris Johnson... Concerns regarding noise...

Plans unveiled for £480m Sheffield retail quarter

Sheffield City Council has revealed plans that will transform the city centre into a new retail quarter... Leonard Design Architects have designed plans to create...

Prison construction contract signed

The Ministry of Justice has signed a contract for £156.9m with Lend Lease to build a new prison in North Wales... A contract to commence...

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