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.
Procure Partnerships have released the names of the contractors who were successful in securing a place on their updated North West Contractor Framework.
Gavin Bashar, UK managing director at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses why technology should be integrated into buildings from the design and construction stage.
The green development will see Hayfield deliver 50 eco-efficient homes spanning over a prime 8.5-acre (3.46 Ha) site in the Bedfordshire village of Clophill.
Matthew Grellier, head of construction and engineering at Slater Heelis, assesses the "fundamental planning mistakes" made during the construction of the new Eastenders set that went £30m over budget.
Kier has been appointed by General Electric to deliver an onshore converter station in Redcar, for RWE’s £3bn Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, located on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea.
Michael Gove has unveiled the Levelling Up White Paper, which sets out twelve ‘levelling up missions’ to focus resources on Britain’s forgotten and deprived communities.
Real estate developer Dominvs Group has received planning permission to build a 644-bed purpose-built student housing scheme in Holburn, which will deliver urgently needed accommodation in the heart of central London.
National Highways, alongside Kier and Connected Places Catapult, have launched an innovations competition to trial three pioneering ideas that will tackle graffiti alongside roads and on bridges.
Construction will begin on Longshaw Drive a large-scale low energy residential development in Salford, designed in consultation with Pozzoni Architecture.
Rob Clay-Parker, director at Leeds-based property developer support provider Consult 44, shares his thoughts on the challenges facing the construction industry in 2022.
Embedding Social Value into business operations is critical to delivering more value in communities, supporting businesses in meeting their own sustainability goals and rebuilding trust in the real estate industry, explains Guy Battle, CEO, Social Value Portal.
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.
