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.
Tilbury Douglas has successfully completed the construction of the new Beacon College, which is a Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) school located in Hereford.
Muse Developments partnered with South Tyneside Council and contractor, GMI Construction Group to deliver a 12,000 sq ft new Jobcentre Plus for South Shields.
Buckingham has been confirmed as the main contractor for the Anfield Road stand expansion, which will see 7,000 more seats added, taking its overall capacity to more than 61,000.
Knight Property Group has secured planning consent from North Lanarkshire Council to develop a new £50m logistics park at Bellshill Industrial Estate.
McLaren Construction has secured two contracts worth £23m from Big Yellow Self Storage to deliver a new facility at Kings Cross and a new self-storage centre in Hove.
The first round of hearings for the inquiry into the construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Campus and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and Department of Clinical Neurosciences (RHCYP/DCN) begins today (20 September).
Cardiff Council has completed the full business case for the 15,000-capacity new indoor arena at Atlantic Wharf – Robertson has been appointed as developer.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has awarded VolkerFitzpatrick an £82m contract to deliver two wind turbine blade manufacturing facilities at its site in Hull.
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has unveiled the six buildings in the running for the 2021 RIBA Stirling Prize, awarded to the UK’s best new building.
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.