Planning, Building & Construction News

Ace Infra Ltd pleaded guilty after a wall collapsed, causing an employee to fall through an unprotected floor opening onto a concrete floor and suffer multiple fractures and a dislocated shoulder.

Former Carillion directors Richard Adam and Zafar Khan have both been fined for misleading the market before the company's collapse.

The University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering and the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership have joined the Centre for Construction Best Practice’s Academic Advisory Group. The partnership reinforces the centre’s ambition to strengthen collaboration between industry and academia through evidence-based research in the built environment.

The Federation of Master Builders is once again calling for a builder licensing scheme, as they find that Welsh cowboy builders cost homeowners millions.

The Building Safety Act is the biggest suite of improvements to building and fire safety in living memory. Implementing it is challenging for both the government and industry. Experts from the multidisciplinary construction consultancy Watts Group advise about how to respond effectively and deliver future-proof buildings.

The government Construction Industry Scheme has launched, seeking feedback on proposed changes to come into effect in April.

A new report from the National Retrofit Hub has shown that using SMETER-HTC before projects can deliver improved retrofit outcomes.

National Timber Systems has been bought by Premier Forest Products, saving 160 jobs as the company is pulled from administration.

Dermot Scanlon, technical director - major infrastructure at Lanpro, discusses the effects of NIMBY-ism on building new energy infrastructure.

Nick is bringing around 30 years of experience to the role of president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), having served as chair of the CBRE Middle East and North Africa Region.

Kenny Ingram, VP of C&E and Chris Knight, global industry director, C&E, IFS explore why the construction industry is yet to embrace AI adoption- and the benefits it could be missing out on.

PBC Today interviewed researcher Dr Scott McGibbon and campaigner Athol Hill regarding the dangers of construction dust and silica.

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has announced the theme for New Homes Week 2026, with the 'Power to Move' taking centre stage.

Building backlogs, bribery and business collapses- read more about this year's top ten stories on PBC Today.

Shin Nakamura, President of one to ONE Holdings Pte. Ltd, explores how Japan is taking the international lead on making scaffolding more sustainable.

The CIOB has revealed the evidence and recommendations it made to the House of Lords Committee's inquiry into the BSR's Gateway 2 delays.

Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a clear insulation material called Mesoporous Optically Clear Heat Insulator, or MOCHI.

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) is backing plans to build the UK’s first city in over 50 years saying it will enable growth, help solve the housing crisis and create something as “well loved as the NHS”.

UK housebuilding viability is at its lowest in 15 years due to decreasing confidence, approval rates, and increasing costs.

Learn more about the construction companies that have fallen into administration after tough economic times in 2025.

Victoria Yeandle, from Lanpro, discusses whether the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill can revive failing high streets.