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Meet the Sustainability Dashboard: your ticket to live design insights
The Sustainability Dashboard, released with Vectorworks 2026, gives you instant, real-time insight into your project’s environmental performance so you can make confident decisions as your project progresses.
Study shows UK apprenticeships growing for first time in years
A new study by Protrade has shown that numbers of UK apprenticeships have grown for the first time since 2022.
New free ECITB drone course to make site operations safer
A new ECITB drone course will train experienced drone operators in navigating drones through complex industrial or construction sites.
Local Plans must improve support of energy storage and infrastructure delivery
In response to the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Lichfields has set out an approach to plan-making aimed at improving alignment between planning, grid capacity and delivery timescales for energy infrastructure.
CIBSE conference sets benchmark for future building performance
CIBSE’s recent conference, Building Performance Reimagined – What’s Next?, brought together leading voices from across the building services and sustainability sectors.
Planners must prioritise climate resilience
The impacts of climate change can no longer be ignored. From flooded high streets and crumbling coastlines to grassland, woodland and crop fires and dangerously hot homes, the climate crisis is well and truly on our doorstep.
How SOCOTEC’s CDM services can give your project a competitive advantage
In the complex world of construction, safety isn’t just about hard hats and safety barriers on-site – it begins much earlier, during the design phase.
Gateway 2 backlog in 2026: Is the regime future-proof?
Li Yen Lim, managing associate in construction & engineering at Freeths, gives PBC Today an update on the BSR and the Gateway 2 backlog.
What lessons have been learned in year one of the Scottish...
Hamish Paterson, director and head of building surveying at Thomas & Adamson, has written an update on the Scottish Cladding programme.
UK and North America lead in embracing building data
The UK and North America are leading the way in embracing data in buildings – but maximising its use as a tangible driver of performance remains a “glass ceiling”, according to new study.
UK apprenticeship gap hits more than 14,000
A new report from DART Tool Group has shown that the UK apprenticeship gap is wider than ever with no sign of closing yet.
Awaab’s Law: A new chapter for social housing
Awaab’s Law, which imposes strict deadlines on social housing providers for investigating and resolving damp and mould hazards, is more than a compliance requirement but a major opportunity for landlords to provide healthier homes, stronger landlord-tenant relationships and sector-wide improvement, writes Joe Lloyd-Allen of Nuaire.
FSi Promat launches new EN tested fire stop system for curtain...
Passive fire protection specialist FSi Promat has launched a new slab edge fire stop system to protect buildings with a curtain walling facade from the rapid spread of fire.
Reducing costs and unplanned downtime in temporary traffic-light management
Temporary traffic lights keep the network moving during works, but they also create avoidable operational cost and downtime, and the risk of service level breaches.
Housing Committee finds that social housing conditions barely improved since the...
Raising the standard of social homes in England is essential given the progress at bringing homes up to a minimum standard has almost ground to a halt, says the cross-party Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee in a report published today.
R&R Client Board recommend beginning of £3bn parliament restoration
The Restoration and Renewal (R&R) Client Board has released a report recommending MPs decide on how to start the £3bn parliament restoration.
Portal extensions completed on HS2’s longest tunnel
HS2's longest tunnel has seen the installation of porous portals at each end, removing the possibility of a sonic boom from passing trains.
Are retrofit skills and workforce growth on track?
Without fundamental changes to improve the skills gap, the retrofit sector is in serious danger of not fulfilling its role in net zero targets by 2050, warns Stephen Tracey, chair of the National Home Decarbonisation Group’s Green Skills Working Group and divisional manager for net zero carbon retrofit at Wates Group.
CIOB: Systems, not siloes, from next devolved governments in Scotland and...
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has released their manifestos for the Scottish and Welsh government's construction futures.
MPBA membership: Join forces to deliver greater impact and shared success
In a fast-moving and competitive market, technical excellence alone is not enough. Businesses also need credibility, connections and influence. MPBA membership delivers all three. Chief executive Jackie Maginnis discusses why membership matters.
GeoEnergy Design: Trusted low-carbon heating and cooling systems
GeoEnergy Design (GED) is a pioneering engineering practice specialising in high-performance, low-carbon heating and cooling systems. Built on decades of experience with more than 500 MW of heat pump assets designed, installed, commissioned, maintained and continuously optimised.
Clean energy jobs and construction’s crossroads: A moment the UK cannot...
With the energy transition now firmly embedded in national policy, net zero must be understood not simply as an environmental imperative but as a central pillar of economic growth and industrial strategy. According to David Woon, head of net zero engineering and operations at Ennovus Solutions, the coming years represent a defining moment for the UK’s workforce, infrastructure and long-term competitiveness.
Greater Cambridge regeneration body to be launched
The government has announced intent to create a Greater Cambridge regeneration body to spearhead the development of thousands of new homes.
January 2026 PMI shows a slowing of decline for the industry
S&P Global's UK construction January 2026 PMI show that although decline continues, the rate has slowed considerably.
Julia Prescot CBE named as chair of NISTA Council
The new chair of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) served as deputy chair on the National Infrastructure Commission, which became part of NISTA in April 2025.
Digital twin reveals where buildings emit the most carbon
A university research project has developed a comprehensive, design-stage methodology for accurately identifying and prioritising carbon emission reduction strategies across the entire building life cycle by integrating BIM with life cycle assessment.