Plans in for Orchard Park development in Cambridge
Cambridge Investment Partnership (CIP) has submitted a revised planning application to South Cambridgeshire District Council for the mixed-use development, Parcel L2, Orchard Park after working with Mole architects.
Asite to enhance construction management across Paynters portfolio
Asite has been chosen to enhance collaboration and construction management across Paynters’ project portfolio in Queensland, Australia.
The draft Building Safety Bill: Major reform on its way
The draft Building Safety Bill is intended to introduce major reforms of the safety regime in the wake of the Hackitt Review. Sue Ryan, partner at law firm Gowling WLG, examines the changes it puts forward.
Faithful+Gould appointed to £15m modular housing scheme
Bassetlaw District Council has appointed Faithful+Gould to help build its very first modular homes on the site of the ‘Old Allotments’ off Radford Street.
40% of construction worker absence due to poor mental health
Construction and engineering workers are struggling with poor mental wellbeing, with more than a third taking time off due to poor mental health, according to Benenden Health.
Construction underway for accessible housing in Sunderland
Tolent has been appointed by Sunderland City Council to build accessible and affordable housing – the first council houses to be built in Sunderland for almost 40 years.
Asite named as finalists in Construction Computing Awards 2020
Asite has been named as finalists in four categories at this year’s Construction Computing Awards.
Ringley appoints head of engineering to tackle cladding crisis
Ringley Group has appointed Jon Curtis as head of its building engineering division to spearhead its response to the cladding crisis.
Durisol UK to deliver new Cambridge eco-homes
The first phase of construction work on the new eco-homes in Cambridge has commenced.
Are planning changes eliminating local scrutiny by the back door?
Wide-ranging government proposals would result in a concerning reduction in the level of scrutiny planning applications receive from local councils and the people they represent, says Lord German OBE of the cross-party Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee.
G F Tomlinson completes Nottingham Castle visitors centre
G F Tomlinson has handed over the £30m transformation of Nottingham Castle, after completing a brand-new visitors centre.
Developer wins £210m Birmingham Health Innovation Campus
The University of Birmingham has chosen developer Bruntwood SciTech to deliver the £210m Birmingham Health Innovation Campus.
Green Homes Grant Scheme: Beware unintended consequences
The new Green Homes Grant Scheme has worthy aims but, warns James Berry of the Property Care Association, when it comes to insulation and ventilation, rushing into retrofit can bring serious unintended consequences.
HS2 awards first London tunnel boring machine contracts
Today (9 October) the contract for the first two giant tunnelling machines (TBM) for London’s HS2 tunnels has been signed with Skanska-Costain (STRABAG).
‘Technology and data at the heart’ of planning system reforms
Property industry experts have called for the government to prioritise data standardisation, collaboration and community engagement in planning system reforms.
Tarmac and Kier win TfL highways contract
Tarmac and Kier has been awarded the Lot 2 contract of the Transport for London (TfL) highways maintenance and project framework to maintain and improve highways and related assets covering a 189km network in north London.
Mitie reduces Vodafone’s carbon footprint
Mitie has helped Vodafone UK save 100-gigawatt hours (GWh) of energy in three years, the equivalent of 25,000 tonnes of CO2.
Sheppard Robson to transform North Manchester General Hospital
Architect Sheppard Robson has been appointed to transform the North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) estate, creating integrated health and social care facilities.
BAM secures Redcar Regent Cinema development
Redcar and Cleveland Council has appointed BAM Construction to deliver the new Regent Cinema development in Redcar.
Taskforce launched for zero carbon homes across the West Midlands
A taskforce has been launched to help the West Midlands accelerate the construction of low carbon, energy-efficient homes.
Construction output slows in August
Growth in monthly construction output slowed to 3% in August 2020, following record monthly growth of 17.2% in July.
Architect suspended from register failed to inspect sites
ARB’s Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) has issued a one-year suspension order to John Kirkpatrick of County Down due to failure to carry out site inspections.
Offsite company launches health division
Offsite construction specialist, Merit has launched a new health division to meet Government plans for new hospitals with enhanced infection control.
1 in 2 builders report surge in summer workloads, says FMB
Builders report a busy summer thanks to strong levels of consumer demand for repair and maintenance works, according to a new survey by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Vistry Partnerships North East appoints two senior roles
Vistry Partnerships has appointed Jonathan Rudge as the new head of land and Melissa Flynn will join at the end of November as development manager
“Ambition, ambition, ambition”: The key to solving the UK’s housing crisis
To kickstart a housing boom, government policy must be more ambitious in encouraging the uptake of modern construction methods, says Dave Sheridan, executive chairman at ilke Homes.