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A new RICS president has been selected for 2026

144th RICS president chosen for 2026

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.
Many parts of the construction industry is yet to embrace AI adoption- and could be missing out on many benefits

A year in construction & engineering: On the brink of AI...

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.
Vectorworks, Inc., reveals its 2026 industry trend insights, outlining the key forces set to define the architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture and design, and live events industries

Vectorworks highlights 2026 industry trends shaping the future of design

Vectorworks, Inc., reveals its 2026 industry trend insights, outlining the key forces set to define the architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture and design, and live events industries.
Construction camp site with cranes building construction prepare to welcome the new year 2026

Deltek’s CISO Rebecca Harness makes her predictions for 2026

Rebecca Harness, CISO at Deltek, lays out her predictions for the built environment in 2026.
CIOB's Scott McGibbon and campaigner Athol Hill are working to raise awareness of the dangers of construction dust

The dangers of construction dust: interview with CIOB researcher

PBC Today interviewed researcher Dr Scott McGibbon and campaigner Athol Hill regarding the dangers of construction dust and silica.
Image of the two HS2 viaducts completed over Christmas

[VIDEO] Two key HS2 viaducts completed over Christmas

Two key HS2 viaducts near Water Orton have been completed, allowing work to begin over other major roads into the new year.
HBF's New Homes Week 2026 will centre on the Power to Move

New Homes Week 2026 theme announced

The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has announced the theme for New Homes Week 2026, with the 'Power to Move' taking centre stage.
An aerial view captures construction workers in bright orange safety vests and hard hats spread across a foundation site as they coordinate concrete pouring from a red concrete pump truck with its extended boom, spreading and leveling the fresh wet concrete across geometric steel rebar reinforcement grids laid over the dark foundation surface, representing the top stories on PBC Today in 2025

Your top stories of 2025 on PBC Today

Building backlogs, bribery and business collapses- read more about this year's top ten stories on PBC Today.
Abstract background of construction site with scaffolding the building cover.

Making scaffolding more sustainable

Shin Nakamura, President of one to ONE Holdings Pte. Ltd, explores how Japan is taking the international lead on making scaffolding more sustainable.
Chinese excavator anti-dumping duties are being maintained by the TRA

Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) upholds decision on Chinese excavator anti-dumping duties

After a request to reconsider imposing anti-dumping duties, the TRA is maintaining the decision on Chinese excavator anti-dumping duties.
High-risk buildings are the subject of the House of Lords Committee's report

House of Lords Committee report on high-risk buildings used CIOB evidence

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.
Abram Fluckiger holds up a sample panel square that has five sandwiched layers of a new material nearly transparent insulation material called MOCHI, which was designed buy CU Boulder researchers in physics professor Ivan Smalyukh’s lab. Credit: Glenn J. Asakawa/CU Boulder

New clear insulation material could make windows much more efficient

Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a clear insulation material called Mesoporous Optically Clear Heat Insulator, or MOCHI.
When we talk about innovation, sometimes it’s the smaller repeated tasks that, when streamlined, deliver the biggest impact- especially when it comes to field management software

In numbers: how infrastructure businesses use field management software

When we talk about innovation, sometimes it’s the smaller repeated tasks that, when streamlined, deliver the biggest impact- especially when it comes to field management software.
The NFB is backing plans to build the UK’s first city in over 50 years, saying it will enable growth and help solve the housing crisis

NFB backs plans to build UK’s first new city in 50...

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 a 15 year low, according to the HBF

UK housebuilding viability at a 15 year low, according to HBF

UK housebuilding viability is at its lowest in 15 years due to decreasing confidence, approval rates, and increasing costs.
Caucasian Male Urban Planner Wearing Protective Goggles And Using Tablet On Construction Site On A Sunny Day. Man Inspecting Building Progress. Excavator Loading Materials Into Industrial Truck, representing construction administrations

Construction companies that couldn’t survive in 2025

Learn more about the construction companies that have fallen into administration after tough economic times in 2025.
Modern eco housing by the River Aire in Leeds. This row of townhouses has been built using more sustainable resources and designed to use less energy than most houses, representing meeting housing targets

Expanding workforce and using MMC are vital for UK to meet...

With the government agreeing that a sharp surge in housebuilding is required if it is to hit its 1.5 million target, insulation specialist Actis says constructing more offsite homes and increasing the construction workforce will play a key role in helping to meet that goal.
The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is aimed at helping communities regenerate and develop

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill’s Right to Buy

Victoria Yeandle, from Lanpro, discusses whether the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill can revive failing high streets.
Re-flow have been recognised as a ‘High Performer’ in G2’s Field Service Management section – a significant milestone for the company

Re-flow Field Management achieves ‘G2 High Performer’ status

Re-flow have been recognised as a ‘High Performer’ in G2’s Field Service Management section – a significant milestone for the company.
The Nature Restoration Fund will seek to repair natural environments

Nature Restoration Fund established to improve environmental outcomes

Alongside the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, a Nature Restoration Fund has been established to protect the environment in housebuilding.
Construction waste may be a missed opportunity

Are we missing the economic value of construction waste?

Rashmi Rungta, a PGD student at the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership, discusses the value of re-using waste in construction.
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill claims to streamline both housebuilding and infrastructure

Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has entered into law with Royal Assent yesterday, lending some much needed certainty to the industry.
Worker in protective gear and safety vest inspecting a metal frame during construction. Bright lighting highlights tools, showcasing work in progress for a building interior concept, representing material passports

Materials passports: How they lead to the complete Golden Thread of...

As the built environment moves towards net zero and greater circularity, materials passports are a tool used to improve transparency and sustainability in buildings.
As major construction projects get harder to deliver, how teams plan and work together becomes decisive, writes James Bowles

Collaboration, teamwork and 4D model construction

Major construction projects are getting harder to deliver. Programmes are more compressed, scopes are larger and more complex, the risk profile is harsher and clients expect fewer surprises. In that reality, how teams plan and work together becomes decisive, writes James Bowles.
The FMB's most recent survey shows that small UK housebuilders are confident in the face of challenges

Small UK housebuilders confident despite challenges, say FMB

A survey conducted by the Federation of Master Builders at the Winter Parliamentary Reception shows optimism among small UK housebuilders.
FARO®, a business of AMETEK®, Inc recaps a successful 2025 and optimistically looks ahead in anticipation of 2026

FARO 2026: Looking back and ahead

FARO®, a business of AMETEK®, Inc recaps a successful 2025 and optimistically looks ahead in anticipation of 2026.