Government to reward housing associations that encourage social renters to work
Urged by the Centre for Social Justice, the government is considering plans to support housing associations that help social renters to move off benefits and into work - saving the taxpayer up to £3 billion a year.
Housing minister Raab replaces Davis as Brexit secretary
Housing minister Dominic Raab has been named Brexit secretary following the resignation of David Davis this morning
Pix4D to showcase construction drone mapping at GEO|Design+BIM 2018
GEO| Design+BIM has announced that professional drone mapping and photogrammetry software provider, Pix4D, will co-sponsor the event on 1-2 November in Amsterdam
Improving productivity in housebuilding through BatiScript
Mobile, hand-held technology fostering greater collaboration and efficiency could have a crucial role in boosting productivity in housebuilding.
World’s first family to move into 3D-printed house
In a world first, a family in France has moved into a 3D-printed house. The prototype property consists of four bedrooms and is an effort to speed up housebuilding and assist affordability
Software incorporates electrical calculations with BIM
Electrical engineering specialist Trace Software International has developed elec calc BIM, software which it claims can effortlessly integrate electrical calculations into the BIM process
Some 80% of builders & homeowners support licensing construction
Nearly 80% of builders and homeowners are urging the Government to introduce a licensing scheme for the UK construction industry to put an end to rogue traders once and for all, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB)
The Digital Estate – driving innovation and investment
In a newly released White Paper, GroupBC focuses on the challenges of creating a digital estate for those with a multitude of legacy information and summarises the process Sainsbury’s underwent when digitising their existing information
#chooselandscape to address skills shortage in landscape profession
Award-winning garden designer, landscape architect and the newly appointed President of The Landscape Institute, Adam White, has launched a new campaign showcasing the different career opportunities in the landscape profession
Construction worker fatalities rise by 27%
The number of fatalities among construction workers has increased by 27% to 38 in the year to March 2018, according to new figures from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
How will blockchain technology help first-time buyers
Kai Peeters, the founder and CEO of HiP, an upcoming blockchain and property platform, discusses how blockchain can unlock more buying powers for first-time buyers
Think tank report’s vision will require more offsite homes says Actis
A new campaigning think tank report suggesting a radical rethink into how the UK manages the housing market will require an increase in offsite construction, says insulation specialist Actis
Government unveil details of £420m construction sector deal
In further details released by the government, the construction sector deal identifies a vision to build new homes faster and a commitment to using digital technologies
UK service providers indicate “fastest growth of business activity” since 2017
The latest IHS Markit / CIPS UK Services PMI shows that the past eight months have seen the "fastest expansion of business activity" for the sector.
RDA Modular unveils 3D printing-injection solution
RDA Modular has announced plans to build a new factory that implements their 3D printing-injection construction process to address the current global housing crisis
GroupBC selected for G-Cloud 10 Cloud Software supplier framework
GroupBC (under the registered name Business Collaborator Ltd) has been awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Services G-Cloud 10 agreement for the supply of Cloud Software
Building communities group backed by all political parties
An All Parliamentary Group on Building Communites has been launched to discuss design and placemaking decisions towards solving the UK's housing crisis.
Ballast Nedam to organise virtual building programme at GEO|Design+BIM
GEO| Design+BIM has announced that Ballast Nedam will be organising a programme on virtual building as Content Partner at the event
Construction company responds to rise in demand for modular construction
Seven Oaks Timber Frame, part of JG Hale Construction, is to be turned into a separate limited company and rebranded as Seven Oaks Modular in a move that reflects the increasing demand for modular construction solutions in the UK
Director announced for Turley’s Manchester planning team
Mike O'Brien has been appointed as director for Turley's northern planning team based in Manchester.
Barton Willmore relocate to Southampton’s award-winning White Building
Leading planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore, has moved into new offices at Southampton's award-winning White Building.
Community Housing Fund to boost affordable housing
The Government has launched an affordable housing fund that will help unite communities to build and refurbish the affordable housing they need
LGA calls for action to tackle ‘historic low’ social housing figures
The definition of “affordable housing” must incorporate homes for social rent in upcoming government changes to planning policy to combat the low numbers of social rented homes across the country, the Local Government Association says today (2 July)
Equipment manufacturer launches BIM-compatible library
Specialists in manned elevated work platform (MEWP), JLG, have launched a new online library for products compatible with Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Kier cancels Mackintosh building contract
Two weeks after a blaze that destroyed Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Building, both Kier and the school have decided to terminate the contract
Major investment to revive area in Belfast
A multimillion-pound proposal has been unveiled that aims to revive an area of Belfast that has received little investment in recent years, with plans for new office space and units for independent businesses and retailers