Residential weakness weighs on construction despite commercial resilience
Drilon Baca, economist at Glenigan, discusses the results of the Glenigan Construction Index after a disappointing Summer.
How BIM and laser scanning are improving fire safety
BIM and laser scanning are now essential tools in meeting heightened fire safety standards, writes Ryan Donoghue, head of digital engineering at AJ Digital.
The digital journey for the built environment begins with data, not...
James Farrelly of RLB Digital on how digital needs to start with data rather than software, the challenge rather than the solution.
A Reform government and the construction sector: what the warranty landscape...
Build Warranty examines how a Reform UK government could reshape construction through faster planning, deregulation and accelerated housebuilding – and what this could mean for technical assurance, structural warranties and risk across the sector.
J3 appoints Evan Griffin as managing director of Debt Advisory
Experienced real estate lender joins J3 to lead its Debt Advisory business, bringing more than 20 years of banking, property and finance experience to the firm.
When warranty providers say no: The growing battle over technical defences
Greg Carter, partner at Winckworth Sherwood’s construction team, discusses interacting with building warranty providers.
5,000 Heathrow youth apprenticeships announced
Plans for 5000 Heathrow youth apprenticeships have been announced, alongside 108,000 jobs in the wider industry.
Environment Agency appoints GRAHAM for Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme
The Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme will protect all properties vulnerable to flood risk along the River Thames, creating savings of more than £1.8 billion by reducing flood damage and disruption.
From paperwork to performance: Construction scheduling is failing projects – here’s...
Construction does not have a scheduling problem; it has a planning problem, writes Mark Chapman, head of innovation at Eleco
Turning Britain’s new towns vision into a reality
Will new towns solve Britain’s housing problem? Only if barriers to delivery are properly addressed, writes Victoria du Croz, partner and head of planning at Forsters
The signal and the noise: Why machine-readable buildings are closer than...
John Taylor, Publications Manager at BSRIA, explores what the move toward machine-readable information means for how buildings are designed.
Consultation on new as-built and handover information guidance launched
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and BIM in Asset Management (BIMinAM) have launched a public consultation on new guidance aimed at improving the quality of as-built and handover information across construction projects.
Five new NISTA members appointed to EAC
Five new NISTA members have been appointed to the Expert Advisory Council to support government objectives in infrastructure delivery.
Morgan Sindall appointed to deliver £17m Greenway Junior School with flexible...
Morgan Sindall Construction is delivering a £17m new Greenway Junior School in Horsham, designed around flexible learning, inclusive spaces and low-carbon operation.
Removing barriers and maintaining standards: Widening access to the architects’ profession
Hugh Simpson, chief executive of the ARB, discusses architectural professional access in the wake of their ongoing consultation.
Climate adaptation starts at home. We need to build capability from...
With the Climate Change Committee warning that, 20 years after the passage of the Climate Change Act, the UK remains poorly prepared for the physical risks brought about by climate change, Lee Adcock, group sustainability director at Genuit Group, argues that climate adaptation in the built environment increasingly comes down to delivery capability, rather than policy ambition alone.
Engineering for operations: Going from security to insight
Tertius Wolfaardt, architecture and engineering manager for South Asia - Pacific at Axis Communications, discusses why security systems must be embedded at the earliest stages of data centre design to support uptime, efficiency and trust.
Morpholio Trace for Business brings a new way for firms to...
Morpholio from Vectorworks launches Trace for Business, a new enterprise tier that gives organisations streamlined purchasing options and centralised access to Morpholio Trace through the Vectorworks Customer Portal.
Finding the money for SuDS
Greater flexibility on funding is needed to ensure that SuDS not only deliver but are also affordable for everyone, says Jo Bradley, convenor of British Water’s Sustainable Water Management Focus Group
UK road adoption policy needed, say HBF
The Home Builders Federation has released new research calling for government support to boost UK road adoption.
Europe’s Artificial Intelligence cooling problem
Colin Rees, co-lead of consultancy at IES, discusses the Artificial Intelligence cooling problem in Europe and ways to handle it.
Better starts earlier when it comes to offsite manufacturing
John Smith, technical director at Donaldson Timber Systems, explains that the key to achieving maximum benefit from offsite manufacturing is having the right technical conversations as early as possible.
UK construction output falls 0.5% as pressure mounts
The fall in output follows four consecutive increases in the three-monthly series, with strong growth in the three months to April and May of 1.3% and 1.5%, respectively.
Why construction productivity has to become a delivery strategy, not another...
Construction has spent more than 30 years diagnosing its productivity problem. Countless reviews have pointed to earlier collaboration and repeatable delivery. The industry broadly knows what to do. What it has lacked is the discipline, data and delivery model to do it consistently, writes Jason Millett, CEO of Mace Construct
Tilbury Douglas set to lead construction of Skelton Primary School
The Skelton Primary School construction project will replace the school’s existing building with a new two-storey, energy-efficient facility.
CECA submits evidence ahead of 2026 Autumn Budget
The 2026 Autumn Budget is looming, and the CECA are among the first construction organisations to submit evidence ahead of its reveal.