Innovation in net-zero energy housing gets £4.23m boost
The Interreg NWE programme has awarded the Energiesprong net-zero housing refurbishment initiative €5.4m (£4.23m) of European funding…
The funding from the Interreg NWE programme will...
A ‘Question of Safety’ for fire protection
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) is giving visitors to Firex International, ExCel, London an opportunity to question a range of experts from...
Understanding the four pillars of BIM
With BIM Level 2 now mandatory on all government funded projects, the importance of understanding and implementing BIM has never been more important. In...
Funding for flood defences is putting communities at risk
The government is failing to protect communities at risk of flooding according to the Environmental Audit Committee.
A lack of long-term strategic planning to manage...
Can-do attitude is key to supporting disabled employees
Ian Streets discusses support for disabled employees
Adaptability is essential in business, and for employers that obviously extends to how they accommodate and support their staff.
People...
Utilising structured BIM data in offsite construction
Ensuring that you utilise structured BIM data in offsite construction is a vital aspect of BIM as Peter K. Foster Jnr, Director of Manufacturers...
The effect of Brexit on the construction industry
The effect that a Brexit could have on the construction skills shortage is examined by Actis UK and Ireland director Matthew King, who wonders...
Revenge of the dormouse
The dormouse appears to be getting his revenge, from being a delicacy to now preventing developers from gaining planning consent if mitigation plans are...
The RICS BIM4SME Awards 2016
BIM4SME have announced the launch of the RICS BIM4SME Awards 2016 mini-site. The site showcases last year’s winners and provides details for this year’s...
£18.3m from the Builders Finance Fund for Keepmoat
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has awarded national housebuilder, Keepmoat, with a landmark £18.3m through the Builders Finance Fund (BFF); which will accelerate...
The tradegy of the performance gap
Patrick Brown, Assistant Director (sustainability and construction) at the British Property Federation argues for action to close the performance gap, highlighting that reliance on...
Legally removing hazardous waste from construction sites
When removing hazardous waste from a construction site, or premises a hazardous waste consignment note must be prepared. On 1st April 2016 in England,...
Crap towns – where are they now?
‘Crap Towns’, the book first released in 2003 exposed towns and cities up and down the UK for being generally.. well.. crap. Property portal...
Patrick Jelly joins Hewden
National specialist equipment and crane hire firm Hewden has appointed former Pitney Bowes boss, Patrick Jelly to the newly created role of Group Sales and...
Can councils cope with changes to green belt planning policy?
Developing green belt and brownfield sites for redevelopment in tackling the UK housing crises is firmly on the agenda, but can local authorities deal...
Illegal construction worker father and sons team jailed
A father and two sons who employed nearly 200 construction workers illegally have been jailed for over 17 years in total…
Three men have been...
Scaffolding product innovation award launched by NASC
The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation has launched a new biennial award, recognising the most innovative developments in the sector…
A new scaffolding award has...
A rare opportunity to ‘turn the tide’
Oliver Johnson, Policy Executive at Environmental Industries Commission outlines the challenges caused by flooding and highlights details from the Turning the Tide report...
Previously occasional,...
Smart Design: home adaptations helping us live longer at home
Altro outline how smart design is helping people to live longer at home...
People today are living much longer than ever before, and as they get...
Protecting your construction site from intruders
Brian Thomson, Team Leader from security firm Protect My Property discusses the different ways that you can keep your construction site secure while you...
Construction orders fall for the first time in more than three...
For the first time in more than three years British construction orders fell amidst concerns over the vote for the EU…
New figures have revealed...
Dumper accident causes fatality in Cirencester
A construction worker has been killed after a dumper vehicle overturned at a site in Cirencester earlier this week…
A 29-year-old man has been killed...
Funding cut to make brownfield land suitable for housing
The government has cut funding to make brownfield sites appropriate for construction, it has emerged…
MPs on the environmental audit committee have warned funding aimed...
New website launched for BIM Regions
BIM Regions has revealed its new website, which aims to reach out to the industry and drive the BIM agenda…
A new website has been...
London named in the top three most expensive places to build
New figures show Zürich, New York, and London are the three most expensive places to build in the world…
Figures from the International Construction Market...
Construction leaders address EU elephant in referendum debate
The promise of new opportunities, the housing crisis, international trade and the skills shortage all came into question as panellists at the latest UK...