Energy efficiency: locked out in the cold?
Energy Correspondent Archie Wallace examines the impact of the Comprehensive Spending Review and its implications for the energy efficiency market...
Remember, remember, the 5th of November. It...
Architects say new homes are too small
A report from the Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed new homes are far too small for people to live in them comfortably…
A...
Training scheme launched for wheelchair accessibility
A new training scheme has been launched to help housing professionals understand the changes made relating to wheelchair accessible housing standards…
The Centre for Accessible...
Building society leads energy efficient homes group
The Nationwide Building Society has announced it is leading a research group investigating whether energy efficient homes can form part of mortgage affordability calculations…
Energy...
BSI launches BIM verification scheme
BSI has launched a new verification scheme to help contractors discern which firms are capable of delivering projects using BIM technology…
Building information modelling (BIM)...
Vanished London – unlocking new creations
Jake Mason, CEO of Evolve argues that developers should learn to make use of the rich, but now vanished history of neighbourhoods in London,...
Construction firms put off taking on apprentices
According to new research a third of construction firms are put off taking on apprentices because of the red tape involved…
Apprentices are the lifeblood...
Shorter hours vote saves JCB jobs
Employees working at Staffordshire machinery firm JCB have voted to work shorter hours over the next three months to prevent redundancies…
Earlier this month JCB...
Confidence swells in the construction industry
A new survey has revealed the construction industry remains confident as the UK forges forward with some of the largest infrastructure projects seen in...
Energy efficiency is infrastructure
Fraser Wallace, Policy Advisor for the Sustainable Energy Association argues that the government needs to urgently recognise energy efficiency as part of its infrastructure...
A year of solid growth for CCG
Construction and manufacturing firm CCG Ltd has reported a strong yearly growth during a difficult period for the sector…
During a challenging period for the...
BREEAM and CEEQUAL rating schemes to merge
The sustainability rating scheme for civil engineering, CEEQUAL is set to merge with the BREEAM building assessment…
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) is set to...
CDM 2015 regulation survey reveals mixed results
A new survey on the recent changes to the Construction Design and Management regulation has shown mixed opinions…
A survey carried out by Philip Poynter...
Defining Digital Built Britain
Paul Oakley, BRE BIM Director examines the current state of play in the drive for coordinated data standards for information exchange, in order to...
Public sector building has increased economic growth
Researchers suggest up to half of Scotland’s economic growth could be due to public sector building…
According to the official figures, Scotland’s economy grew by...
Has the government given up on energy efficiency?
There were numerous blows delivered during the Autumn Statement and Spending Review earlier this week, but the energy efficiency sector suffered significantly. Planning and...
BIM – a tale of two SME futures
Paul Reeve, Director of Business Services at the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), looks at what needs to be done to boost supply chain readiness...
Plugging the skills gap: the apprenticeship levy
During the Spending Review the Chancellor clarified how the apprenticeship levy would work going forward. Planning and Building Control Today examines what this means...
Majority of construction staff work when injured or ill
More than 90 per cent of construction workers admit to working when they were physically injured or unwell…
Pressures on construction workers to pay the...
Index helps to support large scale energy programmes
A new report has revealed how the Local Authority Energy Index has performed over the past 12 months…
The Local Authority Energy Index was set...
The building conversions challenge
Premier Guarantee outline the challenges faced when building conversions are not as simple as once imagined...
Building conversions as we know are often difficult to...
Spending Review: Infrastructure comes out streets ahead
At the heart of the government’s Spending Review today was a commitment to developing the infrastructure of the nation. Planning and Building Control Today...
Housing to get boost in Spending Review
Housebuilding is set to receive a boost during the Spending Review today…
The housing crisis is an issue that has been at the forefront of...
The November edition of BIM Today is now live!
Welcome to the Autumn edition of BIM Today – another packed edition examining all that is BIM...
New guidance launched to manage occupational risk
New guidance has been launched to prevent and reduce the number of construction workers contracting occupational diseases…
The Construction Industry Advisory Committee (ConIAC) Health Risks...
Planning changes in the air
Steven Pearson, planning consultant and legal author at legislation analysts Cedrec, discusses the implications of recent changes to UK planning law…
In May 2015, the...