The Green Belt – Nice or Noose?
Mark Thackeray, Principal Consultant of Walsingham Planning asks whether it's time for a thorough Green Belt review
BIM is a bit of a problem
Alan Muse, Global Director of Built Environment Professional Groups at the RICS provides an overview of the findings from a think tank report into...
Belfast builder sentenced over substandard extension work
A Belfast builder has been sentenced to community service after failing to complete two house extensions to a professional standard...
Peter Hales, who was trading...
RICS Building Control conference
The RICS will host a conference dedicated to building control in Birmingham on the 22 September...
A one day conference dedicated to building control is...
Brick shortage starts to ease
Brick producers have begun to replenish their stocks after demands for supplies left reserves depleted...
The construction sector was dealt a heavy blow during the...
A powerful new way for engineers to design buildings
Tekla, a Trimble company, announced it has added a product to its portfolio, Tekla Structural Designer; a dedicated analysis and design software for structural...
Self-employed construction workers on the rise
New data has revealed an increase in the number of self-employed people working in UK construction...
Despite attempts to decrease the amount of casual labour...
Construction output slowed by weak housing activity in July
The latest survey has revealed the construction sector saw growth slow during July after a four-month high was seen in June...
According to the latest...
Lime Street plans set for approval
Revised plans to redevelop Lime Street in Liverpool look set to receive approval, it has emerged...
New plans look set to gain approval to redevelop...
Embodied Carbon in Construction
Embodied carbon is the carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the extraction, manufacture, transportation, assembly, replacement and deconstruction of...
Section 106 exemption ruled unlawful
The High Court has ruled against the government's policy of exempting developers of small sites from paying affordable housing contributions...
The Department for Communities and...
BIM for Coastal Defences: Operational and maintenance data
This is the third in a series of interviews with Carl Green, Head of Engineering Services for Wyre Council as we follow the progress...
Health and safety paperwork causes fear, anxiety or irritation
Chair of the Health and Safety Executive said paperwork has become a bugbear for those undertaking risk assessments and does not fall in line...
Scaffolding firm fined after worker falls to his death
A scaffolding firm has been fined £40,000 after a worker fell six metres to his death in 2011...
A Glasgow-based scaffolding firm has been fined...
Property title fraud costs millions each year
New data has revealed property title fraud is costing the Land Registry millions every year...
The value of indemnity claims received since 2012 have risen...
Building contractor guilty of breaching safety practices
A building contractor from Spain has been sentenced over unsafe working practices seen at a Manchester site...
Betcat International has been sentenced for failing to...
Survey finds two-thirds against development on green belt
According to a new survey two-thirds of the general public are against building on Britain's green belt land...
A poll carried out on the 60th...
The green belt dilemna
Amanda Beresford, Head of Planning at corporate law firm Shulmans, asks whether the government’s house building plans will result in development in the green...
New home registrations reach highest levels since 2007
The number of new home registrations are up 12 per cent in three months, reaching the highest level since 2007...
According to the latest figures...
Balfour Beatty named the preferred bidder on nuclear plant contract
Construction firm Balfour Beatty has been appointed the preferred bidder on a project to build the UK's first nuclear power plant in two decades
Hinckley...
Construction machine workers to lose their jobs
Hundreds of workers are set to lose their jobs at a construction machine factory in Desford...
Construction machine giant Caterpillar has announced hundreds of workers...
Construction levels increase across the UK
A survey has revealed workloads in the construction industry increased across all sectors in the second quarter of 2015...
According to the latest market survey...
Planning and Building Control Today now live!
The raft of planning reforms announced in the Treasury’s Productivity Plan are meant to be a boon to housing supply and include a commitment...
The opportunities for delivery
Andrew Walker, Policy Researcher for the Local Government Information Unit highlights the opportunities available for councils to play their part in the delivery of...
£1bn major revamp for Intu shopping centres
Intu is planning to redevelop its portfolio of shopping centres across the UK over the next five years at an estimated cost of £1bn...
A...
Welsh government must take the lead on asbestos in schools
Campaigners have called for the Welsh government to take a greater role in addressing the issue of asbestos in schools...
Asbestos was widely used in...