Global body launched to standardise building costs
More than 30 professional bodies will work together to standardise the cost of building on a global scale...
In an attempt to create global building...
Brick manufacturer fined after employee seriously injured
A brick manufacturer has received a significant fine after a 45-year old worker sustained serious injuries...
A case has been brought against a manufacturer of...
Engineered fire safety
Adrian Pargeter, Head of Technical and Product Development for Kingspan Insulation details how to reach compliance for fire safety concerning external wall constructions of...
Self build on the increase
A new survey has revealed growth in the self build sector despite discrepancies in the way councils support it...
According to a new survey by...
BIM technology to be utilised at Hardies
Scottish firm Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has introduced BIM as part of its “new era”...
Hardies Property & Construction Consultants is set to embrace...
Public land database for London
A new initiative to create a database of publicly owned land in London has taken the first step...
The first stage of compiling a register...
The Stars of our Future
Over 400 people attended the CPA ‘Stars of the Future’ ceremony at this year’s Plantworx, to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the young people...
Digital land use planning information service launched
The Health and Safety Executive has launched a new digital service aimed at making it easier for developers to access land use planning information...
RICS research reveals the potential of BIM
New research reports from the RICS have shown the potential of BIM in the built environment
Three new research reports from the Royal Institute of...
Government sounds “death knell” for zero carbon homes
The UK Green Building Council has today responded to the announcement that the government does not intend to proceed with the zero carbon Allowable...
Brownfield planning rules may be relaxed to boost house building
Chancellor George Osborne is pushing plans to change the rules surrounding brownfield sites in a bid to increase house building across England...
Housing developments on...
Iconic London building named most sustainable
The iconic “Walkie Talkie” building has been recognised as one of London's most sustainable buildings...
The iconic building at 20 Fenchurch Street, London, has been...
Canary Wharf to trial smart city technology
Canary Wharf Group is set to pilot new technologies as the latest winners of the Cognicity Challenge are announced...
The Cognicity Challenge is a competition...
Builder charged after carrying out dangerous gas work
A Suffolk builder has received a substantial fine after being found guilty of undertaking dangerous gas work at a residence...
David Liptrott, Stonham, Suffolk, has...
BIM and COBie: Singing from the same spreadsheet
Matt Crunden, Training and BIM Manager at Legrand and member of the BIM4M2 Working Group, explores the premise of the PDT and highlights why...
Five radical ideas for improving the planning system
Professor Yvonne Rydin of UCL’s Bartlett School of Planning presents five ideas that could result in a planning system that delivers a strategy that...
The Future of BIM
The Future of BIM – that is quite a bold topic to tackle for my first article. So first off maybe I ought to...
Planning (Wales) Act receives Royal Assent
Royal Assent has been given for the first separate planning Act since it was devolved in Wales...
Planning in Wales took a step forward yesterday...
Lancaster village receives planning consent
A new project to construct 50 properties in a village near Lancaster has gained outline planning consent...
Harrison Pitt Architects has negotiated a deal to...
Support for regular electrical safety checks for rental homes
The Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee in Wales has given support for regular electrical safety checks in the private rented sector...
Charity Electrical Safety...
Small housebuilders receive £100m boost
Under new measures revealed by Housing Minister Brandon Lewis small housebuilders will receive a £100m funding boost to support developments...
The launch of the Housing...
New guidance for building control will raise standards
Experts from the Institution of Civil Engineers have published new guidance aimed at raising building control standards...
Engineers in the construction industry will benefit from...
Construction death rates fall by 22 per cent in the UK
According to data from the Health and Safety Executive the number of construction deaths across the UK fell during 2014-15...
New data has revealed the...
EIR – Leading from the front
Jason Whittall, Director of Architecture & BIM for One Creative Environments Ltd details the development of an EIR and where the client should start...
Scottish BIM survey launched
The Scottish BIM Task Group is set to conduct a survey, which will help develop the next stage of the BIM strategy in the...
Annual house price growth falls to a two-year low
The Nationwide has revealed the annual rate of house price growth fell to a two-year low in June...
According to the figures the annual rate...