New construction skills centre opens in South London
A £10m construction skills centre has opened in London to provide training for the next generation of workers…
A new centre aimed at training the...
New chairman for Construction Industry Council
Professor John Nolan has joined the Construction Industry Council as chairman…
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has taken on new chairman, it has emerged. Professor...
Cyber Security in Construction
BeCyberSure discuss cyber security in the construction industry...
In the UK, we are currently living through one of the most uncertain and transformative periods experienced...
Brexit has not impacted Kier but has created uncertainty
Kier Group has revealed the vote to leave the EU has not had a significant impact on their business dealings to date, but has...
Search underway for contractors to deliver Nottingham housing scheme
Local contractors, builders, and suppliers have been called upon to tender for work on a new housing development in Nottingham…
Housing and construction specialist Keepmoat...
Plans revealed for UK-GBC HQ retrofit
The UK Green Building Council is planning to refurbish its headquarters in London with sustainability at the forefront of the project
Blueprints for the refurbishment...
UK’s largest asbestos safety conference to be held in November
The UK’s largest asbestos safety management conference is set to take place on 2 November in Birmingham…
The Asbestos the Truth conference will take place...
Oxford City Council starts Local Plan consultation process
Consultations are underway in Oxford to create a new Local Plan to help guide development in the area for the next two decades…
Work has...
Drugs and alcohol at the centre of new CCS campaign
The Considerate Constructors Scheme have placed drugs and alcohol use in the construction sector at the centre of a new campaign…
Concerns relating to the...
WGBC outlines plans to create net zero buildings by 2050
The World Green Building Council has launched a strategy aimed at delivering net zero buildings by 2050…
Buildings are responsible for significant carbon output. Reducing...
Accessible housing standards: confusion could lead to lack of delivery
Jean Hewitt, Director of the Centre for Accessible Environments returns to the subject of accessible housing standards and how easy it is to confuse the categories .
FIEC says BIM needs to be supported
The president of the European Construction Industry Federation says BIM is not just an add-on for the construction sector…
Speaking at the European Construction Industry...
Shining a light in a dark corner: district heating systems
Bill Watts, Senior Partner at Max Fordham discusses district heating systems in new-build developments
I’ve been on record for some time questioning the wisdom of the almost-mandated...
Brexit vote could cause labour shortages
The construction sector has expressed concerns that the vote to leave the EU could lead to a huge shortfall in workers…
Skills shortages in the...
UK BIM Alliance will drive leadership for implementation of BIM Level...
An industry alliance has been set up to respond to the challenges set by government in meeting the requirements of BIM Level 2
Set to...
When is a Garden City not a Garden City?
The DCLG’s second wave of garden settlements under garden city principles hits the right notes but still falls short on specifics according to David...
Buildings play role in carbon reduction in other sectors
A new paper has highlighted the role of buildings in supporting low carbon development in other sectors, as well as decarbonising the energy system…
Buildings...
R&D tax credits – do you qualify?
R&D tax credits can help when bringing expensive innovations to market, and the process of claiming isn’t all that difficult as Claire Curtis-Thomas, CEO...
New construction apprenticeship scholarship programme launched
A new apprenticeship scholarship has been launched in Cumbria, which will benefit young people in the region…
Hudson Contract has launched a new apprenticeship scholarship...
Accounts of the original New Town programme published
A new publication has revealed first-hand accounts of the UK’s New Towns programme…
Five figures involved in the original New Town programmes have given their...
Timber sector calls for the industry to “stand together”
In response to the Brexit vote the timber sector has called for the industry to stand together and not allow politics to divide it…
Representative...
Construction and property offer growth post-Brexit
The construction industry could offer the key to thriving outside the EU, while the property sector expects to see some growth…
Construction could remain a...
An urgent need for skills for Fire Protection Equipment Installers
Catherine Nelms talks to Training Manager Ian Gurling of the Fire Industry Association about the current state of play when it comes to the...
Sustainability must remain on the agenda says UK-GBC
The UK Green Building Council has said the nation must continue to address climate change in the wake of the vote to leave the...
Achieving building compliance through Waste Water Heat Recovery
Ashley Prescott, Director at Power-Pipe UK, describes how to achieve building compliance through Waste Water Heat Recovery
With the noose for energy efficiency tightening, achieving...
How to get U-values right from the start
Advice on correctly calculating U-values for inverted roof constructions are provided here from Karen Everitt, Product Manager of Polyfoam®XPS at Knauf Insulation…
In the construction...