A look at party walls and neighbourly matters
Sara Burr FRICS, director of the party wall department at GVA Schatunowski Brooks looks at the importance of party walls and neighbourly matters to...
Construction industry needs apprentices
Graham Nicholson, Executive Managing Director at Tony Gee and Partners, Chair at TAC, discusses the need for more apprentices in the construction sector...
The construction...
Energy efficient buildings qualify for cut-rate loans
Lloyds Banking Group is offering £1bn in cut-rate loans to help improve the energy efficiency of buildings…
Real estate clients looking to improve the energy...
NHS Trusts and BIM for FM
Stephen Bartlett, Chief Executive of Invigilatis talks about how BIM can aid NHS estates and facilities...
The government’s aspirations in respect of BIM – building information modelling...
Planning guide leads to hutting resurgence seen in Scotland
Planning guidance published in February has generated a resurgence of hutting in Scotland…
Campaign group Reforesting Scotland launched the ‘Good Practice Guide on Hutting on...
Survey reveals industry view on skills shortage
A new survey carried out by the BRE Academy has revealed an insight into what the industry thinks of the shortage of skilled workers…
BRE...
Warehouse construction specialists to see work increase
An increase in demand for warehouse space is likely to see a five-year boom to provide more new space…
Internet retailers demanding more space is...
An External Wall Insulation solution for Welsh housing
Wrexham County Borough Council outline their push in getting homes ready for the Welsh Housing Quality Standard by installing External Wall Insulation as a...
Construction industry training specialist wins Hanson UK contract
National construction industry training specialist DTL has been awarded a major contract with building material supplier Hanson UK…
Develop Training Limited (DTL) has been awarded...
CBI calls for next Mayor of London to build 50,000 homes...
The next Mayor of London must commit to building 50,000 homes a year to ensure the capital remains attractive...
The CBI has called on the...
Lucion Environmental set to reach BIM Level 2
Lucion Environmental has announced it is on its way to becoming Level 2 BIM certified ahead of the government’s target…
National asbestos and risk management...
Addressing the sticky note problem for the digital age
Paul Daynes, Regional Director, UK & Northern Europe, Newforma discusses updating project scheduling for the twenty-first century with lean planning...
Working in the architectural, engineering and...
Bellway Homes recognised for improving the image of construction
One of the UK’s largest housebuilding firms has been recognised for working to improve the image of the construction industry…
Housebuilding firm Bellway Homes has...
Construction health survey launched
A new initiative has been launched to deliver baseline data on the health and wellbeing of employees in the building services engineering sector…
The Electrical...
Will you be BIM ready by April?
As the deadline approaches for public sector construction projects to reach BIM Level 2 compliance, Terry Mundy, of Lloyd’s Register asks if the construction sector...
London needs more planning and tax powers to tackle the housing...
Experts have recommended London should be given more power to control planning, tax, and spending to ease the housing crisis…
The London Housing Commission has...
Plans to be submitted for a new £3.3m construction skills centre
A planning application is set to be submitted for a construction skills centre in Somerset…
Bath College is set to submit planning permission to build...
Scottish construction safety inspections drop by over 50 per cent
Budget cuts have seen a drop in the number of safety inspections undertaken at construction sites across Scotland…
Employees face greater risks from serious injuries...
The road to BIM in Scotland
In an interview with Andy Anderson, Project Manager at Transport Scotland, he shares his views on BIM benefits, challenges, and his expectations for the...
The 5 pillars of Product Data Templates
In an interview with Nick Tune, CEO of coBuilder UK, he details the 5 Product Data Templates issues that manufacturers must consider if they...
Ten month low for construction output
The latest figures reveal construction output declined in January, reaching a 10-month low…
The UK construction sector has hit a 10-month low for output, it...
A celebration of apprentices in Scotland
Natasha Levanti, ACE Group Communications Executive celebrates the rising number of apprentices in Scotland which has reached a five-year high…
The Scottish Build Apprenticeship and...
Builders told to remain vigilant as CDM 2015 commemorates first anniversary
Joanna Mulgrew, Marketing & Product Development Director at HBXL Building Software reminds builders to maintain their hold on their health and safety obligations as CDM 2015...
Healthy towns scheme to be piloted by the NHS
This week NHS England announced 10 new towns will form the pilot of a new healthy town initiative…
Ten new towns across England are set...
Energy efficient homes should be charged less stamp duty
A new report from think tank Policy Exchange has called for stamp duty to be cut for energy efficient homes and raised for homes...
BIM and professional liability exposure – what you should know
In an interview with Carl Evans, Managing Director of professional indemnity brokers Griffiths & Armour, he speaks about BIM and its potential impact on...