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...
Four month high for UK construction PMI
The monthly Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) increased to 58.1 in June, reaching a four month high...
According to the latest figures published in the...
BIM for Manufacturers Seminar
Help with the Journey - 28th July 2015, The Building Centre, London
It is now only a few months until all public sector projects will...
Energy Efficiency – It’s now the Law
Liz Ainslie MsC AIEMA, Environmental Consultant for Hosking Associates Ltd outlines the new legislation for energy efficiency in both the domestic and non-domestic private...
Ordnance Survey: Connecting the lives of everyone in Britain
We are Britain's mapping agency. We make the most up-to-date and accurate maps of the country. But we're also a digital business, and we...
Designing steel portal frame buildings to Eurocode 3
Dr Richard Henderson, Manager of the Advisory Desk at the SCI discusses the new SCI document P399 which provides a guide for the design...
Planning granted for quarter of a million homes
The government has released figures showing the number of homes granted planning permission has reached levels higher than before the 2008 recession...
In the year...
The Advantages of ‘Paper-Light’
By Andrew Hall, marketing manager, OKI Systems UK Ltd
Despite moves to make businesses ‘digital by default’ and targets to ‘go paperless’; it is quite likely...
Who can be the Principal Designer?
James Ritchie of The Association for Project Safety advises on who can actually take on the role of Principal Designer and the legal responsibility...
Scaffolding firm fined for safety breaches
A developer and the firm it hired to erect scaffolding have been fined by the Health and Safety Executive for safety breaches...
The Health and...
Plans to create new Sunderland village
A new urban village with 1,000 homes, a school, and sports facilities is being planned in Wearside, Sunderland...
Councillors have kick-started plans to create a...
The necessity to participate in BIM
Raj Chawla, Vice Chair at BIM4SME analyses the challenges, issues, and benefits that the SME community face in the BIM process, arguing that to...
We need to talk about BIM
Nick Nisbet, Director at AEC3 Ltd and Technical Coordinator for buildingSMART wants us to be clear-headed when talking about BIM
I’m reliably informed that if...
Sustainable buildings save money
New research has revealed the financial benefits that can be gained from energy efficient, sustainable buildings...
Buildings that are energy efficient perform better than their...
A responsibility for fire safety
David Smith, Export Manager and FIRESA Council Secretary at the Fire Industry Association explains the Fire Safety Order and asks if you know who...
£100k fine for HAVS inaction
A firm has been fined £100,000 for failing to act on warnings about dangers to workers using hand-held power tools...
Edinburgh-based firm Alexander Dennis Ltd...
Summer edition of PBC Today Northern Ireland is live!
Welcome to the Summer edition of Planning and Building Control Today Northern Ireland...
We are only a few months into the biggest planning and local...
Domestic roofline installer prosecuted for fall
A roofline installer has been found guilty for failing to plan work at height after an employee sustained serious injuries from a fall...
Roger Smith...
Planning and engagement for growth
Stuart Mearns, Head of Planning and Rural Development for Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park details the wider benefits of investing in engagement...
Wates Group appoints new CFO
Former Crossrail Finance Director will join the Wates Group as the new Chief Financial Officer, it has emerged...
David Allen is set to join the...