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Can councils cope with changes to green belt planning policy?
Developing green belt and brownfield sites for redevelopment in tackling the UK housing crises is firmly on the agenda, but can local authorities deal...
The home for BIM Level 2
The new BIM Level 2 website hosts the suite of standards and outlines the processes and information management practices required to perform at this...
House builders commit to increase output
The Home Builders Federation has issued a statement pledging to increase house building following government talks…
Major house builders have agreed to raise the number...
British Antarctic Survey seeks construction partner
The British Antarctic Survey is seeking a construction partner to modernise its UK Antarctic research facilities as part of a 10-year upgrade programme…
Construction firms...
Lobbyist call for SuDS clause in Housing Bill
Civil engineers and architects are lobbying to ensure housing legislation will protect homes from flooding…
A number of organisations have joined together to ensure flood...
The SME house builder: A solution to the housing crises
Chief Executive Brian Berry at the Federation of Master Builders argues the case of SME house builders who could, and should, play a crucial...
The new housing standards: Are they fit for purpose?
Jean Hewitt, Director of the Centre for Accessible Environments examines the new housing standards and explains how we can achieve accessibility in our housing...
The rise of offsite construction
Richard Ogden, Chairman of the Buildoffsite organisation explains why offsite construction can bring huge benefits to the construction industry…
I have worked in the construction...
Considerate Constructors Scheme registration’s hit 90,000
The Considerate Constructors Scheme has reached a major milestone, hitting 90,000 registered sites…
Nine Elms Point, a Barratt London development, has become the 90,000th site registration with the Considerate Constructors...
Budget 2016: What it means for construction
Planning and Building Control Today outlines the key points from the Budget and how it will impact the construction sector...
Today, Chancellor of the Exchequer...
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...
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...
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...
How will the BIM revolution affect existing assets?
Nicholas Nisbet, director of AEC3 and Technical Coordinator buildingSMART UKI asks how the BIM revolution will impact existing assets...
It’s widely held that we already have...
Energiesprong – making net-zero energy housing a reality
Arno Schmickler, Programme Director, Energiesprong UK describes how the UK can achieve net-zero energy housing…
The European Commission recently announced €3.6 million grant funding to...
Mobility from BIM
Graeme Forbes, Managing Director of Clearbox highlights the benefits of real mobility in BIM solutions when recognised with the Clearbox BIMXtra mobile app OnSite...
Mobile solutions to everyday...
Managing change, embedding BIM
Dr Anne Kemp and Pamela Linton, Senior Programme Manager for Atkins discuss how to manage change in order to embed BIM across large organisations…
In...
First steps in addressing contaminated land risks
Kathryn Mair explores some of the risks associated with contaminated land and explains the initial steps a developer needs to take...
With a national drive...
The landscape of BIM
Mike Shilton, Chair of the Landscape Institute BIM Working Group details how the landscape sector will become BIM Level 2 compliant and how they can aid the process
Guardian Glass: A Guardian for BIM
“Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the next generation of digital representation for architectural projects,” says Lance Altizer, Marketing Director for Guardian Europe
Public land to be sold for new homes
The government has published details of some 600 acres of public land that can be used to develop new housing estates across the country…
The...
The landscape of BIM
Mike Shilton, Chair of the Landscape Institute BIM Working Group details how the landscape sector will become BIM Level 2 compliant and how they...
The latest review of housing regs could see green policies scrapped
The latest government regulatory review of the green building sector could see more green policies cut, according to experts in the sector…
2015 was a...
Business Collaborator: Our Semantic BIM Platform
Adopt our Semantic BIM Platform today and realise the benefits for your asset’s lifetime…
Data, data, data
Admit it. When you think of BIM the first...
BSI, BIM, compliance and capability
With the government mandate for all government projects in the UK to be level 2 BIM compliant by 2016, Andrew Butterfield, Global Head of...