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Marshalls to exhibit landscape protection offer at UK security expo
Marshalls, the UK’s leading hard landscaping manufacturer, will show its newly launched Landscape Protection offer at the UK Security Expo for the first time
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Does the budget add up for the Construction and Real Estate...
SWOT analysis produced by MHS MacIntyre Hudson for the construction and real estate sector appears to identify funding opportunities
Bryden Wood creates Supply Chain Assessment tool
Bryden Wood, the integrated design and operations consultancy for the built environment, has created a Supply Chain Assessment tool to optimise the supply chain of clients
Autumn Budget abolishes stamp duty for first-time buyers
In his Budget Chancellor Philip Hammond has abolished stamp duty for most first-time buyers and promised £1.5bn to "address concerns" about the flagship universal credit scheme
CIBSE Build2Perform event in full swing
The first day of the CIBSE Build2Perform event at London’s Olympia has proven a success with the number of visitors exceeding the total number of delegates over the entire conference last year
Planning application submitted for Mersey cruise terminal
Liverpool City Council has submitted a planning application for a new £50m Cruise Terminal Facility on the River Mersey
TCPA calls on Government to back Garden Cities
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) is calling on Government to use the Autumn Statement to commit to a programme of affordable and high-quality new Garden Cities
Wienerberger launches four new softmud bricks
Wienerberger, the global supplier of building material and infrastructure solutions, has announced the launch of four new softmud bricks
McAvoy completes building installation for new school
Offsite construction specialist, The McAvoy Group, has craned the final modules into position on site at the new Concordia Academy in Romford for a building to accommodate 630 primary school children
Sadiq Khan urges chancellor to support housebuilding in London
Sadiq Khan wants the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond to take emergency action to support housebuilding in the forthcoming Budget
Why geometry is more important to offsite construction than data
The focus on the value of data in offsite construction is understandable but, cautions Lee Mullin of Autodesk, the importance of geometric design information cannot be overlooked
Nearly all councils are failing to deliver affordable housing
Nearly all (92%) councils in England are failing to meet affordable housing needs, according to a new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR)
How warm is your cold? Fighting legionella in water systems
Steve Hunt, MD of Steven Hunt & Associates, discusses the need for industry experts to stay up to date with new technology in order to tackle the issue of legionella developing in ill-equipped water systems
MHA MacIntyre Hudson outlines construction industry wish list
Brendan Sharkey, head of construction and real estate at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, outlines his Autumn Budget wish list for the construction industry
BIM for heritage: Developing historic buildings
BIM has a wealth of potential applications in the heritage and historic buildings sectors. Paul Bryan, Geospatial Imaging Manager at Historic England, outlines the organisation’s first technical guidance document on the subject
Consortium to print ‘smart’ 3D bridge
Autodesk and the Alan Turing Institute are among the partners in a consortium to observe the behaviour of one of the world’s first digitally printed 3D bridges
Negotiating deleterious materials in construction contracts
Jonathan Hyndman, Partner at Rosling King LLP, discusses the key legal issues that parties to a construction contract must consider when negotiating the provisions of deleterious materials
New flood defence to safeguard Blackpool seafront opens
A £27m scheme to reduce flood risk to 4,800 properties in Blackpool has been officially opened by Councillor Fred Jackson and the chair of the Environment Agency Emma Howard Boyd
Report claims new technology will transform UK construction sector
A new report by consultancy and construction firm Mace has claimed that up to 600,000 jobs in the construction sector could be replaced by new technology in the next two decades
British Property Federation launches Great Places campaign
The British Property Federation (BPF) has launched its Great Places campaign, a year-long programme of initiatives that will not only spread best practice amongst the real estate industry, but will actively encourage members of the industry to commit to good place shaping in all future work
BIM Alliance & buildingSMART UK&I Chapter announce a merger
On 30 October, at the BuildingSmart International Summit, Anne Kemp UK BIM Alliance Chair will announce that the UK BIM Alliance and buildingSMART UK&I chapter have agreed to merge
Osborne Clarke hires Construction Disputes and Banking Partners
International legal practice Osborne Clarke has strengthened its litigation and banking practices with the appointment of two new Partners, Rob Horne and Max Millington
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Khan calls for government investment to double housebuilding
Massive government investment is needed to help London double its housebuilding and ramp up the number of new affordable homes, Mayor Sadiq Khan has warned
BSRIA responds to the Smart Meters Bill
BSRIA has responded to the recent government announcement that a Smart Meters Bill will be introduced to Parliament
Supply chain school endorses social value in projects
Following the launch at London Build of a landmark publication for designers and architects, the Supply Chain Sustainability School has brought together expertise from across the community, to inform and inspire both current practitioners and the next generation of professionals
Scan to BIM for mobile mapping
Here, in an interview with Chris Palmer of Faro, we look at the opportunities afforded by ‘mobile mapping’, how it differs from static survey methods, what the resulting data looks like and who can benefit from it