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Professional commercial management skills are the key to unlock infrastructure success
Richard Graham FRICS explains the importance of upskilling the industry and how professional commercial management skills can increase economic growth
Infrastructure challenges are a major barrier to housebuilding
To build homes faster there must be a focus on overcoming infrastructure challenges, says Natalie Elphicke, Chief Executive, The Housing & Finance Institute
Quality construction protects consumers and reduces the rate of failure
High quality construction is essential, but this is challenged by a lack of regulation. Clare M Thomas, Managing Director, Q Assure Build explains
Construction training gets Budget shake up with new T-Level qualifications
During the Budget the Chancellor revealed new technical based qualifications would be launched to streamline construction training
Building inspections needed urgently on hundreds of public buildings
Architects are calling for urgent building inspections after concerns were raised about building standards following major defects at Edinburgh schools
Housing White Paper: how the government will solve the housing crisis
The Housing White Paper was published today, with a focus on supporting SME housebuilders and giving councils greater flexibility to get Britain building
Today the...
Housebuilding faces workforce crisis without women and young people
Research from the NHBC has warned in order to avoid a workforce crisis more must be done to attract women and young people into housebuilding
Construction jobs: How can the UK make the sector more attractive?
A new survey has revealed 73 per cent of the UK feels education facilities do not do enough to raise awareness of construction jobs
Carbon offsetting: Opportunities for local authorities in energy efficiency improvements
National Energy Foundation energy specialist, Jane Richardson Hawkes, says carbon offsetting can help local authorities fund energy efficiency improvements
Carbon offsetting makes a significant contribution...
Fate of South Canterbury Development to be decided next week
A decision will be made on the future of the South Canterbury Development at a special planning committee in the city next week
Derelict land in Edinburgh to get £35m regeneration
Regeneration is set to take place on a derelict piece of land in North Sighthill, Edinburgh as contracts for a £35m scheme are finalised
Laing O’Rourke calls for school level construction qualifications
Contractor Laing O’Rourke has published a 10-point plan, offering recommendations that could help tackle the industry-wide skills shortage
Vico Office: realising the benefits for BIM implementation
Implementing Vico Office has enabled Baxall Construction to further its enthusiasm for BIM innovation, realising the opportunities to improve project delivery
International Measurement Standards: Providing better data collection through BIM models
Global standards and classifications that allow more consistent international use of BIM models will lead to the better collection of data for both space and cost prediction as explained here by Alan Muse, Director of Built Environment Professional Groups at the RICS
£7.5m energy efficient school completed by Ogilvie
Ogilvie has completed one of Scotland’s most energy efficient primary schools on time and within budget.
Efficiency of the ground source heat pump
A ground source heat pump (GSHP) scheme can provide the most efficient means to obtain renewable heating and cooling as explained by John Findlay, Director of Carbon Zero Consulting Ltd and Chair of GSHPA.
Planning permission granted for 1,420 acre development
Planning permission has been granted for a new training facility aimed at the manufacturing, engineering, and technology sectors
Bond Bryan’s submission for planning permission to...
Wynne Construction wins four contracts worth £30m
Welsh construction firm Wynne Construction has been awarded a series of contracts worth a total of £30m
Four contracts worth some £30m have been awarded...
Diverse developments bring different demands
Ian Streets of About Access Ltd explains how diverse developments require a separate set of procedures when considering accessibility…
The variances which may give rise...
The UK planning system – fit for purpose?
In the first of a two-part article discussing the British planning system, Christian Hilber, Associate Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of...
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...
Online platform improves building energy efficiency
An online platform designed for city planners, industry, and energy stakeholders can cut energy use in European cities…
An online platform has succeeded in cutting...
LGA warns starter homes are unaffordable
A new analysis has suggested the government’s discounted starter homes scheme is not affordable for the majority of first-time buyers…
The starter homes scheme is...
The modern role of land reclamation for housing
How land reclamation, or brownfield development, can be used to address a housing shortage, returning land into ‘beneficial use’…
The modern role of land reclamation for housing
Andy Moffat and Danielle Sinnett of the British Land Reclamation Society summarise how land reclamation, or brownfield development, can be used to address a...
Specification for 2016 – an analysis
After a successful inaugural year, ASSA ABLOY UK Specification looks ahead to 2016 and how it believes the construction industry will respond following a...