Introduction – PBC Today January 2016
Welcome to the first issue for 2016 – a year full of deadlines and expected changes for all in the construction sector.
Steve Evans has...
Foreword
Steve Evans BSc (Hons) MBA C.Build.E FCABE
Senior Area Technical Manager
National House Building Council (NHBC)
Hello and welcome to this edition of Planning and Building Control...
First net-zero energy school designed by SOM in NYC
Architecture firm SOM has designed the first public school in New York City that generates as much energy as it consumes…
Energy efficiency in public...
A warranty for historic buildings?
Peter Ward, Partner at Heritage Consulting Ltd examines how traditional buildings can still meet warranty conditions after renovations have taken place, along with the...
Government will commission 13,000 new homes
The government will take the role of national housebuilder as the PM is set to announce it will directly commission thousands of affordable new...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
All the team here at PBC Today would like to wish all our readers, clients and contributors a very Merry Christmas and a Happy...
2016 is the year for the construction industry to invest
Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s Head of Infrastructure, Building and Construction, forecasts a positive outlook for the construction industry in 2016 and calls on all businesses...
BIM 4 FM – May the force be with you
Mike Packham, Partner of Bernard Williams Associates and BIFM member provides the highlights from May Winfield’s recent presentation examining the dark side of the...
A milestone for timber specification
Adrian Young, Technical Editor, Exova BM TRADA hails the release of TRADA’s new National Structural Timber Specification – providing best practice guidelines for timber...
Solibri acquired by Nemetschek
Software provider Nemetschek AG has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Solibri Inc., based in Helsinki, Finland. Nemetschek successfully beat several other...
A first for fire safety – the Welsh message
NHBC outline the new regulations on fire safety in Wales, making it the first country in the world to require the installation of an...
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...
Top Five Ways to Improve Employee Engagement in Construction
Jonathan Austin, Founder & CEO of Best Companies outlines the top five ways to improve employee engagement in construction…
The success of any organisation is...
Innovation and skills on the agenda
Louise Murphy of The Construction Equipment Association details their recent Annual conference that highlighted innovation, infrastructure, skills and investment…
Innovation, infrastructure, skills and investment were...
2025 vision – a construction industry for the future
Nick Nisbet, Technical Coordinator for buildingSMART UKI details how the UK can meet the vision set out in the Construction 2025 strategy…
Our industry’s vision...
There’s No “I” in BIM
Jason Whittall, Director of Architecture & BIM for One Creative Environments Ltd argues that the ‘I’ in BIM needs to be taken seriously if...
Training centre for BIM and pipework to launch in the New...
Loughborough University will launch a dedicated training centre to support the building and industrial services industry in tackling the challenges of pipework innovation and...
Firm pledges £100m housing investment
A new housing company has committed to investing around £100m in the social housing and mid-market rental sector…
Ediston Homes has pledged to boost the...
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...
Bricks, blocks, and precast concrete set for growth
New research expects the demand for bricks, blocks, and precast concrete to increase as confidence in UK construction returns…
Between 2012 and 2014 the bricks,...
NBS opens its national BIM survey
The sixth NBS National BIM Survey, which offers a comprehensive insight into BIM, has been launched…
A new survey looking into the use of BIM...
Birmingham construction college closes
Birmingham Metropolitan College has announced it will close its construction and technology college in a bid to save money…
The Advanced Technology Centre (ATC) at...
Ensuring fire safety
Association for Specialist Fire Protection CEO Wilf Butcher explains the vital role played by passive fire protection within buildings, and outlines issues that must...
Peer review process ensures quality of access consultants
Whatever your trade or profession, credibility counts.
You wouldn’t place an important legal matter in the hands of a bar room barrister any more than...
Research hopes to improve the resilience of buildings
Research to improve the resilience of buildings against earthquakes has been tested in Japan on the tallest building to date…
Researchers from the National Research...
Study reveals the benefits of BIM
A new study has shown BIM offers substantial benefits to the construction sector, allowing information mobility and pushing down costs…
US firm Dodge Data &...