RICS research reveals the potential of BIM
New research reports from the RICS have shown the potential of BIM in the built environment
Three new research reports from the Royal Institute of...
Government sounds “death knell” for zero carbon homes
The UK Green Building Council has today responded to the announcement that the government does not intend to proceed with the zero carbon Allowable...
Brownfield planning rules may be relaxed to boost house building
Chancellor George Osborne is pushing plans to change the rules surrounding brownfield sites in a bid to increase house building across England...
Housing developments on...
Iconic London building named most sustainable
The iconic “Walkie Talkie” building has been recognised as one of London's most sustainable buildings...
The iconic building at 20 Fenchurch Street, London, has been...
Canary Wharf to trial smart city technology
Canary Wharf Group is set to pilot new technologies as the latest winners of the Cognicity Challenge are announced...
The Cognicity Challenge is a competition...
Builder charged after carrying out dangerous gas work
A Suffolk builder has received a substantial fine after being found guilty of undertaking dangerous gas work at a residence...
David Liptrott, Stonham, Suffolk, has...
BIM and COBie: Singing from the same spreadsheet
Matt Crunden, Training and BIM Manager at Legrand and member of the BIM4M2 Working Group, explores the premise of the PDT and highlights why...
Five radical ideas for improving the planning system
Professor Yvonne Rydin of UCL’s Bartlett School of Planning presents five ideas that could result in a planning system that delivers a strategy that...
The Future of BIM
The Future of BIM – that is quite a bold topic to tackle for my first article. So first off maybe I ought to...
Planning (Wales) Act receives Royal Assent
Royal Assent has been given for the first separate planning Act since it was devolved in Wales...
Planning in Wales took a step forward yesterday...
Lancaster village receives planning consent
A new project to construct 50 properties in a village near Lancaster has gained outline planning consent...
Harrison Pitt Architects has negotiated a deal to...
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...