Planning, Building & Construction News

Howells and Soller have put forward proposals for NXQ, an 18-storey 'upside down' tower in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

With the increasing urgency for the UK to strengthen its resilience to extreme weather events, Dr Simon Driscoll and Dr Natalie Harvey from the University of Reading looks at the AI forecasting revolution and the mixed ability of this approach to capture a record-breaking windstorm.

CP1 (2020), the recognised Code of Practice for heat networks in the UK, will be made accessible to all, free of charge.

The modular housebuilder's tumultous year continues, as managing director of TopHat, Andrew Shepherd, will depart after four years.

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)has called for employers to help provide an up-to-date and detailed snapshot of the industry and its current workforce in the 2024 Workforce Census.

Martin Huber, CEO and co-founder of 3D modelling and spatial data company Amrax, discusses how 3D visualisation can help construction firms embed deeper circularity.

The Construction Plant Hire Association has written a letter to Transport secretary Mark Harper over the issue of embargo times, which restrict the hours in which large machinery can can be transported on roads.

The UK has officially exited its latest recession- but construction output was held back by the decline in housebuilding.

Peter Doyle, head of Health and Safety Services at Citation, spotlights some of the main challenges surrounding the Building Safety Act and explores where more clarity is needed to encourage industry-wide compliance throughout every stage of the building lifecycle.

Funding for accredited retrofit training and qualifications from The Retrofit Academy has been made available through the MOD's Enhanced Learning Credits Administration Service (ELCAS) scheme.

New polling by YouGov has revealed that half of people who object to new housing in their local area would support them if the homes were affordable to people on average local incomes and built on previously developed land.

As building standards evolve with new technologies, property managers navigate complex challenges. David Webb, Totalmobile managing director of Property & FM, explores what lies ahead for UK property management.

Brownfield is booming, with recent government funding pushing it to the top of every local council’s built environment agenda. Howel Morris, Rodgers Leask, welcomes the current flurry of activity, but is the next generation being primed to sustain the boom? 

The introduction of the new BSR is poised to revolutionise building standards. Established under the Building Safety Act 2022, the BSR is a distinct entity within the HSE, focusing on high-risk residential buildings. John Flathers and Richard Adams, Freeths, explore the legal and compliance implications.

Mark Reynolds will step down from leading the exective team at Mace, with Jason Millett taking up the new role of group chief executive.

The Quality Review Panel will test the fundamental design principles of planning proposals, playing a major role in the council’s commitment to exemplary, high-quality developments.

With the recent news of the Chancellor doubling funding for the UK’s AI sector, many businesses will be pausing to consider how they can harness the tool to improve processes within the structural engineering sector.

Both the CEC and CITB have reported an uptick in interest in construction careers amongst young people in the UK, which bodes well in the face of a skills shortage.