{"id":71129,"date":"2020-02-04T14:09:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T14:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=71129"},"modified":"2023-04-07T15:47:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T14:47:04","slug":"pbc-today-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/publication\/pbc-today-february-2020\/71129\/","title":{"rendered":"PBC Today February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to PBC Today\u00a0February 2020. In this issue, we hear from Victoria Hills, chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute<\/a>, who assesses the planning landscape in 2020<\/h2>\n

Elsewhere in this edition of PBC Today, Ibrahim Imam, co-founder of PlanRadar<\/a>, sets out five things the construction industry needs from Boris Johnson’s government<\/a>, while Simon Lewis and Michelle Essen of law firm Womble Bond Dickinson<\/a> look back at some of the key legal issues for the sector<\/a> in 2019 and what’s in store for the year ahead.<\/p>\n

There’s also a look at the Conservation Hierarchy, a new framework developed by the University of Oxford<\/a> to help projects achieve Biodiversity New Gain – improving infrastructure while protecting and enhancing the natural environment.<\/p>\n

In addition, Lachlan Anderson-Frank of planning consultancy Lichfields<\/a> examines the role of Garden Communities in housing delivery, Thomas Owen of Re:Space<\/a> discusses the seemingly cursed megaproject and Professor Robert Hairstans talks about the launch of the Trimble Technology Lab at Edinburgh Napier University<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There’s much more besides, from Jackie Maginnis of the MPBA<\/a> on the growth of modular construction and Homes England’s \u00a330m investment in ilke Homes to digital transformation in FM, fire safety post-Grenfell and tackling the accessible housing “timebomb”.<\/p>\n

Here’s a selection of what’s on offer in PBC Today February:<\/h3>\n
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    Assessing the planning landscape in 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Victoria Hills, chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute, looks at the key planning system issues that need to be addressed in 2020.<\/p>\n

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      Construction: A 2019 review \u2013 and 2020 preview<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Simon Lewis and Michelle Essen of WBD take a look at some of the key legal changes and industry developments for construction in 2019, and highlight a few things to expect in 2020.<\/p>\n

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        Achieving Biodiversity Net Gain on construction projects<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        The Conservation Hierarchy is a new framework developed by the University of Oxford to help construction projects achieve Biodiversity Net Gain – improving infrastructure while protecting and enhancing the natural environment.<\/p>\n

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          Construction: It\u2019s about more than bricks and mortar<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Emma Dickson, chair of the Construction Scotland Industry Leadership Group\u2019s<\/a> Skills Working Group, examines the challenge of recruiting \u2013 and retaining \u2013 the next generation of construction professionals.<\/p>\n

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            Email hacking in the construction industry: Who is liable?<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Michael Gerard of construction and engineering law firm Michael Gerard Solicitors<\/a> looks at the legalities and liabilities around the issue of email fraud.<\/p>\n

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              Let\u2019s get digital: How to engineer transformation<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              A new report from Mitie<\/a> looks at the rise of digital transformation in M&E services. Here, Carlo Alloni, managing director of technical services at Mitie, discusses the findings and the business benefits of embracing digital.<\/p>\n

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                2020: The year modular construction goes mainstream?<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                2020 must be a year of great change in affordable housing. Modular construction offers a solution, says Richard Hyams of architect astudio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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                  Public sector investment key to redefining the housebuilding industry<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  In November, Homes England announced \u00a330m to boost production at ilke Homes<\/a>\u2019 factory, marking the first time a UK government agency has directly invested in modular housing production. Executive chairman Dave Sheridan discusses the importance of the deal in the wider context of efforts to tackle the housing crisis.<\/p>\n

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                    Fire safety and competency in the post-Grenfell era<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Dr Dave Smith, export manager of the Fire Industry Association<\/a>, looks at the changing landscape for competency in the wake of the Grenfell disaster and Dame Judith Hackitt\u2019s review of fire safety and the Building Regulations.<\/p>\n

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                      HoME: New coalition to tackle the accessible housing \u201ctimebomb\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      A new coalition of campaigning organisations and housing associations are demanding action to ensure all new homes are accessible and adaptable.<\/p>\n

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