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From averages to answers: Why BIM still needs product-level carbon data

It’s time to put product-level carbon data into the BIM model while design decisions are still open, says Phanos Hadjikyriakou, co-founder of 2050 Materials.
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Housing can be a catalyst for thriving places

Tom Butler, policy and places adviser at the UK Green Building Council, discusses its new Regenerative Places Framework for Housing.
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Industry and academics partner to help overcome Grenfell ‘chimney effect’

The devastating ‘chimney effect’ that contributed to the rapid spread of smoke and fire at London’s Grenfell Tower in 2017 is being tackled by a research project between specialists at the University of Hertfordshire and construction firm Ambar Kelly.
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Trust and training gaps create barriers to heat pump adoption, research finds

UK households are open to adopting heat pumps, but significant barriers around knowledge, trust and installer training could make it harder to translate that appetite into widespread heat pump adoption.
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AI in construction needs a test that goes beyond a convincing answer

How construction teams can test AI assistants against real project records, check sources, control actions and measure useful work after human review.
Health & Safety News

The health risks we cannot see are still putting construction workers at risk

Héléne Watson, safety, health, environment and quality (SHEQ) manager at Watson, argues that construction needs to broaden its definition of safety, moving beyond immediate incidents to consider what repeated exposure to risk could mean for someone’s health years from now.
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Glenigan’s Building Materials Forecast predicts future product demand

Glenigan has announced the launch of Building Materials Forecast, a new subscription service that forecasts future demand for construction products and materials across the UK.
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Impact of Part L and the Future Homes Standard on timber frame housebuilding

The Future Homes Standard is a keystone of the government’s emissions reductions strategy - and timber frame construction is recognised as a prime route to compliance.
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Phase 1 of Bury Interchange redevelopment to deliver huge improvements for the town

Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Transport for Greater Manchester to carry out Phase 1 of Bury Interchange’s regeneration, worth £17.9m.
Digital Construction News

What changes when digital is naturally the way construction works?

Colin Bell, digital and data director, Kier Construction, asks what happens when we stop thinking about digital as a separate initiative and make it part of how construction projects are delivered every day.
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The Great British Grid is only half the answer: Britain also needs flexible demand

The new publicly owned Great British Grid tackles a real bottleneck. But building more network is only half the answer. We also need to see, and trust, the flexibility already sitting in our buildings, writes Professor Jacopo Torriti of the University of Reading.
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Deal secured to build UK’s largest electricity substation

The project will deliver major new electricity infrastructure and support the Tees Valley’s growing industrial and clean energy ambitions.
HR & Skills News

Can the government’s Construction Jobs Plan build the workforce we need?

The Construction Jobs Plan is a welcome and necessary step, but it will only succeed if employers have confidence in the pipeline of work, explains Neil Kelly, partner and head of land & development at Bidwells.
Construction Technology News

Digital twins earn their place when operators can trust the next decision

Explore how digital twins support building and infrastructure operations through clear use cases, validated models, reliable data and maintained asset links.
Health & Safety News

Drugs and alcohol on site: Policy and practicalities

Ben Powell, chair of the Chartered Institute of Building’s health, safety and wellbeing advisory panel, on why having a policy on drugs and alcohol is key for your company and its people.
Planning & Construction News

Construction financial health remains unstable in challenging market

BTG’s latest Red Flag Alert for Q3 2026 has revealed that construction has the second-highest number of businesses in financial distress as the sector continues to face a myriad of cost, supply chain and regulatory challenges.
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Heat pump demand jumped by 58% in October, research finds

The UK is seeing a surge in demand for heat pumps as a result of possible cuts to government schemes and rising energy prices.
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Finding the picture on the box: The missing mental model in smart buildings

Justin Kirby asks how the built environment sector expects to bridge project delivery and live operations without a clear pipeline map for smart buildings.
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How can sustainability in construction be consistently measured?

Consistently delivering sustainability in construction, project after project, is proving much harder, according to the NBS Sustainable Futures Report 2026: The state of sustainability across the construction lifecycle.
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UPDATE: What the 2026 Autumn Budget means for construction

PBC Today explores policies announced for housing, energy prices, devolution and development announced as part of the Autumn Budget and what they mean for construction.
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COP31: Turning climate ambition into action for the built environment

Ahead of her visit to COP31 in Turkey, CIOB head of sustainability, Amanda Williams, shares her thoughts on what the global climate conference could and should deliver for the built environment sector.

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