Planning, Building & Construction News

John Taylor, Publications Manager at BSRIA, explores what the move toward machine-readable information means for how buildings are designed.

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and BIM in Asset Management (BIMinAM) have launched a public consultation on new guidance aimed at improving the quality of as-built and handover information across construction projects.

Five new NISTA members have been appointed to the Expert Advisory Council to support government objectives in infrastructure delivery.

Morgan Sindall Construction is delivering a £17m new Greenway Junior School in Horsham, designed around flexible learning, inclusive spaces and low-carbon operation.

Hugh Simpson, chief executive of the ARB, discusses architectural professional access in the wake of their ongoing consultation.

With the Climate Change Committee warning that, 20 years after the passage of the Climate Change Act, the UK remains poorly prepared for the physical risks  brought about by climate change, Lee Adcock, group sustainability director at Genuit Group, argues that climate adaptation in the built environment increasingly comes down to delivery capability, rather than policy ambition alone.

Greater flexibility on funding is needed to ensure that SuDS not only deliver but are also affordable for everyone, says Jo Bradley, convenor of British Water’s Sustainable Water Management Focus Group

The Home Builders Federation has released new research calling for government support to boost UK road adoption.

Colin Rees, co-lead of consultancy at IES, discusses the Artificial Intelligence cooling problem in Europe and ways to handle it.

John Smith, technical director at Donaldson Timber Systems, explains that the key to achieving maximum benefit from offsite manufacturing is having the right technical conversations as early as possible.

The fall in output follows four consecutive increases in the three-monthly series, with strong growth in the three months to April and May of 1.3% and 1.5%, respectively.

Construction has spent more than 30 years diagnosing its productivity problem. Countless reviews have pointed to earlier collaboration and repeatable delivery. The industry broadly knows what to do. What it has lacked is the discipline, data and delivery model to do it  consistently, writes Jason Millett, CEO of Mace Construct

The 2026 Autumn Budget is looming, and the CECA are among the first construction organisations to submit evidence ahead of its reveal.

In part 2 of this series, Justin Kirby examines where site disconnects occur and asks whether plotting these issues along a maturity journey helps explain why current approaches stall.

A new report by RE:UK has exposed a weakness in not utilising the UK's rooftop solar capacity, saying we are missing out on 60GW of energy.

Three months on from the publication of the CLC's construction mental health code, the RVT Group examines its impact and future.

The white paper examines how responsibly sourced and properly protected wood can support more sustainable building choices while delivering durability, robust performance and architectural quality.

The first facility completed under the New Hospital Programme, the NHS National Rehabilitation Centre, has opened worth £107m.

Dave Philp FCIOB, chief value officer, Bentley Systems and chair of the CIOB Innovation & Digital Advisory Panel, explores how AI in construction has progressed over the years.

The Photovoltaic Fire Intelligence Network (PV-FIN) was established to improve the safety of solar PV systems through collaboration, research and the sharing of knowledge.

The latest Glenigan Construction Index highlights an industry that is still struggling to recover, but the worst may be behind it now.