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Predictions for the construction industry in 2025

Chelsea Mace, trainee solicitor in construction law at Clarke Willmott, discusses her predictions for the construction industry in 2025.

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Airtightness topic guide published

BSRIA has relaunched a topic guide for airtightness as part of a drive to provide information and answer key questions… The first release of the BSRIA’s ‘At...

Landscape industry CDM 2015 guidance agreed

CDM 2015 guidance has been agreed between the Landscape Industry and the Health and Safety Executive… The Landscape Institute and Health and Safety Executive have...

Update for building standards

Building standards are set to undergo a consultation to develop a new framework for BREEAM assessment… A consultation will take place on a draft Strategic...

Taking the Building Regulations Online

The team at SpecifiedBy recently converted the Building Regulations Approved Documents for England & Wales into web format. Founder Darren Lester talks through some...

Durability challenges for new and existing reinforced concrete structures

Concrete and reinforced/pre-stressed concrete is and will be the main construction material for civil engineering infrastructure, ETH Zurich explains...

Amendments to Building Regulations set to come into force in October

Amendments to Building Regulations will come into force on 1 October 2015. Planning and Building Control Today outlines what to expect... Earlier this year the...

BS 8895-2 – Reducing waste during building projects

New standard helps construction sector reduce waste during building projects... BSI, the business standards company, has published BS 8895-2 Designing for material efficiency in building...

Belfast builder sentenced over substandard extension work

A Belfast builder has been sentenced to community service after failing to complete two house extensions to a professional standard... Peter Hales, who was trading...

RICS Building Control conference

The RICS will host a conference dedicated to building control in Birmingham on the 22 September... A one day conference dedicated to building control is...

Implementing the Housing Standards Review

Paul Wilkins, Chair of the ACAI examines how the Housing Standards Review will be implemented by both building control and councils… October 2015 sees the...

Warranties vs Insurance

Warranties vs Insurance – which cover is best? Kim Vernau, chief executive officer at BLP Insurance explains There is, and always has been, debate in...

Warranties vs Insurance – which cover is best?

Kim Vernau, Chief Executive Officer at BLP Insurance explains which is best, warranties or insurance?

Implementing the Housing Standards Review

Paul Wilkins, Chair of the ACAI examines how the Housing Standards Review will be implemented by both building control and councils

The underlying requirement and guidance in BS 7543:2015

Stephanie Kosandiak, Lead Programme Manager at BSI and Kathryn Bourke, Technical Author of building components durability standard, BS 7543 discuss its fit with service...

A crossroads for Building Control and fire engineering professions

The FIA Fire Engineering Council highlight the current confusion surrounding Regulation 9 and the options for both Building Control and the fire engineering professions...

NHBC: Building control for major builders

A recent discussion with major builders and the NHBC provided guidance and clarification surrounding the Housing Standards Review and its impact on the industry....

Structural warranty — a guarantee of quality

PBC Today sheds light on the structural warranty market and how it can guarantee a level of quality for newly built homes and commercial...

Global body launched to standardise building costs

More than 30 professional bodies will work together to standardise the cost of building on a global scale... In an attempt to create global building...

Engineered fire safety

Adrian Pargeter, Head of Technical and Product Development for Kingspan Insulation details how to reach compliance for fire safety concerning external wall constructions of...

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...

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