Plans for a smart town with 1,500 homes within the New Forest National Park, Hampshire have been scrapped, with the plan described as no longer "viable".
Vincent Matthews, head of UK marketing at SFS, discusses the benefits of working with a product manufacturer in construction to select an appropriate system solution.
Net zero, the skills shortage, RAAC, extreme weather, infrastructure opportunities and tool theft- there's plenty to watch out for in construction in 2024.
JCT has launched new Construction Administration Model Forms for use with the 2016 edition of its Standard Building Contract, Design and Build Contract, and Intermediate Building Contract families.
Urban trees are often blamed for subsidence claims and issues – but before reaching for the chainsaw, consider the many benefits they offer to our buildings and wellbeing, says Andrew D Thompson of Anglia Ruskin University.
National Highways, the government-owned company responsible for operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major roads, has embraced geospatial technology that, for the first time gives staff a real-time view of the network.
Insurers may impose tracking warranties for plant and equipment during the winter holidays. Understanding and complying with these requirements is crucial to maintaining insurance policy coverage, especially for high-value equipment left in vehicles overnight.
Ruth Skidmore, social impact lead at Meeting Place, discusses the importance of social value and the potential it can deliver for communities across the UK.
Specialist sciences developer Mission Street and BGO have secured resolution to grant planning consent for a purpose-built commercial science scheme totaling 180,000 sq ft.
The housing secretary is widely expected to relax or scrap greenbelt housing targets as part of revisions to the much-delayed National Planning Policy Framework
The Royal Institute of British Architects's Future Trends Report for November 2023 suggests that both workloads and staffing will fall in the coming months.
Barbour ABI's latest analysis reveals a staggering 14% decline in overall contract awards, with market confidence hitting a new low and planning applications plummeting by 23%.
Assent delivers building control solutions on over 30,000 projects annually; our growing network of 60+ offices means that we are always within one hour of a site anywhere in England and Wales.
Kate Morement, head of risk and compliance, Assent, says much progress has been made by women in construction over the last 20 years, but there is still more to be done.
