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NHBC announces Louise Minchin and Deborah Meaden for its new BEYOND ‘25 LIVE event

NHBC has announced renowned broadcaster, journalist and author Louise Minchin as its host for its upcoming BEYOND ‘25 LIVE event in March, with entrepreneur Deborah Meaden as a keynote speaker.

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A brighter future for our towns and cities

Keith Burge, Director at the Institute of Economic Development outlines the recommendations made to help under-performing towns and cities overcome their challenges… The Institute of...

Building Skills for the Future

CITB NI research indicates that whilst growth in the local construction industry is lagging behind the UK, construction employment in NI is expected to...

Preparing Europe’s cities for climate change impacts

Climate change is impacting and will continue to impact Europe. Are cities ready to face rising sea levels and temperatures and more extreme events...

The urban dimension of Cohesion Policy

Corina Crețu, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy outlines how Europe should be exploiting urban areas to their full potential… An important responsibility was bestowed upon me...

Introduction – PBC Today January 2016

Welcome to the first issue for 2016 – a year full of deadlines and expected changes for all in the construction sector. Steve Evans has...

Foreword

Steve Evans BSc (Hons) MBA C.Build.E FCABE Senior Area Technical Manager National House Building Council (NHBC) Hello and welcome to this edition of Planning and Building Control...

Government will commission 13,000 new homes

The government will take the role of national housebuilder as the PM is set to announce it will directly commission thousands of affordable new...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

All the team here at PBC Today would like to wish all our readers, clients and contributors a very Merry Christmas and a Happy...

2016 is the year for the construction industry to invest

Richard Threlfall, KPMG’s Head of Infrastructure, Building and Construction, forecasts a positive outlook for the construction industry in 2016 and calls on all businesses...

The modern role of land reclamation for housing

Andy Moffat and Danielle Sinnett of the British Land Reclamation Society summarise how land reclamation, or brownfield development, can be used to address a...

Firm pledges £100m housing investment

A new housing company has committed to investing around £100m in the social housing and mid-market rental sector… Ediston Homes has pledged to boost the...

Specification for 2016 – an analysis

After a successful inaugural year, ASSA ABLOY UK Specification looks ahead to 2016 and how it believes the construction industry will respond following a...

Peer review process ensures quality of access consultants

Whatever your trade or profession, credibility counts. You wouldn’t place an important legal matter in the hands of a bar room barrister any more than...

Infrastructure boosts new orders in Q3 2015

A strong quarter from the infrastructure sector has boosted the number of new construction orders… Infrastructure, which formed a major part of the government’s Spending...

New large-scale custom build pilot launched

Housing Minister Brandon Lewis has announced a new development has been selected as a national pilot for large-scale custom build… A development in Basingstoke has...

A million extra construction workers needed

A million extra workers need to join the house building industry if the country is to build new homes at the necessary rate, according...

Thousands of homes to be built on green belt

Councils will be allowed to build starter homes on green belt as planning laws are relaxed to meet the demand for properties… Strict rules surrounding...

Music industry could benefit from changes to the Planning Bill

The music industry has welcomed proposed amendments to the Planning Bill that would protect existing venues from new developments… Labour is pushing for new amendments...

Ealing’s new planning notification system criticised

The move from neighbour notification letters to lamp post site notices near proposed developments in Ealing has been criticised… The way in which Ealing’s planning...

Construction growth hits seven-month low

UK construction industry drops to a seven-month low during November due to the weakest expansion in housing activity since the middle of 2013… The latest...

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