May 7th General Election – Who gets the planning vote?
With a General Election weeks away, it is not a bad time to see who is offering what to that part of the electorate...
Finding a planning framework to support communities
Cllr Ken Browse, Chair of the National Association of Local Councils outlines concerns arising from the NPPF and why we need a planning framework...
Foreword
Steve Evans BSc (Hons) MBA C.Build.E FCABE Senior Area Technical Manager, National House Building Council (NHBC)
Shortly before the dissolution of Parliament, the coalition government...
Kier confirms Mouchel takeover
Building group Kier has announced it will acquire Mouchel in a £265m deal that will give the group a new order book of £9.3bn...
Mouchel,...
The issue of fees for a party wall
Sara Burr, Chair of The Pyramus and Thisbe Club warns of the potential under the Party Wall etc Act 1996 of escalating fees should...
Stamp duty help for first-time buyers
Ed Miliband has promised to provide assistance for first-time buyers if Labour win the General Election on 7 May...
Ed Miliband has announced plans to...
Sustainable building the RE-Fab way
David Simpson MRTPI, Planning Advisor for the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) examines the RE-Fab approach and its potential to allow for the...
Demolition training facilities to expand
New facilities to increase the number of training places in demolition, health and safety, and construction have been purchase by the National Demolition Training...
BIM4FitOut – Tools of trade
Mark Norton, Chair of BIM4FitOut and ISG’s Head of BIM for Fitout and Engineering Services describes the latest tools on offer to encourage and...
Decline in public sector building work
The RICS construction report has revealed a decline in the amount of public sector building work taking place in Northern Ireland
Despite an increase in...
The NBS BIM Toolkit evolution
Stephen Hamil, Director of Design and Innovation at the NBS, outlines how the NBS BIM Toolkit has been received around the country and what...
Businesses can benefit from construction projects
CBI Wales has called for businesses to be ready to make the most of investment in major construction projects, in particular the electrification of...
Plans submitted for 2,000 homes in Warwickshire
Outline planning permission has been submitted to the local council for a new development comprising of 2,000 homes
The development of 2,000 new homes near...
The INCA Manifesto – A future for EWI
INCA has published a manifesto ahead of the General Election calling on any future government to set out a clear role for EWI as...
Oxfordshire shopping centre expansion approved
Plans to expand a shopping centre in Oxfordshire by almost a quarter have been approved by the local council's planning committee
Oxfordshire shopping centre Bicester...
Construction projects in Cumbria worth £8.7bn
New research has revealed the amount of construction taking place in Cumbria over the next three years is worth £8.7bn
The pipeline analysis, which was...
The BIM menu of information
Steve Thompson, Chair of BIM4M2 and Market Manager for Construction and Infrastructure at Tata Steel discusses the game-changing potential in efficiency improvements that BIM...
CDM 2015 for Facilities Management
Mike Packham, Partner of Bernard Williams Associates and BIFM member examines how the new CDM regulations are likely to impact the FM sector…
Like many...
The government is a driving force behind BIM
A new survey has revealed the government is a major driving force behind the adoption of Building Information Modelling
Building Information Modelling (BIM) has continued...
BIM for coastal defences: Identifying data
In the second of a series of interviews with Carl Green, Head of Engineering Services for Wyre Council, we follow the progress throughout the...
Planning permission disrupted by the election
Housing developer Persimmon said the General Election is causing disruption to the planning process...
British housebuilder firm Persimmon said it has been difficult to win...
Northern Ireland’s housing market on the rise
A new survey has revealed the housing market in Northern Ireland saw an increase during the month of March
According to a new survey from...
Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015: Training
Training
Effective training should enable all of the dutyholders to achieve compliance with the regulations in an efficient and cost-effective way, achieving the objectives of...
New regulations miss electrical danger
Phil Buckle, Director General at the campaigning charity Electrical Safety First explains why the government’s response to the review of the Private Rented Sector...
The NIA insulation service
The National Insulation Association (NIA) announces the introduction of a new service for Local Authorities and Housing Associations looking for insulation companies to work...
The Greens would scrap NPPF
In its manifesto, the Green Party revealed plans to repeal the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), instead focusing on collaborative national spatial plans...
The Green Party revealed...