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Councils sell thousands of public buildings every year
More than 4,000 publicly owned buildings and spaces are being sold off every year by councils in England, according to a Freedom of Information request by community charity Locality
Resource efficiency in construction could answer carbon emissions
UK emissions are expected to exceed the government’s fourth and fifth carbon budgets, which set emissions targets in the 2020s and 2030s. However, new research shows that improving resource efficiency in the construction sector alone could halve projected excess carbon emissions in the 2020s
Why BIM is here to stay
April marked the two-year anniversary of BIM Level 2 mandate, yet industry reports suggest that the adoption of BIM remains slow. However, Lucy Abbott, BIM director of Wates Group, believes the benefits of BIM for design teams, clients and end users mean it is here to stay
Interserve suffer £244m loss in 2017
Contractor Interserve has reported a pre-tax loss of £244m, citing an “inefficient operating model and excessive cost structure” as it continues to combat a series of under-performing contracts
Government backs innovation for good quality homes
Ministers will today (25 April) call on industry to embrace the latest innovations to make sure the good quality homes that the country needs are being built
CITB launches its new Training Model
A new system aimed at accessing training and grants from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has been launched. The new Training Model and Grants Scheme is a fundamental feature of CITB’s Vision 2020 programme
New build completions up 16% but fall short of government targets
New figures from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government show an encouraging 16% year-on-year increase in new build dwelling completions in 2017 but the numbers fall considerably short of the government’s target of 300,000 by the mid-2020s
BSRIA reveals case studies in celebration of National Apprenticeship Week
BSRIA is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2018 (NAW 2018) – running from 5-9 March 2018 – which brings together employers and apprentices from across England to celebrate the success of apprenticeships
McAvoy announces record year & £20m of new projects
The McAvoy Group, one of the UK’s leading offsite construction specialists, has announced a record financial year, accomplishing a 10% growth in turnover to £60m
BSRIA supports renewable heat incentive reform
BSRIA has announced its support of the “reformed and refocused scheme” for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) issued by the Government on 9 February following an industry-wide consultation
Construction output expected to decline in the education sector
Following four years of consistent growth for construction output in the education sector, forecasts have indicated that output will decline slightly over the next three years before returning to growth in 2020 and 2021
BSRIA calls for more social housing to combat homelessness
BSRIA has commented on the announcement by MPs that said homelessness in England is a "national crisis" and the government's attitude to tackling it is "unacceptably complacent"
Opportunity knocks – but can the construction industry deliver?
Will the New Year bring hearty helpings of opportunity for the construction industry or a skills shortage hangover? David Edwards of Place-Make examines the evidence
Going offsite is the solution to the UK’s housing crisis: Discuss
Well, not quite the only solution but offsite is certainly a solution that can shake things up, says Ian Pannell of Buildoffsite
The two faces of digital transformation
As the public sector progresses beyond digital implementation to evolution, Idox shares its views on how a people-centred approach to digitisation can help organisations...
Council planning departments missing out on £70m, LGA warns
Council planning departments are set to miss out on an extra £70m by the end of the financial year, ‘hampering’ their ability to process applications, if the Government does not urgently bring forward measures to increase planning fees, the LGA has warned
DCLG research contributes to fair funding review
The Communities and Local Government Committee has published independent analysis suggesting ways in which the current needs and funding assessments for councils could be made simpler
Hammond announces more money for rail network
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced further investment in the UK rail network and an extra £300m to improve rail links in northern England
Delivering a digital transformation strategy – A review of the GDS
More than six months on from the Government’s Digital Transformation Strategy, Idox’s Steven McGinty reviews the current situation, looking at the champions of, and opposition to, the Government Digital Service
Javid launches social housing Green Paper
Communities and Local Government Secretary, Sajid Javid, has announced at the NHF conference that the government will launch a social housing Green Paper
Can the construction supply chain deliver BIM Level 2?
Tata Steel’s Alex Small highlights the challenges of implementing BIM Level 2 for an industry largely made up of small and medium-sized enterprises
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Government will fail on its promise to deliver a million new...
The Labour party has accused the government of dropping their pledge to build a million new homes during this parliament and failing to be transparent
How NHS Estates are developing BIM, the NEC3 contracts and IoT
How the NHS Estates are developing BIM, the NEC3 and IoT are all addressed in an interview with Karl Redmond, Director of both BIM4HEALTH and BIM4SME UK Groups.
The UK planning system – Proposals for reform
In the final instalment of a two-part article discussing the British planning system, Christian Hilber, Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of...
BIM Level 3 & Beyond
The BIM Level 3 & Beyond | Moving Forward After Level 2 event held on 29th June 2016 at the University of Manchester proved...
The UK BIM Alliance – and about time too
The UK BIM Alliance will officially launch in October, but why do we need it? John Eynon, Joint Chair of BIM Regions UK and...