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Young female worker using her digital tablet at a construction site

Actis backs the Women into Home Building programme

The Women into Home Building programme, aimed at encouraging more women into construction as a career, has been welcomed by insulation specialist Actis.
Ageing commercial and residential buildings waste energy, and with increasing mandates for sustainability, adaptive reuse may be the answer

Embracing adaptive reuse and resilient design

Our world isn’t static, and our buildings can’t be either. Ageing commercial and residential buildings waste energy, and new regulations increasingly mandate sustainability. Could adaptive reuse be the answer?

David Corfield invests in Sterling DCS to support growth

Former CCS UK co-founder and director, David Corfield, joins Sterling to drive innovation in pre-construction cost planning, estimating, and life cycle management.
CGI image of Birmingham Curzon Street Station

HS2 unveils new design for Birmingham Curzon Street Station

HS2 has revealed the newest updates to Birmingham Curzon Street Station in new designs intended to enhance passenger experience.
New residential estate, houses in England

Digital Markets, Competition & Consumer Act: A quick guide for housebuilders...

The Digital Markets, Competition & Consumer Act is expected to come into force this autumn and will herald a transformative shift in the UK’s digital landscape, with far-reaching implications for businesses across all sectors.
The tipped scissor lift that caused Balfour Beatty to be fined

Balfour Beatty fined by HSE after death of worker

Balfour Beatty are being fined by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a worker lost their life on the job and another worker was injured
New housing estate, similar to the kind the CALA group builds

CALA group sold to Ferguson Bidco Ltd

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) has announced the sale of the housebuilder CALA Group to Ferguson Bidco Limited.
Greenhaus, which Muse worked on, is a Passivhaus building

Muse joins the Passivhaus Trust

Muse, Morgan Sindall's nationwide placemaker and urban regeneration business, has joined the Passivhaus Trust.
The Net Zero stage will showcase all kinds of innovations

NRH to take over Net Zero stage at UKCW for a...

UK Construction Week (UKCW) has announced that the National Retrofit Hub (NRH) will take over the Net Zero stage on 02 October.

Construction professionals brace for autumn with Actis’ RIBA-approved CPD training

Architects, specifiers, builders and building control officers gear up for autumn with Actis' RIBA-approved CPD modules - 'Tomorrow's Insulation Solutions for Future Homes Standards' and 'Addressing the Performance Gap with Reflective Insulation'.

Birmingham’s Perry Barr development achieve SBD Gold standard

A number of residential apartments and commercial units within Birmingham’s Perry Barr development, including extra care homes, have achieved Secured by Design (SBD) Gold Awards for their security features.
Post the Paris 2024 Olympics, we must learn lessons about legacy and the role of technology in creating sustainable stadia developments

How BIM drives sustainable stadia developments for Olympic Games

Building life after the Olympics is about learning lessons about legacy and the role of technology in creating sustainable stadia developments, states Marc Nezet, chief strategy officer & chief division officer of the operate & manage division, Nemetschek Group.

How can field management software help landscaping professionals with their operations?

Landscaping professionals play a huge role in shaping our environment, from enhancing sustainability to ensuring the beauty and safety of our shared spaces. Discover five reasons why leading landscaping firms have chosen Re-flow to manage their field operations.
Jason Clarke (left) joins Caddick Construction as design director

Caddick Construction takes on new design director

Caddick Construction has taken on Jason Clarke to fill the role of design director, a newly created role for the company.
The Procurement Act 2023 has been delayed, putting updated policy on hold

Procurement Act 2023 pushed to February 2025

The UK Government has released a statement saying that the planned Procurement Act 2023 has been delayed to February 2025.

Former Autodesk VP Don Henrich joins Sterling DCS as an Advisor

Industry veteran Don Henrich Joins Sterling DCS as an Advisor to guide the company in expanding market research and accelerating growth in cost and carbon estimating solutions.

Woking based high-rise development prepared for superfast broadband

UK Connect has overseen the network transformation of Smart City high-rise development in Woking, Harrington Place.
The Labour sustainability conference will discuss using timber

Labour sustainability conference will discuss building 1.5m homes

A Labour homes conference in Liverpool will debate how to sustainably construct the targeted 1.5m new homes and tackling the housing crisis.
Glenigan September review shows construction starts are down

Glenigan September review shows construction starts down

Glenigan has released their September Construction Review, showing that construction starts are down as the industry awaits the October budget.
3D real-time visualisation through digital twins can create “living, breathing” building models that enhance collaboration, sustainability and innovation, writes Dr Jimmy Abualdenien, head of digital twin product at the Nemetschek Group

Seeing is believing: Building trust with 3D visualisations and digital twins

3D real-time visualisation through digital twins can create “living, breathing” building models that enhance collaboration, sustainability and innovation, writes Dr Jimmy Abualdenien, head of digital twin product at the Nemetschek Group.
The new construction framework promotes a circular economy

New construction framework can help government manage waste

Reconomy have launched a new construction framework intended to help the new government to reform construction waste management.
Engineer checking gas cylinders, of the kind the Scottish green hydrogen plant could produce

Scottish green hydrogen plant still bogged down after four years

A Scottish green hydrogen plant is still awaiting its construction start four years after the plans were revealed.
Chris Timmins, Morro Partnerships managing director, and councillor Steve Evans, City of Wolverhampton council deputy leader and cabinet member for housing, at the site of the new sustainable bungalows

Construction begins on sustainable bungalows in Wolverhampton

Eight new sustainable bungalows have begun construction in Bushbury, Wolverhampton, supported by a £600,000 grant.
Engineering Consulting people on construction site holding blueprint in his hand and control workflow of the new building.

Professional indemnity insurance contract: A guide for construction and design professionals

Understand your Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) contract with this guide from Clarke Williams, tailored specifically for professionals in the construction and design industry, such as electrical engineers, architects, and contractors.
New construction companies have a high failure rate

43% of new construction companies failed in last five years

An analysis by AB Drylining on information provided by Companies House has shown that between 2019 and 2023, 43% of new construction companies failed.
Woman celebrating the landmark victory, quashing the Cumbrian coal mine

Cumbrian coal mine deemed unlawful

Planning permission has been removed for a controversial Cumbrian coal mine as the High Court has deemed it unlawful.