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Project partners promoting inclusion in construction
Ian Streets of About Access discusses inclusion in construction and how feedback from consultation around a road improvement project has resulted in a group of major construction companies working together to minimise the negative impact of their work on neighbours and disabled people.
Futurologist predicts construction technology by 2075
A report examining the role that technology will play in the construction industry in the future has highlighted that drones, 3D printing and roofs made from recycled plastic bottles will all be possible by 2025
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
Thoughts from the shovel face: The time value of… information
Paul Nathanail, managing director of specialist environmental consultancy Land Quality Management Ltd discusses land contamination and remediation, and the requirement for sound site investigation
Land contamination is...
Affordable Housing: A Focus on Construction
The Homeowners Survey of 2018 states that people living in the UK today are more concerned about property prices and availability of homes than they were 5 years ago. With home quality also a concern these findings equate to an overall lack of confidence in the housing sector
Wates bans single-use plastic cups on London scheme
Wates Residential has banned single-use plastic cups on one of its London developments and is looking to roll out the policy to all of its sites.
Ombudsman services reveal findings of housing dialogue
Ombudsman Services (OS) has today (2 May) released the findings of Building Balance, its major dialogue looking at how complaints should be handled in the housing sector in order to better protect consumers
Government to review carbon monoxide alarms
Housing Minister Dominic Raab has announced a government review into the rules that require carbon monoxide alarms to be fitted in homes across England
Reinventing the home: Designing the world’s first freeform 3D printed house
A project in Tennessee is testing a “revolutionary” design to reinvent the modern home using 3D printing technology
Legal & General establish affordable housing division
Insurance specialists Legal & General have set up a new dedicated affordable housing division, to continue its ambitions in the housebuilding sector
Report reveals inadequate accessible housing now a ‘major barrier’
A new report from the charity Papworth Trust has revealed that the issues the disabled face when searching for adequate housing are now a major barrier to independent living
Aquobex – Flood Resilience?
In this ebook, design and engineering specialist Aquobex looks at how houses can be made more resistant to flooding to prevent water getting in and, if it does, more resilient to help ensure that families can be back in their homes in weeks rather than months.
Inquiry told offsite held back by ‘lack of trust’
A parliamentary inquiry has been told that procurement models must change and construction companies need to overcome a “lack of trust” if offsite manufacture...
London social housing estate achieves UK’s first blockchain energy trade
Verv has completed the UK’s first energy trade using blockchain technology as part of regulator Ofgem’s Sandbox initiative to test innovative services and business models not possible under current regulation
Swan Housing Group awarded BOPAS accreditation
BLP Insurance has announced that Swan Housing Group, one of the leading regeneration housing associations in the UK, has secured BOPAS (Buildoffsite Property Assurance Scheme) accreditation for its precision engineered, modular, cross-laminated timber (CLT) homes
CPA reveals Construction Output to flatline in 2018
Latest economic forecasts from the Construction Products Association (CPA) reinforce its view that 2018 will likely see no growth in industry output, however, the picture for 2019 looks a little better
Regulation changes create ‘uncertainty’ for landlords
Nearly one in five landlords (18.2%) say they find it ‘impossible’ to keep up with constant regulation changes, according to a new survey by property marketplace TheHouseshop.com
Urban regeneration project gains £5m backing from Scottish Power
Scottish Power has made a commitment to provide £5m worth of sponsorship over five years to an urban regeneration project run by entrepreneur Marie Macklin
Homeowners Survey 2018 exposes ‘serious’ housing problems
UK adults are more concerned about property prices and availability today than at any point in the last five years, according to the Homeowners Survey 2018
Construction Verification Grows Up…
The use of 3D BIM models constantly updated by multiple sources of data are becoming increasingly common in construction – but how do we ensure the finished article matches its as-designed “digital twin”? FARO’s Vito Marone discusses state-of-the-art construction verification techniques
£250m Sighthill TRA regeneration progresses
Glasgow City Council has signed an agreement with Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) and Keepmoat Homes to build 800 homes and retail/commercial properties at the Sighthill Transformational Regeneration Area (TRA)
A third of millennials may never own their own home, says...
According to research from the Resolution Foundation, generations of young people in the UK will not own their own home and will be more likely to rent a property for the entirety of their lives
CIEH insist government must improve dangerous housing
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has said the government should ensure there is an “urgent improvement” to dangerous housing across the UK – starting with carbon monoxide alarms as a requirement for all Private Rented Sector (PRS) properties
Study reveals the ‘easiest’ and ‘hardest’ places to gain planning permission
A recent survey by home improvement professionals at Everest gathered geographical data by DCLG to reveal the 10 areas most likely to accept or decline minor planning permissions
Organisations urge NPPF upholds Garden City principles
Over 50 organisations – including councils, professional bodies and trade associations – have urged the government to reinstate the reference to Garden City principles in the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
Government to consult on proposals to toughen testing for cladding systems
Stricter new rules designed to strengthen fire testing for cladding systems on residential buildings were published for consultation yesterday (11 April) by Housing Secretary Sajid Javid