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Planning permission granted for 1,420 acre development

Planning permission has been granted for a new training facility aimed at the manufacturing, engineering, and technology sectors Bond Bryan’s submission for planning permission to...

Wynne Construction wins four contracts worth £30m

Welsh construction firm Wynne Construction has been awarded a series of contracts worth a total of £30m Four contracts worth some £30m have been awarded...

Diverse developments bring different demands

Ian Streets of About Access Ltd explains how diverse developments require a separate set of procedures when considering accessibility… The variances which may give rise...

The UK planning system – fit for purpose?

In the first of a two-part article discussing the British planning system, Christian Hilber, Associate Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of...

Healthy towns scheme to be piloted by the NHS

This week NHS England announced 10 new towns will form the pilot of a new healthy town initiative… Ten new towns across England are set...
energy efficiency

Online platform improves building energy efficiency

An online platform designed for city planners, industry, and energy stakeholders can cut energy use in European cities… An online platform has succeeded in cutting...

LGA warns starter homes are unaffordable

A new analysis has suggested the government’s discounted starter homes scheme is not affordable for the majority of first-time buyers… The starter homes scheme is...
land reclamation

The modern role of land reclamation for housing

How land reclamation, or brownfield development, can be used to address a housing shortage, returning land into ‘beneficial use’…

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...

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...
50 years

50 years of Architectural Technology

As the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists celebrates its 50th anniversary, Graham Paterson MCIAT and Tahar Kouider MCIAT summarise how the organisation is embracing...
BIM

What’s new about BIM?

Nick Nisbet, Director at AEC3 Ltd and Technical Coordinator for buildingSMART asks whether BIM is so new, after all…    Last year I was challenged to...
Manchester University plans £350m engineering campus

Manchester University plans £350m engineering campus

Outline plans to invest £350m to create a new engineering campus have been put forward by the University of Manchester… A new ambitious engineering campus...
NHS England to trial healthy towns scheme

NHS England to develop healthy towns scheme

News towns or schemes of more than 250 homes will form part of a new NHS England initiative to trial design ideas and digital...

The Stars of our Future

Over 400 people attended the CPA ‘Stars of the Future’ ceremony at this year’s Plantworx, to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the young people...

Plantworx 2015 – deemed a huge success!

Louise Murphy of The Construction Equipment Association provides highlights of this year’s Plantworx Construction Machinery Show… The 2nd Plantworx Construction Machinery Show drew to a...

PROFILE: What’s new about BIM?

Nick Nisbet, Director at AEC3 Ltd and Technical Coordinator for buildingSMART asks whether BIM is so new, after all…  Last year I was challenged to...
Chancellor urged to reconsider zero carbon homes decision

Chancellor urged to reconsider zero carbon homes decision

Over 200 business and industry leaders have written to George Osborne urging him to reconsider the decision to axe zero carbon home standards... Last week...
Plantworx 2015 – deemed a huge success!

Plantworx 2015 – deemed a huge success!

Louise Murphy of The Construction Equipment Association provides highlights of this year’s Plantworx Construction Machinery Show… The 2nd Plantworx Construction Machinery Show drew to a...
The Stars of our Future

The Stars of our Future

Over 400 people attended the CPA ‘Stars of the Future’ ceremony at this year’s Plantworx, to celebrate the outstanding achievements of the young people...
About access

Access audits will clear the way for more customers

Never mind narrow doorways which create difficulties for someone with a disability. A bigger problem is narrow thinking, and that’s the main issue that...

PROFILE: The fabric of thermal comfort

When we typically spend 90% of our time indoors or in vehicles, it’s fair to say that the buildings we live, work or play...
bim

Educating BIM: Changing the face of construction

The key to the success in transforming the construction industry to operate at Level 2 BIM by 2016 now lies very much with education and training providers.
fire

Suppressing the fire

An effective sprinkler system can reduce a multitude of costs from fire and here, Steve Mills, BAFSA Fire & Service Co-ordinator provides the evidence. Since...
The importance of insulating school buildings

The importance of insulating school buildings

Tony Millichap, Technical Manager at Kingspan Insulation Ltd discusses the significance of insulating school buildings in line with building regulations. With pupil numbers on the...
engineering

Engineering the stars of our future

The Construction Plant-hire Association discuss the benefits and the importance of apprentices for the construction, mechanical and engineering sector. In May 2013 at the inaugural...