Amid the current UK multi-residential development boom, the majority of contractors and consultants claim sustainability will be the most important design issue over the next ten years, according to an industry report. In contrast, the [read more…]
The speed of the economic recovery is already revealing cracks in the building services labour market, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). During a webinar hosted by the association, recruitment experts warned that [read more…]
Works are progressing at pace at ‘The Residence’ – a new residential development on Kirkstall Road in the central Leeds district – due for completion later this spring. Developer KMRE Group Ltd is bringing to [read more…]
The first ever social housing scheme in Powys to reach Passivhaus standard has been handed over. Pave Aways building contractors has completed the seven energy efficient homes in a £1.3m development it built in Sarn, [read more…]
Over the last year, the pandemic has impacted the built environment abruptly and in profound ways. Here, Philip Watson, Director and Head of Design at HLM Architects, outlines how the changing landscape has impacted on [read more…]
The collapse of corporate giant Carillion in January 2018 highlighted a culture of financial deviance embedded at the heart of the UK construction sector, according to research by London South Bank University (LSBU). The research [read more…]
This week has seen the launch of Constructive Voices, a brand new magazine-style podcast that aims to share stories and interviews from across the construction industry. Topics include, but are not limited to, mental and [read more…]
For more than 60 years, measuring tools from the German manufacturer Stabila have been available in the UK. Over the years, more and more craftsmen and construction professionals have come to rely on Stabila’s permanently [read more…]
Over a year on from the first lockdown, Paul Ruddick, CEO at Reds10, asks what lessons UK construction has learnt from the pandemic, as the industry strives to return to some sort of normality. It [read more…]
Mates in Mind, the Mental Health Charity, has launched a short film highlighting the importance of understanding and addressing workplace stress as part of its activities supporting Stress Awareness Month. Chris, a 30-year veteran of [read more…]
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