The widely anticipated Construction Industry Forecast 2021-2023 has found that, despite a challenging year, the sector looks set for growth with the value of underlying starts (projects with a construction value of less than £100m) [read more…]
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are ‘misleading’ indicators of zero carbon buildings and should no longer be used as official guides to help lower emissions, it has been warned. New analysis by Ingleton Wood shows actual [read more…]
In episode 16 of the Constructive Voices podcast, Henry McDonald discusses onerous construction contracts with Simon Dunkling of Arbicon. As the industry is experiencing challenge upon challenge with rising material costs, along with shortages in [read more…]
It is clear that prefabrication is rapidly altering the construction industry. Here, Shaun Hughes, Regional Sales Manager Southern UK, Victaulic, asks why so many are still lagging behind? It’s always rewarding to see the feedback [read more…]
With nearly 30 years’ experience in the Building Control Sector, Paul Armstrong left his role as an Approved Inspector (AI) at Assent Building Control to return to university, in order to pursue post graduate studies [read more…]
Civil engineering specialist GRAHAM has completed a project to improve the security of water supplies for Co Down and Belfast at Drumaroad Water Treatment Works, Castlewellan, in Northern Ireland. The scheme, delivered for Northern Ireland [read more…]
In episode 15 of the Constructive Voices podcast, Henry McDonald sits down with Cambridge lecturer, Darshil Shah, to discuss biomaterials in the built environment sectors. With the construction industry playing such an important role in [read more…]
Morgan Sindall Construction is collaborating with contingency power specialists Aggreko in an attempt to decarbonise construction sites across the UK. According to the National Federation of Builders’ 2019 Carbon Report, the UK’s construction industry accounted [read more…]
Widespread scepticism around the government’s current net-zero strategy amongst built environment professionals has been revealed by new research with 69% doubting its feasibility. The findings, published in the City of Tomorrow report by building performance [read more…]
Kubota (UK) Ltd has announced that FJS Plant Repairs Ltd is to become the first Kubota full-line dealer in the Republic of Ireland, with effect from today (1st November). As a natural expansion of its [read more…]
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