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It has halted developments across the country, caused untold damage to existing housing stock and rendered some properties completely unsellable. How much do you know about Japanese knotweed? As the sun coaxes this nuisance from the ground, Joe Bradbury of buildingspecifier.com investigates: What is it? Japanese knotweed is a non-native outdoor plant which grows at […]
Our industry needs to change. To do this, we must cast a critical eye over our own behaviour and acknowledge our shortcomings; something many feel understandably hesitant to do. The bad news is that the UK construction industry is currently responsible for 45% of total UK carbon emissions, 32% of all landfill waste and is […]
The mortgage market review in the UK has displayed how it is getting increasingly harder to obtain a mortgage in Britain. It seems that many investors are now turning their gaze a little further afield in order to get a little more bang for their buck. Joe Bradbury of Building Specifier investigates: Research undertaken by […]
As the built environment moves towards becoming eco-friendly, buildingspecifier Editor Joe Bradbury posits the question – are we not seeing the wood for the trees in the quest for a viable green alternative? The construction industry accounts for almost 7% of the economy in the UK and we hold a 10% share of total employment. […]
According to the housing delivery test results released by the government, which shows that a third of local authorities are failing to address the housing crisis. The results show that 108 local authorities delivered fewer than 95% of the homes they need. This means that they must set out action plans to explain why they […]
Starts in the three months to April rose 7% against the preceding three months and were 4% higher than a year ago Residential starts were 4% lower than a year ago and unchanged on the preceding three months Non-residential project starts were 3% higher than a year ago, lifted by a rise in commercial work […]
Small house builders predict that skills shortages in the building industry will hamper housing delivery and will eventually overtake access to finance as a bigger barrier to building new homes, according to recent research conducted by industry experts, the Federation of Master Builders. Key results from the FMB’s House Builders’ Survey, the only annual assessment […]
A megaproject can be defined as a long term project that involves huge economic investment, vast complexity and precipitates a long-lasting impact on the economy, society and environment of the region in which it is being constructed. For profiles of five of the most startlingly expensive megaprojects currently in progress, see below: #5 – Dubailand, […]
The Apprenticeship Levy is exacerbating the construction skills shortage and must be reformed urgently. The latest statistics released by the Department for Education show that the number of new construction apprenticeship starts for January 2019 has fallen to 950 compared with 1,216 the previous year. In particular, the number of starts for Level 2 apprenticeships, […]
A 2.75% pay rise for construction workers has been agreed for the year ahead following successful pay negotiations between the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) and Unite the union. The Building and Allied Trades Joint Industrial Council (BATJIC) has agreed a one-year deal involving a 2.75% pay rise to come into effect in June 2019. […]
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