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The pace of increase in workloads in the construction market continues to slow, according to the latest RICS UK Construction Market Survey, extending a trend that goes back to the middle of last year. This flatter picture is visible across all sectors; 17% more respondents reported a rise in activity over the previous three months […]
(image courtesy of City & Country) Plans to build new homes on the site of a former grade II-listed prison in Portsmouth have been given the go-ahead. Portsmouth City Council has approved City & Country’s planning application to construct 230 new homes at the site of the former Kingston Prison. The Ministry of Justice sold […]
The British Property Federation (BPF) today called on government to consider a raft of policy measures to support real estate, following the publication of a RICS report showing a significant decline in confidence, activity and investor interest in UK commercial real estate. The RICS UK Commercial Property Market Survey for Q2 2016 showed that investment […]
After an eventful final week of June with a series of shocks sent through the economy, the construction sector managed to hold strong, with new orders reaching £6.2 billion on the month, the highest figure of any month so far in 2016. According to the June edition of the Economic & Construction Market Review from […]
In construction, bringing a scientific approach to the design of a building that commits to an energy standard is not the easiest of things to achieve. When Passive House caught the imagination of those seeking answers to achieving an energy standard capable of dealing with today’s environmental problems, it seemed it would become the template […]
Construction professionals have stressed how despite the fallout following Brexit, we must focus our efforts on combatting the looming skills crisis by prioritising the introduction of new initiatives to attract workers into the various sectors that span the construction industry. Thinking ahead Chris Wood, CEO of Develop Training Limited, the UK’s leading training specialist in […]
The new Secretary of State for transport, pledged to continue backing HS2, following uncertainty around the project post-Brexit. On a BBC Radio 4 interview, Chris Grayling promised not to scrap plans for high speed 2, despite suggestions having been made that HS2 is under threat of being cancelled by David Cameron and industry experts. Grayling […]
Theresa May’s decision to scrap the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is alarming as it signals that improving the energy efficiency of our existing buildings has been pushed ever-further down the list of Government priorities, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said “Three years […]
UK Construction Week have announcee the launch of a new social media campaign #ConstructionRoleModel designed to celebrate the unsung heroes of UK construction, with help from the Construction Youth Trust. The campaign allows those in the industry to nominate and reward their peers who work tirelessly to go the extra mile for clients, encourage the […]
The shortlist for the prestigious 2016 RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building has been announced today (Thursday 14 July). The six shortlisted buildings will now go head-to-head for architecture’s highest accolade, to be awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) on Thursday 6 October 2016. Now in its 21st year, […]
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