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Explore the current state of sustainability in the UK construction industry based on the results from a comprehensive survey conducted by NBS.
The construction industry faces growing challenges when building on increasingly complex brownfield sites. Alongside the need for effective waterproofing, developers and contractors must now address ...
While the new building safety regime hasn’t fundamentally changed what requirements higher-risk buildings (HRBs) must meet to comply with the Building Regulations, it has significantly increased the ...
For architects and specifiers, flooring details can have a significant impact on the safety, accessibility, durability and overall performance of a building. Yet the technical considerations ...
While the UK government reports on the success of its natural environment policy, scientists have found that top-down environmental protection strategies can be counter-productive. It's a complex ...
Measure, compare and reduce upfront embodied carbon using trusted UK data and pre-built assemblies.
It has now been a year since the Government construction strategy was published by the Cabinet Office, on 31 May 2011. An efficient construction industry was highlighted in the government's plan for ...
David Philp, Head of BIM Implementation at the Cabinet Office and BIM Programme Director at Balfour Beatty, takes a look at the UK Government Construction Strategy and what 2012 has in store for ...
Introduction Procurement has been defined as 'obtaining by purchase, lease or other legal means, plant machinery, equipment, materials, services and works required by an organization'.
In 2001 the Government promised to look at construction health and safety. A document was produced called Revitalising health and safety, which produced some challenging targets, including:
It is generally accepted that Part II of the Housing Grants Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 has brought about significant change to practices in the construction industry, since it came into ...