Barking fire widens cladding fears
The block of flats in East London engulfed by flames last month was not covered by the government’s combustible cladding…
27 June 2019
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Industry set for change after radical fire safety proposals
27 June 2019
Government commits to zero carbon targets
In one of her last acts as Prime Minister, Theresa May committed the government to achieving the net-zero carbon targets…
27 June 2019
Growing momentum behind hydrogen for energy storage
A dramatic acceleration in the use of hydrogen for heating and renewable-energy storage, as well as for transport and some…
27 June 2019
Skills shortages could push up tender prices from 2022
Tender prices could rise by as much as 4% from 2022, because of skills shortages linked to Brexit, according to…
27 June 2019
Automation could be boost for engineers, survey reveals
The adoption of digital technologies may increase the engineering workforce linked to construction rather than shrink it, according to a…
30 May 2019
Brexit uncertainty blamed for sector’s first-quarter slump
There was no growth in new construction work in the first three months of the year, according to the latest…
30 May 2019
Industry launches new zero-carbon framework
A new ‘framework’ to help the construction industry deliver a net-zero carbon built environment by 2050 has been launched by…
30 May 2019
CCC vice-chair says ‘real’ zero buildings achievable by 2050
Building services engineers will play a crucial role in delivering the UK’s new zero-carbon vision, according to the vice-chair of…
30 May 2019
Labour’s solar plan to tackle inequality and environmental damage together
Labour has pledged to fit solar panels to 1.75 million homes occupied by low-income households as part of a ‘green…
30 May 2019
MPs’ temporary home to cost £1.6bn
Architects have released images of the temporary chamber being designed to accommodate MPs during their exile from the Palace of…
30 May 2019
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