February 2023

Boost for Modern Homebuilding as Government Launches Work with Industry to Set UK-Wide Standard

28th February 2023

More high quality new-build homes will be delivered through modern homebuilding, as the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities today (24 January) announced it has commissioned a new UK-wide standard for Modern Methods of

The School of Civil Engineering and the Built Environment at Liverpool John Moores University Leads the Way with ‘Robot Dog’ Investment

28th February 2023

LJMU becomes the first university in Europe to acquire Spot and the 3D Laser Scanner with software as a package and plans to use its £150k investment for teaching and research. Engineers at LJMU have gone

Demand for New Homes Falls -10.6% on a Quarterly Basis

27th February 2023

The latest insight into the new-build sector from Alliance Fund, the end to end real estate fund, has revealed that homebuyer demand for new homes dropped during the closing stages of 2022, whilst the level of

Securing your Future: The Top 2023 Trends for the Trade

27th February 2023

In the midst of a cost of living crisis and spiralling energy bills, the trade and DIY sector is undergoing some huge changes. With so much happening so quickly, Tommy Geddes, Commercial Director at George Boyd, outlines the

Bellway Partners with Donaldson Timber Systems to Build The Future Home

24th February 2023

Housebuilder Bellway has teamed up with supply partner Donaldson Timber Systems to build The Future Home – an experimental eco house which has been designed to test low-carbon technologies. Leading UK timber frame manufacturer Donaldson

Balfour Beatty Secures c.£90 million Fife College Campus Contract

24th February 2023

Balfour Beatty today announces that it has been awarded a c.£90 million contract by Fife College for the design and construction of a new learning campus in Dunfermline, Scotland. Balfour Beatty will be responsible for

‘Strikingly Positive about Recruiting’: RIBA Future Trends January 2023

23rd February 2023

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published the latest Future Trends survey results, a monthly report of the business and employment trends affecting the architects’ profession. The new year began with some trepidation about workload, but a positive

“By sharing expertise, both the UK and US can prosper”: RIBA responds to game-changing Mutual Recognition Agreement for architectural qualifications

21st February 2023

The UK’s Architects Registration Board (ARB) and the US’s National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) signed a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA). In response to the announcement, RIBA President Simon Allford said: “We’re delighted that this agreement has been signed.

Balfour Beatty Awarded c.$242 million (c.£196 million) Contract by North Carolina Department of Transport

21st February 2023

North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has awarded Balfour Beatty a c.$242 million (c.£196 million) design-build contract to deliver improvements to Interstate U.S. 70 between the Havelock Bypass and east of Thurman Road in Craven

€80m Funding for Six Storey Office Accommodation for 1,000 People

21st February 2023

Limerick Twenty Thirty (LTT) and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), part of the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), today announced the creation of a unique joint venture partnership to finance the development of the