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Features and news
BSRIA Briefing 2024: Sustainable Futures speakers
Redefining Retrofit for Net Zero Living 22 Nov.
Wall of support for post-Grenfell regulation of electricians
Call for a shake-up of the construction industry highlighted on radio.
Digital sustainability through future AEC tools
Bringing together industry and academia to meet challenges.
Skills gap for net zero highlighted to Minister for Industry
ECA convenes roundtable discussion at Portcullis House.
Evidencing Net Zero with the new UK buildings standard
Pilot version with detailed excel proforma out now!
Scottish Building Safety Levy, in consultation
From direct remediation and the RPDT, to the costs and alternatives.
Waves of warmer homes grants for the rental sector
Boosting energy efficiency standards for all rented homes.
A refocus of the National Planning Policy Framework
Key terms described in brief, as the consultation closes the evening of the 24th.
Fortified farmhouses of the unruly 16th-and 17th-century borders.
ECA shares advice for those who may be exposed to risks.
How to revolutionise UK housing with MMC
CIC and Supply Chain Sustainability School unveil a plan.
From the UKs largest manufacturer and supplier of lime.
From mud bricks to smart concrete
A brief history from 7000BC to a future on the moon.
Regulator of Social Housing publishes latest fire safety report
Covering remediation of 11 metre plus social housing sector buildings.
Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024
Approved for priority drafting by Government of Ireland.
The long list with in the frame of key historical events.
Competence frameworks for sustainability in the built environment
Code of practice, core criteria consultation draft for comment.
New Floods Resilience Taskforce
With a wet met office autumn prediction.
Around the web
Dynamic dialogue on citizen-led climate action.
RIBA Reinvention Award, 19 Sept
Shortlist announcement; celebrating creative transformation.
IET Wiring Matters: External consumer units for EVs.
Nearly half of companies say they’d pay more for greener steel and concrete.
Construction Management, 23 Sept
450,000 homes needed in a year to meet government target.
IHBC welcomes the Heritage Careers Guide 2024-2025.
Building Safety and the Barnett consequentials.
The Scottish Programme for Government - What does it mean for Architectural Technology?
The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review.
Top apprentice wins Apprentice of the Year 2024 Award.
Construction Management, 23 Sept
‘Parallels with Carillion crisis’: industry reacts to ISG collapse.
Heritage sector publishes action plan to tackle skills gaps.
Volunteer Coach opportunity with The Access Project.
Monthly forum to address the Building Safety Act launched.
Gus Astley Student Award new closing date, 30 September.
Regenerative Architecture Index frontrunners unveiled.
Post-Grenfell laws may spark PI insurance pullback, warns broker.
Usman Yaqub FCIAT becomes President Elect.
IHBC London Branch Day Conference 1 October.