Engineering

How can building information modelling (BIM) transform facilities management? Perhaps that is best explained through the buildings themselves, says Microsol Resources.

Actis’ Mark Cooper welcomes the changes to apprenticeships, but warns that a longer-term strategy is required to tackle the housing crisis and skills shortage.

Olivia Summers, Architectural Assistant at Gradon Architecture, discusses the importance of considering neurodivergence in built environment design.

Registration for the Big Bang Fair, the UK’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people, is open.

Construction and engineering struggle to attract women to the profession – but did you know they also have trouble retaining them once they reach a certain level?

Still not convinced about the value of apprenticeships and mentoring opportunities? Meet some of those who have taken this path in the industry

The Supply Chain Sustainability School has released its ninth annual Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) Culture Impact Report, and its findings are promising.

Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (or PEEPs) have had far less attention when it comes to lessons learned from the Grenfell Tower fire – but that is about to change, says Peter Crush

Mainmark UK’s Freya Chapman is one of only a few female specialists in British ground engineering – she’s urging the construction sector to consider why this is

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1286: Reinforcement corrosion and its effect on structural performance

The University College of Estate Management’s Building Control Surveyor Apprenticeship Degree is one of only two apprenticeships of its kind. Nick Warburton investigates.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has supported more than 24,000 learners and nearly 9,000 employers with apprenticeship grants between April and December 2024.

Like many countries, Ireland’s population is getting older. Unlike many countries, it has a supportive approach, Huw Morris reports.

Equality, diversity and inclusion has, until very recently, been seen as a vital part of business. In fact, no self-respecting organisation would be seen without it – and there is a good reason for that, Denise Chevin discovers.

Jackie Janssen, Head of Communications at the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS), highlights five best practices helping to make the construction industry more accessible to women

House by house, building by building, retrofit is still being approached as a piecemeal solution to the climate crisis. Denise Chevin asks, how can it be scaled up?

How one council persevered to save a beloved local landmark following a decade of neglect and disrepair.

Nigel Wakefield MCABE C.Build E has puzzled over the problems with upgrading older properties so you don’t have to.

We all know where good intentions can lead, but what happens when energy-efficient retrofit solutions are undone by human behaviour, asks Matt Lamy?

Heat pumps are playing an increasingly important role in both new build and retrofit sectors – Charlotte Lee, Chief Executive of the Heat Pump Association (HPA), demystifies a few things.