• Retrofit 101

    The Retrofit Academy has launched a new training course to help contractors expand their retrofit knowledge and understand career paths available.
  • Competence-led built environment

    The A Higher Bar – Achieving a Competence-led Built Environment report from the Competence Steering Group (CSG) sets out the significant steps being made across the built environment and fire sectors in improving skills, knowledge and behaviours to drive culture change and improve the safety of buildings.
  • Seismic issues

    A year ago, south-eastern Turkey and northern Syria were hit by two earthquakes of 7.8Mw and 7.5Mw (moment magnitude).
  • Cementing carbon capture

    Worley and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group will undertake a front-end engineering and design (FEED) project by Heidelberg Materials UK.
  • Why did the Baltimore bridge collapse so quickly?

    A huge shipping vessel that collided with a major bridge in Baltimore has left numerous people missing has prompted many questions: why did the ship hit with the bridge in the first place? But many of them are structural: how was the ship able to reach the bridge, why was it not protected against such collisions, and why the bridge collapsed so quickly once the collision had happened? We look at what experts around the world are saying.
  • Wind power

    Denmark’s Henrik Stiesdal and Britain’s Andrew Garrod, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering 2024 winners, were recognised for their developments in wind power technology, advancing the design, manufacture and deployment of high-performance wind turbines.
  • EPC revolution

    The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has published a report – Energy Performance Certificates: Enabling the Home Energy Transition – calling for a holistic ‘net zero-ready’ EPC system to support the decarbonisation of UK homes.
  • Shelter and support

    People sleeping rough in Haringey in London will be offered new supported accommodation following a financial boost of over £3m from the Mayor’s Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP).
  • Video: professional engineering institutes collaborate to create a professional engineering standard

    In the next video in our series of six short videos surrounding the key questions raised in response to changes for those with duty holding responsibilities, former CABE Chief Executive Dr. Gavin Dunn and Fabrick Managing Director David Ing dive into the world of professional engineering collaboration. Discover how leading engineering institutes are coming together to create a new professional standard of excellence for dutyholders working on higher-risk buildings.
  • CSCS countdown

    Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards are set to expire on 31 December 2024.
  • Wales news

    Earlier this year, a construction summit was held to mark the start of a new relationship between the Welsh government and Constructing Excellence in Wales (CEWales).
  • SEB-24

    The International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB-24), organised by KES International, is taking place on 18-20 September 2024.
  • Welcome

    Firstly, I cannot believe that I am two-thirds of the way through my presidential year.
  • Digital Construction Week

    Digital Construction Week, the UK event for innovation and technology in the built environment, will take place at ExCeL London on 5-6 June 2024.