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Building Engineer reports regularly on industry news at buildingengineer.org.uk. Here’s a round-up of recent articles.

Digital Construction Week will return to ExCeL London on 4 and 5 June 2025. From architects to digital strategy, the speakers at this year’s event represent a diverse catalogue of knowledge in construction technology, sustainability and data-driven design.

Construction company ProjectPay has released its Global Economic Impact Report, which has found that 98% of the construction sector is constituted by SMEs, and both these companies and tier-one contractors consider it challenging to offer projects due to many organisations collapsing.

Seminar content from this year’s UK’s Concrete Show in Birmingham in March 2025 is now available to view online.

Engineers Without Borders UK has launched the 2025 Systems Change Lab, which is designed to drive systemic change in engineering education and practice.

Of UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement in March, Michael Cook, Chief Executive Officer of Leaders Romans Group, commented that the challenge of making £15bn worth of cuts to public spending was never going deliver everything on the property industry’s wishlist, but that the £600m for construction training was very welcome.

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in Ireland has signed the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 56 of 2025).

UKC3 programme director calls on the sector to ramp up its collaboration with the Institutes of Technology and further education to accelerate the integration of academic learning with industry requirements.

Property developer Nofax Enterprises has been ordered to pay £63,000 plus £25,622 in prosecution costs after the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) uncovered numerous safety failings at a construction site in London.

Building Engineer reports daily on industry news at buildingengineer.org.uk. Here’s a round-up of recent articles.

CABE Members who are also registered building surveyors in Ireland will note that the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) Statutory Boards and Committees is to hold its elections on 19 May 2025.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has published its Seventh Carbon Budget report, which features ambitious home energy targets.

A partnership between West Yorkshire’s Mayor and seven colleges will upskill students into local jobs to support businesses and grow the economy.

Work has started to transform a vacant brownfield site in Greater Manchester into 15 homes for young care leavers.

CROSS-UK has urged those responsible for fire risk planning and risk assessments in the entertainment and events sectors to improve their management of fire risk after the Pulse nightclub fire in North Macedonia killed 61 people last month.

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a public consultation on its new ‘Responsible use of AI 1st Edition’ Professional Standard, which aims to provide guidance on the ethical and practical considerations of AI in the natural and built environment sectors. The consultation closes on 29 April.

CITB’s Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction Awards for 2025 will highlight the significant contributions of women from across the construction industry and make roles more visible and accessible.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has launched a call for evidence on statutory guidance supporting Part A of the Building Regulations on structural safety (Approved Document A).

Seven companies that played a role in the Grenfell Tower fire may be debarred from public contracts, Westminster Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has announced.