The International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings (SEB-24), organised by KES International, is taking place on 18-20 September 2024.
The Home Builders Federation’s fourth annual State of Play survey has shown that more than 90% of the 303 respondents cited planning permission delays as a major growth barrier.
Following a consultation in November, the Construction Leadership Forum (CLF) – a collaboration between the Scottish government and industry – has unveiled its Transformation Action Plan for the Scottish construction sector to achieve the commitments of the CLF’s Scottish Construction Accord.
A new service providing residents in England with a way to check if their high-rise building has been registered as higher risk has been launched by the UK Government.
In addition to being awarded nearly £1m by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), the Retrofit Academy has opened its tenth training hub.
Open to universities from across the world, the Engineering for People Design Challenge encourages undergraduates to develop greater awareness of the impacts that engineering can have on society and the environment.
If you are looking to make a sustainable difference through collaboration, then why not share your expertise with like-minded professionals via the Society for the Environment’s (SocEnv) Soils and Stones project?
In April, Aston University will begin a two-year research project to help improve living conditions in Ukraine by developing affordable cascade heat pumps.
Following the devastating earthquake in February 2023, Türkiye Design Council (TDC) has started the long-term process of revitalising the historic province of Hatay, situated in south-east Türkiye.
The cross-sector group responsible for raising standards for safety-critical roles
across the built environment and fire safety sector is calling on the industry to
adopt new competence standards and frameworks in a new report, published
earlier this month.
The Department for Infrastructure has opened a consultation to help inform any future review of the Strategic Planning Policy Statement, which sets out the regional planning policies for the development of land.
Sprinklers have helped to save countless people’s lives over the last half century
but, as BAFSA chief executive Ali Perry tells us, it’s still not enough.
The Housing Associations’ Charitable Trust – tackling the financing challenge of energy efficiency in UK social housing – and the Enfield Council with environmental charity Thames21 – protecting communities from extreme weather by bringing new life to neglected waterways – were just two of the winners of the 2023 Ashden Awards.
