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Planning Gateway One – the first of a series of ‘gateway points’, and a key measure to ensure high-rise developments consider fire safety at the earliest stages of planning – came into force in August.

The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) opened in August

An innovative construction expert has awarded an honorary degree by the University of Wolverhampton, an academic partner of CABE.

The Tactile Information Co-ordination Group is working on a proposal for a new standard. Its purpose will be to ensure clarity and consistency in the provision of tactile information, thereby ensuring familiarity and consistency for users.

The UK government wants up to 3m homes to be powered by hydrogen by 2030 as part of its decarbonisation strategy

The Scottish government has announced a consultation on Building Regulations Energy Standards, which closes on 29 October. This follows the draft Heat in Buildings Strategy, which sets out the country’s vision for decarbonising heating and reducing energy demand.

We are quickly approaching the end of the year and to some extent it feels like we have bypassed the summer.

The delayed National Building & Construction Awards 2020 took place in July 2021, two days after most Covid-19 restrictions were lifted across England.

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) is searching for a select group to be Scholars in 2022.

A builder undermined the existing footing of a masonry wall without being aware of the risks.

The Heat Pump Association has launched a new training course to help the industry meet its low-carbon heat targets.

The designs of a winning team of architecture students from Robert Gordon University
(RGU) went on public display in the build-up to the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.

The Institution of Structural Engineers (ISE) has launched a website to publicise its proposed building regulation amendment on embodied carbon.

It is clear from the latest [International Panel on Climate Change: IPCC] report that our economic and political systems are failing at the most basic level of protecting citizens, future generations and the web of life on which we depend.

There has been a raft of announcements and consultations launched in the UK this summer. Here’s a brief round-up.

Learn about the growing importance of Environmental Product Declarations in the construction industry, and how they directly affect products selected, with a series of lunchtime webinars from the BPF Pipes Group.

Materials supplier Goodfellow’s Materials Inside podcast series has reached 100,000 downloads in just five months.

The Environment Agency (EA) is becoming increasingly aware that plastic film and wrap from the construction and demolition sector is being illegally exported.

To meet the ambitious energy efficiency targets for buildings across the world, the construction industry needs to change the way it thinks about sustainability.

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