News

The newest additions to the CABE Board were announced during the Association’s AGM on Saturday 8 February 2025.

CIC Chair Dr Wei Yang, an internationally renowned town planner and urban designer, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours’ List.

Collaborative reporting for safer structures. Report 1298: Fraudulent use of calculations from another engineer. Building control raised alarm of attempts made by another engineer to pass off work as their own

Research by AXA UK has highlighted the areas of England most vulnerable to climate risks posed by extreme weather, with London top for both flooding and heat, Sheffield residents at high risk of flooding and Bristol and Birmingham homes vulnerable to heat.

Housebuilders Story Homes and Bellway Homes have secured planning permission for a residential development in Poulton-le-Fylde, with 30% of both schemes to be affordable homes for people with a connection to the local area.

Are you setting goals for 2025? Consider applying to become a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) with the Society for the Environment.

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

The government in Westminster has made housebuilding one of its priorities to boost economic growth and alleviate the housing crisis – but who will be there to build, asks David Adams?

The Labour government in England has hit the ground running in terms of planning, policy and infrastructure. So, what issues in the built environment have not been addressed?

A new report from the National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC) emphasises the importance of reducing the UK’s reliance on imported critical and scarce materials such as lithium and magnesium by increasing domestic recovery, reuse and recycling.

Two recently published reports have drawn attention to volumetric modular construction and the importance of undertaking further research into the method’s fire safety performance. 

EMCOR UK has received the Health & Safety Award at the Considerate Constructors Gala Awards. Notably this award was handpicked by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

Geoff Keal, CEO of TerraQuest (the operators of Planning Portal), noted: “The inaugural Planning Portal Market Index report by TerraQuest revealed that more than one million homes have been granted planning permission by local authorities since 2015 – but they have never been constructed.

Ross Wilson, Real Estate Litigation Partner at Spencer West, discusses the legal aspects of remediation work and cost considerations

Provision of single-sex toilets in non-domestic buildings in England is now regulated under Building Regulations. Hywel Davies explains the new requirements.

John Lewis has submitted a planning application to build hundreds of build-to-rent flats in Reading as part of ambitions to become a major residential landlord.

Blackpool and The Fylde College hosted a skills showcase event with local construction business Evolution after seeing the approach Managing Director JJ Fitzgerald took to providing people with opportunities.

A PlanRadar study has revealed that 78% of housebuilders are grappling with rising building costs. T

The National Audit Office (NAO) wants to see an end in sight for cladding remediation in England – but is it possible given the paperwork?

With the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) becoming fully operational and
the ramping up of its support for industry to meet its own responsibilities
under the Building Safety Act 2022, last year was hailed as a defining
moment in building safety in England as work progresses in 2025 to make
high-rise residential buildings safer.