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The UK engineering profession compares favourably with the general workforce on ethical behaviour and also has a good foundation of ethical practice, according to a report. 

An innovation to increase the circular economy for the construction industry has scooped an Eco-Innovation Award for tackling climate change.

A consultation on proposed amendments to Part E (Fire safety) of the Building Regulations and guidance in Technical Booklet E (Fire safety) in Northern Ireland has been launched.

The National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has announced the appointment of Clive Dickin as its new Chief Executive.

A report by Lightcast, commissioned by EngineeringUK, has found that demand for engineers is predicted to grow faster than for other occupations, and that vacancies for green engineering roles in the UK have increased by 55% over the past five years.

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has completed a consultation on updating its sustainability assessment method BREEAM.

During his two-day visit to Washington DC in June, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak referenced a new UK-USA Mutual Recognition Agreement for engineering.

Following my inauguration, it is back to business as usual both at NHBC and CABE, and it is still fair to say that, as an industry, there are several challenges at this unprecedented time of regulatory change.

Last Wednesday (22 June) saw the continuation of CABE’s Built Environment series, with the CABE team, members and experts alike gathering at Cardiff Metropolitan University for Built Environment Wales.

A project, led by the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering’s (NMITE) Centre for Advanced Timber Technology (CATT) and funded through the Forestry Commission’s Timber in Construction Innovation Fund, is exploring ways to boost the use of English hardwood forest products across the built environment.

In England more than 600,000 properties face flooding in the future without investment in drainage, a report from the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has found.

The Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP) registration was introduced in 2021 following extensive research into the need for proven practitioner level competence across sectors.

English Heritage cares for more than 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites – from world-famous prehistoric sites to medieval castles. To help overcome the geographical challenges of managing large estates, it has opted to trial Aico’s HomeLINK Connected Home Solution which consists of Aico’s Ei1000G Gateway, smoke alarms and Ei1025 Environmental Sensors at one of their sites in Yorkshire, Pickering Castle.

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and its network of over 75 Green Building Councils have launched a set of principles aimed at guiding national governments to develop effective building policies and programmes to accelerate a decarbonised future.

Sixty pilot natural flood management projects, such as restoring meanders to canalised rivers, recreating wetlands that store flood water, and planting trees and hedges by rivers that also help absorb water, have helped protect 15,000 homes and create storage for up to 1.6m cubic metres of flood water, while also helping nature recovery on 380 miles (610km) of river and 4,000 hectares of wetlands and woodlands.

Following a consultation on the Building Safety Regulator’s (BSR) draft Building Inspector Competence Framework (BICoF) at the end of 2022, and the publication in March of the consultation’s findings, the HSE has released its final iteration

Society for the Environment (SocEnv) recently celebrated the achievements of the environmental professional community by announcing the winners of the 2023 SocEnv Awards and hosting two World Environment Day lectures.

Can you explain the role of the Building Safety Regulator in helping to implement and oversee the new post-Grenfell safety regulations?

A report that highlights the use of inconsistent and inaccurate fire safety terminology says that specialist vocabulary needs to be better defined and understood