Latest News
Stewart Milne wins Aberdeen housing contract
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Stewart Milne Construction has been awarded three contracts with a combined value of £10m to build the first new council housing in a generation for Aberdeen City Council.
ISG take primary schools contract
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
ISG has won three primary school refurbishment projects under a framework partnership with Manchester City Council.
New eco towns announced
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Housing Minister John Healey has today announced the "second wave" of eco-towns.
HBF calls for action to tackle housing crisis
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) is warning MP’s that they need to “wake up to the mounting housing crisis” as the shortfall in supply approaches one million homes.
White Young Green wins £10m Slough deal
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Slough Borough Council has commissioned specialist consultants WYG to design and deliver a £10m infrastructure project.
Green light for six more BSF projects
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
Six more local authorities across England have been given the green light to join the national Building Schools for the Future programme to rebuild or refurbish secondary schools in their area.
Features
H+H points to zero carbon housing at EcoBuild
H+H will showcase cost-saving solutions already proven to meet the zero-carbon level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes at Ecobuild. The Thin Joint bonding system, using the manufacturer’s new vertical elements, was used to meet level 6 of the code on a 3.65-acre housing project by Miller Homes in Basingstoke.
Securing the skills base
Housing associations can help avoid a future skills gap, says Nigel Donohue, ConstructionSkills’ apprenticeship programme manager.
A big job in Brum
The UK’s largest council has recently awarded the UK’s largest highway maintenance contract for its roads, lights and infrastructure
Shouting from the rooftops
It’s been just over a year now since Corus launched its new ‘Colorcoat Urban™’ product. The move has already generated new jobs, and now promises to grow year-on-year.
The National Brownfield Strategy for England
Dr Richard Boyle, Brownfield Technical Consultant, the Homes and Communities Agency, says unlocking brownfield land is the key to a sustainable future.
The AGS Data Standard - what is it and why?
The Association for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS), has committed itself to the standardisation of electronic data transfer through the AGS Data Transfer Format
Life after PPG 16
Kathryn Whittington, PR Coordinator, Institute for Archaeologists, on the major changes to the profession of the last 20 years
Train your way through the recession
Jimmy Phillips, from the Construction Study Centre outlines four ways training can make construction companies recession proof.
