Property developer Landsec is planning to build what it expects to be the UK’s first net zero carbon commercial building by going modular. All Construction News modular. The Forge, previously known as 105 Sumner St, is a 139,000 sq ft office development in Southwark, London SE1, behind the Tate Modern. Landsec is aiming for it […]
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All Construction News Data supplied by a fuel card supplier show the extent to which the construction industry is getting back to its pre-Covid normal working state. Customer data analysis by Allstar Business Solutions reveals that an estimated 43 million extra miles were travelled by construction business on the roads in June compared to May […]
Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced changes to the planning system to help support ‘safe’ construction. All Construction News These include allowing developers to agree more flexible construction site working hours with their local council. The aim of this is to make it easier to follow public health guidance onsite and stagger builders’ arrival times, […]
All Construction News The UK government has announced another three weeks of the coronavirus lockdown but more and more construction companies are deciding that they have been sitting around long enough and it is time to get back to work, albeit cautiously. Most of the major contractors appear to be now back at work on […]
The Ministry of Housing has confirmed that sprinkler systems are to be mandatory in all new high-rise blocks of flats over 11 metres tall. An update to Approved Document B is to be published in May that will include increased fire safety measures in high-rise blocks of flats. The measure is part of a package, […]
All Construction News More than a million homes granted planning permission in the past decade have not yet been built, according to new analysis by the Local Government Association. Latest figures show that 2,564,600 units have been granted planning permission by councils since 2009/10 while only 1,530,680 have been completed. That’s a completion rate of […]
All Construction News Cheap labour not welcome under new immigration rules From 1st January 2021 any construction company wanting to employ a foreign national in the UK will have to give them a full-time job and pay them at least £25,600 a year. Home secretary Priti Patel has rebuffed industry lobbying and says there will […]
The facilities manager play an important role in FM service, making sure that all the dissimilar support and infrastructure functions run smoothly. For many companies, the role of the facilities manager will be occupied internally. However, the demand of facilities management solutions growing each year, this position is more commonly being fulfilled by the outsourced […]
06Jun,19
To Move or Improve?
This age old real estate dilemma is faced by households all over the world. At the time of hunting for a new house, people are more concerned about the location, cost and design of the house rather than the space requirements they may face in the future. Growing children, new arrivals and even a need […]
Two decades ago, when someone spoke about facilities management, it usually meant menial tasks like deciding what light bulb to use or what colors of the floor tiles to choose but now so much has changed. With the evolution of the work place, the definition of facilities management continues to expand. It now encompasses not […]