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Poor housing will cost over £135.5bn over the next 30...

A new cost-benefit analysis published by the Building Research Establishment (BRE)...

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Energy efficient new homes cut carbon emissions by 60...

Research published by the Home Builders Federation shows that the owners of new homes...

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MPs launch investigation into learning to live with...

As the UK swelters in heatwaves driven by the El Nino weather pattern, which has...

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Free course on diversity and inclusion launched by CIOB

A free training course to help built environment professionals across the world...

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Diversitas is new umbrella body for black professionals...

CIC has facilitated the development of Diversitas, a new umbrella body which was...

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Bespoke trash screen bolsters village flood defences

A custom-made trash screen designed and made by Fabweld Steel Products (FSP) has been...

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Style Gets Lucky with 13th FIS Gold Award

Style has won the coveted Contractor’s Gold award yet again at this year's FIS...

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Manufacturing PMI at six-month low

The end of the second quarter saw the UK manufacturing sector remain in contraction...

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Thousands of new homes now blocked by ineffective...

The latest HBF Housing Pipeline report shows the number of planning permissions being...

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Six-point plan for “generational step-change” in...

Every area in England should be handed a new local housing deal by 2025 which...

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CPI Ltd announces Amanda Long as new Chief Executive...

CPI Ltd. (the independent organisation set up to administer the Code for Construction...

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Dr Wei Yang becomes CIC’s first female Chair

CIC has inaugurated Dr Wei Yang as Chair at its Council Meeting. Wei replaces...

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CCF invests in drive to net zero with all new carbon...

As one of the UK’s leading insulation, drywall and ceiling product distributors,...

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Crumbling schools require major rebuilding programme,...

Around 700,000 children in England are studying in schools requiring major rebuilding...

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Better transparency is no substitute for real delivery

Following last year’s High Court ruling, the UK Government has published the Carbon...

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