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What is the Building Safety Act?

On the 28th of April 2022, after a long journey of debates and amendments through...

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Architects’ optimism spikes despite fears EU trading...

In February 2023, the RIBA Future Trends Workload Index recovered by a remarkable 16...

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Coalition calls on Government to take bolder action on...

RIBA and seven built environment bodies, fire safety organisations and disability...

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Cities can level up the country if given funding and...

Cities can level up the country, grow an economy fit for the future and tackle the...

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CITB to invest over £100m to train construction...

More than £100million in grants is being invested by the Construction Industry...

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Reserved Matters approval paves way for new home type

Sovereign has secured reserved matters planning approval for 69 affordable homes at...

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Industry has the solution and is leading on water and...

A presentation from the Unified Water Label Association (UWLA) at ISH, the leading...

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Government awards £1.8bn to boost energy efficiency of...

More than 115,000 homes across England are to get upgrades to improve their energy...

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Oxford-Cambridge Arc providing boost for construction

The government’s recent decision to revive the concept of an Oxford-Cambridge Arc...

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Kier to provide new facilities for historic school

Kier has started work on delivering new, purpose-built teaching facilities...

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HS2 reveals final design for last of seven key Chiltern...

HS2 has revealed the final designs for the North Portal of the Chiltern Tunnel –...

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Derby named as home of Great British Railways HQ

Derby has been named as the national headquarters of Great British Railways (GBR HQ),...

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Gerflor give budding table tennis players sporting...

The former Boothen Neighbourhood Centre in Stoke has been given a new lease of life...

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Creativity at the cutting edge with Gerflor

Gerflor’s Creative Design Service is a unique value proposition for architects,...

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Shrewsbury success for Gerflor with Gradus Carpets at...

When Base Architects wanted to re-develop their Shrewsbury office, they turned to...

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