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New regulator at heart of building safety overhaul

The Building Safety Bill, published today (5 July 2021), will create lasting...

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Decisions.city - increases awareness for sustainable...

Cities produce more than 70% of global CO2 emissions. This means that the choices...

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Construction sector R&D investment outperforms UK...

R&D spending in the construction sector held firm in the first quarter of this year...

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SIKA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF NEW ONLINE KNOWLEDGE CENTRE

Global building product manufacturer, Sika, has launched an eLearning platform, the...

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New site brings together affordable and modular housing...

Legal & General announces that is has submitted plans to deliver its first SBTR...

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Retail giant John Lewis moves into housing market

The John Lewis Partnership has announced plans to build and furnish private rental...

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Project-starts slow following first quarter spike

The value of underlying project-starts (under £100 million in value) dropped 10%...

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Planted at King's Cross for London Design Festival

As part of London Design Festival 2021, Planted will launch its flagship outdoor...

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Winners of the Riverside Sunderland University Design...

From a group of more than 300 students from 39 universities and 27 interdisciplinary...

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Manufacturing sees input costs and selling prices rise...

Manufacturing remained in a strong growth phase in June, with rates of expansion in...

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Home building stats show continued increase in starts...

The number of homes being built continues to rise following a range of measures put...

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Design Council and BRE to advise on new housing...

Homes England has partnered with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and the...

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Work on Farrell Centre set to start this summer

Newcastle University has announced the launch of the Farrell Centre – a new public...

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Government urged to fund ventilation ‘revolution’

Public funding is urgently needed to ensure schools, hospitals and thousands of homes...

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London’s first sustainability design and construction...

On 8 July 2021, EDGE (http://www.edgelondon.eco), a sustainability-focused design and...

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