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A home for everyone now a top priority for people in Wales.
BSRIA to stage 2018 Soft Landings Conference in June.
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Architects’ Council of Europe votes to support RIBA motion on Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications.
Office sector expected to shrink 20% this year.
New BRE book considers the progression from project-based knowledge creation to whole-life urban knowledge management.
BREEAM and Measurabl announce integration to improve the financial performance of commercial real estate.
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' release new images of soon-to-open 3WTC tower in New York.
More than half of small building firms say that rising material prices are squeezing their margins.
Finnish construction workers begin '€30m a day’ strike.
New briefing note is launched focusing on increasing knowledge of housing that promotes health and wellbeing.
'Carillion effect' sparks surge in bad debt and construction failures.
Labour launch new policy paper with aim to 'rip up' definition of affordable housing.
UK joins International Solar Alliance, giving over 1 billion of the world’s poor access to renewable energy.
510 tall buildings in London's development pipeline, according to new survey.
The European Parliament has approved a revised Energy Performance of Buildings directive.
One in six MPs supports the ring-fencing of retentions as proposed in the 'Aldous Bill'.
RIBA fears Hackitt review will not deliver adequate changes and seeks combustible cladding ban.
European Investment Bank outlines $3.1bn in funding.
BRE launches online self-assessment tool for ethical labour sourcing.
Tower refurbishment failed to meet safety standards on several counts, according to leaked report.
Carillion's liabilities could be much higher than previously thought, according to Receiver.
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Grouting refers to the injection of materials into a soil or rock formation to change its physical characteristics.
Iron, glass and wood underfoot
From the decorative to the utilitarian, and from the photographed to the forgotten.
This CIOB article explores the concept of value in building design and construction.
A document can be called a bond or a guarantee. Does the name matter and what is the difference between them?
Arbitration is a private, contractual form of dispute resolution used in the construction industry.
A stakeholder is anyone who has an interest in the process or outcome of a construction project.
It may seem obvious but what does the term 'structure' refer to within a built environment context?
Photographing Historic Buildings, by the former head of photography at English Heritage.
The common data environment is the single source of information used by the whole project team.
Solar, energy storage and electric vehicles - the Renewable Energy Association look at joining up the clean technologies.
BSRIA has compiled a helpful list of the 10 most important new or upcoming pieces of building legislation.
Approximate bill of quantities
An approximate BoQ can be used on projects where it is not possible to prepare a firm BoQ at the time of tendering.
Detail drawings provide a detailed description of the geometric form of a part of a building, bridge, tunnel, etc.
Excavation is the process of removing earth to form a cavity in the ground. But how are the different types classified?
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