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The recent announcement from the Government for it's backing of a third runaway at Heathrow Airport, has to be good news for the industry...

Finding good quality staff with the right skill sets and experience levels is a crucial requirement when growing a business and meeting...

The contribution effective built asset management makes to the overall performance of any business or other organisation is taking...

With the announcement this week of the Government's backing of a third runaway at Heathrow, forecast at £18bn, the UK now has a pipeline...

Three very interesting topics will be discussed at this event organised by De Montfort University and its Institute of Energy and...

Is this the BREXIT influence, despite what we are being told about it having little effect on our economy?

Despite the incentives and...

Concept, pipedream or reality the published images for the temporary Houses of Parliament are a truly stunning idea and statement. 

The...

RIBA's Stirling Prize is awarded each year as the architectural profession's peer recognition for the best piece of architectural design. 

With all the ideas with the office environment, is this a step too far or is this just what we all need to avoid all the clutter of our...

This article sums up innovation and how through collaborative ideas the boundaries continue to be pushed. It is a exciting and reassuring...

LKQ have formally unveiled ambitious and impressive plans for their 450 acre site. 

Following on from today's breakfast event at the Royal...

With the launch by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) of the pilot phase of the Heat Networks Investment...

There has again, been a lot of discussion this week about "hard brexit" or "soft brexit", not just from our government and the...

Having been in the industry for over 40 years, even with this amount of experience every day is a potential school day

I came across an...

This is one likely to generate some debate - and polarise opinions...

Laudable in several aspects, but workable? It doesn't look like an...

Two different aspects to the issue of energy policy: we will all agree that clarity and strong direction is needed; what that direction...

So HS2 has "all" been given the green light with Government commitment, including the Manchester and Leeds links. 

There is also funding...

Having Marmite, love-it-or-hate-it, chosen for the headlines is surely a deliberate decision by news companies.

This is a debate that...

Although many would argue that we need zero-energy buildings well before 2050, the report refers to true zero-energy buildings, not...

As promised and following on from my previous post on the WELL Building Standard last week it has been easy to follow it with one...

Some truly eye opening figures in this report from Scape. 

Broken down to two new schools per day it will require some innovative ideas,...

Another large scale development seems set for approval in Manchester. The outline application is due for review later this week and...

Under extreme financial pressure some schools are now considering reducing the school week to just 4 days.  

May be a solution lies in the...

When designing new buildings, or refurbishing existing ones for that matter, we often go through a 'value engineering' process and quite...

Following on from my last post on skill shortages in our industry, with some much uncertainty on what Brexit actually means, and the...

Project Bank Accounts are one of the cornerstones of the Government Construction Strategy, setting a fairer more transparent methodology...

We know that colonial wealth allowed the Victorians the ability to fund huge infrastructure projects. However, they always encouraged...

With our industry already experiencing skill shortage across the board, it will be interesting see how the government will try to tackle...

The St Michael's Development in Manchester, as with many, has sparked a number of debates from the demolition of the Abercromby pub and...