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New IStructE-led guidance aims to address the existing knowledge gap in a widely used, safety-critical building design feature.

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Building costs will increase by 15% and tender prices by 19% over the next five years, according to the latest forecast from Building Cost Information Service.

Conservation rooflights, also known as heritage rooflights, have been a crucial part of architectural design for centuries.

The first report of the year from the Construction Leadership Council's (CLC) Material Supply Chain Group shows 2024 starting in the same way 2023 ended, with good levels of product availability and prices remaining flat or falling slightly.

The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has launched its Cost and Carbon Materials Database that can calculate cost and carbon values for more than 9,200 common building materials.

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has secured £3m in government funding towards research into reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), including developing a 'rulebook' on how to deal with the material.

The Department for Education (DfE) has published new data showing that the number of schools with confirmed RAAC has increased to 174.

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) is creating a technical expert panel to support government and building owners with the ongoing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) crisis.

Statement from CIAT on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC).

Around 10% of schools in England (1,500) have still not returned the surveys sent out by the Department for Education (DfE) to identify which have reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

As designers focus on sustainability, careful choice of stainless steel can help to control carbon footprint and contribute towards BREEAM or LEED certification. This article aims to explain how to achieve a sustainability advantage.

Researchers have developed an ultra-low carbon construction material made from sugarcane fibres that could be used instead of brick and concrete.

A dogs charity in Manchester is seeking donations for construction of its new site for rescue dogs.

A seasonal drop in demand for construction products has helped to take the pressure off supply chains and prices, according to the latest Construction Leadership Council (CLC) statement on product availability.

Timber supply has finally caught up with UK construction demand but shortages of HGV drivers could still cause problems with delivery according to the Timber Trade Federation (TTF).

The world's first building made from "carbon concrete", which is reinforced using carbon fibre instead of steel, is under construction in Dresden, Germany.

Explaining the fire classifications for doormats and why you should make sure to select fire-retardant mats.

A new material that gives unprecedented control on sound and noise is to be trialled in hospitals and other noisy locations such as bedside motorways.