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CIAT has signed the Conflict Avoidance Pledge, which involves a commitment to working proactively to avoid conflict and facilitate early resolution of potential disputes.

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has updated and reissued its Health and Safety Certification to reflect the requirements of the Building Safety Act.

The Future Homes Hub has launched a new campaign to help the housebuilding sector prepare for the implementation of new building standards.

TRACE has developed a survey to better understand the barriers to materials reuse that it will need to address.

The National Retrofit Hub has published a new resource, Understanding Place-Based Retrofit, developed in partnership with UK Green Building Council and the Energy Demand Research Centre, and supported by the MCS Foundation.

It is a pretty gloomy construction industry in the UK at present, and one chink of light has seen growing support for the Conflict Avoidance Process (CAP).

CIAT and other professional bodies representing more than 1.5 million individuals has written to the UK Government to encourage stronger recognition of Chartered and professionally registered status across key sectors, stating that this can contribute to public confidence and economic development.

London South Bank University and Applied Science University are seeking industry feedback on Revit’s effectiveness for environmental analysis and interoperability in pre-construction projects.

UKGBC says the framework is intended to provide greater clarity on how the built environment sector can contribute to the global goal of halting and reversing nature loss through practical and scalable actions.

Heat networks are becoming a vital part of the UK’s low-carbon heating strategy.