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A local council in south-east London has ordered a housing developer to demolish two newly built blocks of flats for breaching planning conditions.

This insightful presentation explores the critical role of Passive Fire Protection in modern construction, with a focused deep dive into the design and specification of MEP services penetration seals—one of the most challenging and frequently misunderstood aspects of fire safety.

Produced by BBC Storyworks, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) films explore how sustainable buildings can address climate, health & wellbeing and resource efficiency issues.

The Landscape Institute, in partnership with sponsors GreenBlue Urban, Ground Control, Hardscape, Selux and Vestre, has launched an international ideas competition to find creative solutions for green spaces, streets and squares in response to COVID-19.

The COVID-19 Emergency Heritage at Risk Response Fund will award grants to help fund urgent maintenance, repairs and surveys at some of England's locally-cherished historic buildings and sites.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated its guidance on registered building inspectors to include details about what constitutes a conflict of interest.

The national design guide sets out the characteristics of well-designed places and demonstrates what good design means in practice.

UK national standards body, the BSI, has published three new standards setting out competence requirements for building safety management.

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a joint advisory with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) regarding some of the exploits being used by malicious cyber criminals during the pandemic.

This survey wishes to seek views from those with an interest in the environment, regardless of whether you are already registered as an Environmental Professional.

Formwork and scaffolding manufacturing firm Peri is building what it claims is the largest 3D-printed apartment building in Europe.

CIC is seeking three specialist non-executive directors to join its statutory board.

A free, three-day programme of seminars and CPD sessions on all aspects of BIM and digital construction is being hosted by the UK BIM Alliance through its partnership with UK Construction Week (UKCW) this year.

Assist CIAT by contributing to the consultation response for certification of EEM installation in existing buildings and insulation in residential park homes

This year’s theme is ecosystem restoration, a topic of urgent importance. Check out the website hub for resources and inspiration on actions you can take to help restore our ecosystems!

A how-to guide from Gradus for a step-by-step breakdown of system selection, compliance criteria, and installation best practices.

RIBA has launched a survey to gain insight into how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the work of built environment professionals.

The Executive Summary of PAS 9980:2022 Fire risk appraisal of external wall construction and cladding of existing blocks of flats – Code of practice has been published.

Researchers from Denmark's Aarhus University have analysed 40 years of data to show that productivity on North American construction sites has been declining since the 1970s.

A ban on the use of combustible cladding in high-rise homes is set to hit all buildings with four or more storeys under plans the government is putting out to consultation.