08 March 2016 Will drop in HSE inspections mean more deaths in the building industry? Howard Chapman, Buildingtalk Editor, on the worrying decline in the number of construction site HSE inspections.
07 March 2016 Ecobuild 2016 set to inspire with a vision of the future Join Buildingtalk at Ecobuild to see what’s new in construction and learn about a smarter future from industry leaders and experts.
02 March 2016 Do top UK developers build fewer homes to make bigger profits? Should we be exploring other options to dramatically increase the flow of affordable housing?
01 March 2016 10 reasons to explore offsite housing solutions Explore Offsite in the Housing Sector at the NEC, 23-24 March will highlight significant solutions to the UK housing crisis
29 February 2016 Blueprint for Change: more women coming into construction jobs Latest CIC report highlights improving gender and ethnic mix in the construction industry professions.
23 February 2016 House of Lords is right to emphasise housebuilding quality over focus on speed and volume The House of Lords Select Committee report makes significant and welcome recommendations to improve the quality of homes being constructed in the future.
17 February 2016 Climate change and potholes in our roads IKO Managing Director Andy Williamson discusses the UK’s “pothole epidemic”, with more than 30,000 potholes awaiting repair.
16 February 2016 UK buildings carbon emissions scandal Latest carbon reduction reports show alarming discrepancies between projected savings and actual results.
16 February 2016 Stephen Fry not on Twitter but will be at Ecobuild 2016 Come to Ecobuild and ask him a question in the old fashion way – face to face across the conference floor.
15 February 2016 Does the Home Quality Mark (HQM) herald a new era of housebuilding quality? HQM replaces the Code for Sustainable Homes but how workable is it?