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To coincide with International Construction Management Day, the Chartered Institute of Building has released its Craft Your Future lessons on all versions of Minecraft.
As part of the CIOB campaign to attract the next generation of constructors it has developed ‘vanilla’ versions of Craft Your…
We know visits to the circus can be hair-raising but a trip to the one pictured above, sat underneath overhead power lines, might have led to more than that.
Building control surveyors are often involved with Public Entertainment Licences at their authorities and these are granted once…
Open Doors, which is delivered by Build UK in partnership with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) as part of the Inspiring Construction campaign, sees Build UK members open live construction sites and offices for the public to go ‘behind the scenes’ and showcase the huge variety of…
If you pre-registered any new developments last year to take advantage of the Part L 2014 transitional provisions, now’s the time to start building. Work on your sites must start before Sunday 5 April 2015 to be exempt from the 2013 Part L uplift.
If you miss this deadline, the new standards…
O.Seaman & Son Ltd, trading as Seamans Building, was awarded the title of Best Local Builder or Traditional Craftsperson at the Grand Final of the LABC Building Excellence Awards – one of the most recognised events on the building industry’s calendar.
A panel of industry experts judged a…
Timber windows aren’t a thing of the past. Their quality and engineering means they’re available pre-finished, double or triple glazed, with enhanced security and comprehensive warranties to give your customers peace of mind.
Windows can be delivered to site fully finished - coated, glazed and…
Fires on building sites cost the construction industry over one million pounds per day, with over two thirds of them started deliberately. All buildings under construction are vulnerable and no construction method or material is immune: brick and stone can crack, flake and disintegrate; concrete…
UPDATE: S106 charges are gone
Section 106 agreements can be a nightmare for developers – they’ve been known to add months to the planning process, stalling work and potentially adding avoidable costs to a project or even leading to the abandonment of others altogether.
Also known as ‘…
To deliver real thermal performance within a masonry cavity wall construction, it’s essential that the insulation is tightly fitted to the inner leaf of the cavity and that individual insulation slabs are tightly butted together. This will prevent cold air from getting through the insulation layer…
As a landlord if there are gas appliances in the building, it’s your responsibility to ensure that annual gas safety checks are carried out on your properties by someone who is Gas Safe Registered. A copy of the safety report must be given to new tenants before they move in.
If you operate a…