It seems that sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) are finally coming of age. A combination of guidance and legislation is pushing for greater inclusion of SuDS into urban developments, not just...
Arson accounts for 50.5% of fire service call-outs in the UK, making it the most common cause of fire in the country. Due to ease of access, this is a...
Phil Barsby, Business Development Director at Intastop and a board member of the Design in Mental Health Network, comments on the work being done by private companies to ensure the...
Womble Bond Dickinson’s Managing Associate, Lisa Dromgoole, discusses what the construction sector can do to be as prepared as possible for shortages and delays of building materials, brought about by...
Conlon Construction, a specialist provider in the delivery of bespoke special educational needs (SEN) schools, was making great headway on a brand-new campus for The Orchards School, in Stretford, Trafford,...
Contractors and consultants will often find themselves working under the NEC4 form of contract. However, there still remains a wealth of untapped potential within this suite of contracts. NEC4 Drafter,...
Barry Sargent, Product Support Manager at Nittan, discusses multi-sensor fire detectors in non-domestic properties and looks at four important, but lesser known, aspects you should consider in relation to these...
Changing weather patterns and urban growth have contributed to an environment in which flooding is an increasingly frequent and damaging occurrence. Here, Ben Puddy, Regional Technical Manager at Hydro International,...
2020 was one of the most disruptive years in living memory and its effect will be felt long into the year ahead. But the impact of COVID is not the...
Integrated multidisciplinary centres which empower patients to proactively take charge of their health and wellbeing are now firmly established as the gold standard for progressive, place-based models of healthcare....
Matt Hare, Partner at Carter Jonas Cambridge, talks to PSBJ about the publication of Gear Change – concerning the increase in cycle paths on new developments – and the issues...
Local authorities are no strangers to changing circumstances and that change is made apparent when we look at town hall buildings, whose fortunes track those of the institution of local...
A stylish aesthetic has been achieved for a well-received affordable housing development in Newhaven, East Sussex, thanks to specialist corrugated fibre cement sheeting being applied to modular apartments....
Scott Denham, Sales Director at IG Masonry Support, looks at how offsite construction is helping us create buildings that embrace the traditional beauty of brick through the utilisation of hygrothermally-tested...
Over half (54%) of households in the social rented sector have one or more household members with a long-term illness or disability. With such a high level of need, how...
Construction is set to lead the way as the UK looks to move out of the COVID-19 pandemic and towards economic recovery – and the public sector will be at...
In this article, William Tonkinson, Managing Director of education furniture and fit-out specialist, Deanestor, looks at how school design is evolving to reflect the pace of social and technological change....
With a Government target in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050, innovators within the construction sector are exploring ways to reduce the environmental impact of property...
Tim Oakley, Head Consultant at LHC, talks to PSBJ about its work to instill confidence in local authorities to implement MMC and demonstrates the accessibility of offsite through its frameworks...
BIM (Building Information Modelling) as a process and technology has been transforming public sector project delivery since BIM Level 2 was mandated back in 2016. Whilst its benefits are clear...
