News: March 2010
30/03/2010
Highs and lows for ‘green’ elements of budget
New green investment bank announced but no extension to boiler scrappage scheme.
30/03/2010
Healey announces new measures to speed up planning decisions
Housing and Planning minister John Healey unveils new measures designed to speed up decision-making.
30/03/2010
Eurocodes create a new beginning
New standards imminent for the design of buildings and civil engineering structures.
30/03/2010
Getting the measure on waste and carbon targets
Strategic Forum for Construction announces 2008 Baselines for measuring waste and carbon targets.
30/03/2010
NVQs are here to stay
ConstructionSkills successfully saves popular industry qualifications.
30/03/2010
WNDC chief welcomes MP’s support for site skills scheme
MP tables an Early Day Motion welcoming ‘Construction Futures’ initiative.
24/03/2010
Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team publishes interim report
Emerging findings on the challenges and opportunities for the construction sector are delivered by the IGT.
24/03/2010
Federation of Master Builders launches its General Election Manifesto
FMB flags up three main priorities for the next government with launch of ‘Building for Success’.
24/03/2010
Get Britain Building issues manifesto challenge to all would-be MPs
Get Britain Building issues challenge to all Prospective Parliamentary Candidates (PPCs) to use the building industry as a motor to revive the UK.
24/03/2010
Spending cuts equate to 17,000 construction jobs lost
New figures released this week demonstrate the scale of public spending cutbacks facing the North East region, says NECC.
24/03/2010
Willmott Dixon secures £350 million Scape framework
Willmott Dixon wins the Scape National Contractors Framework against major competition.
23/03/2010
News from the CIOB
New CIOB vice president is appointed and survey reveals students are too conservative in their thinking.
23/03/2010
Awards seek students’ vision for better places
The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has joined forces with the Landscape Institute to run Future Vision 2010.
23/03/2010
PM meets Lovell-trained east Manchester apprentices
Prime Minister Gordon Brown meets two apprentices who have launched construction careers on an award-winning apprentice programme in east Manchester.
16/03/2010
CPA outlines its budget priorities to the Chancellor
CPA urges Chancellor to maintain public sector net investment at or above 2.25% of GDP in the upcoming Budget.
16/03/2010
New changes to building regulations are announced by Healey
Changes to the country's building regulations are announced to continue the drive towards low carbon commitments.
16/03/2010
Public sector project starts fall
Construction down 15% as public sector and civil engineering project starts fall, reports Glenigan.
16/03/2010
Public land is released for redevelopment
The future expansion of Aldershot to provide around 4,500 new homes moves a step closer.
16/03/2010
Construction survey reveals the brighter side of the recession
The Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) latest research reveals many construction professionals are now looking beyond the negatives of the recession and asserting the positives.
16/03/2010
Doubling the bang for your council buck
Building local economic, social and environmental benefits into council contracts could yield £2 for every £1 spent, says the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) following its latest research.
16/03/2010
New report is published by Leading Edge
Industry sees first quarter of growth in new construction output since 2008 Q1.
16/03/2010
UKWEC is launched following Energy Institute/BEA merger
The Energy Institute (EI) has formally merged with the British Energy Association (BEA) to form UKWEC.
16/03/2010
Build homes for landmine survivors in Cambodia charity challenge
Nobel Peace-Prizewinning charity MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is offering adventurous fundraisers the chance to experience world-famous landscapes and have a direct impact on the lives of landmine survivors.
10/03/2010
Government unveils strategy for green transformation of existing homes
Government announces new plans for a green transformation of Britain’s homes which will take place over the next decade.
10/03/2010
Construction suffers worst fall in output since 1974
The latest ONS statistics show construction output fell by over 11% in 2009 – the largest fall the industry has experienced in a single year since the time of the 3-day week in 1974.
10/03/2010
Search is on for flexible cities
Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities announces £250,000 in funding to research ‘the flexible city’.
10/03/2010
Recession puts pressure on skills
New research commissioned by the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) indicates the recession and economic downturn is placing increasing pressure on the learning and development activities of housing organisations in England.
10/03/2010
New ‘hearing’ maps are real conversation starters
Innovative sound-mapping software based on human hearing is developed to help architects design-out unwanted noise.
10/03/2010
Aggregate Industries is BRE Global 'Excellent'
Aggregate Industries achieves its third BRE Global world first in twelve months with a BES 6001 ‘Excellent’ at one of its sites.
10/03/2010
Shedding light on the matter
New document is available on designing with natural daylight and controlled artificial light to reduce CO2 emissions.
10/03/2010
Public sector less appealing career choice than last year
Fewer people plan to move from the private sector into a public sector job than in 2009, according a new survey by recruiting expert, Hays.
02/03/2010
Healey announces new planning regime for major infrastructure
Planning minister heralds the start of the new ‘faster and fairer’ planning regime for major infrastructure.
02/03/2010
Get Britain Building welcomes VAT report as “important step” towards tax reduction
The Get Britain Building (GBB) campaign has thrown its weight behind a new report
02/03/2010
New document gives guidance on constructing sustainable schools
Independent guide provides detailed cost analyses and route maps for sustainable, low carbon school buildings.
02/03/2010
Report aims to tackle problems of waste processing facilities
Give householders annual energy discounts to help overcome concerns over hundreds of planned recycling plants, says report.
02/03/2010
Bardon Contracting sets the standard by achieving IIP Gold
Bardon Contracting becomes one of the first construction companies to be recognised as a Gold Standard Investor In People (IIP).
02/03/2010
It’s a Pirate’s Life for ERA Products
ERA Products help the Pirates of Poole to set sail in the forthcoming ‘Harry Paye Charity Row’ which hopes to raise £30,000 for five charities.
02/03/2010
RTPA issues robust response to government’s consultation
Government’s national planning statement on energy is a failure, say planners.
02/03/2010
We are redefining Construction Management, says CIOB president
Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) president announces that good progress is being made in producing a definition of Construction Management that is fit for a new order.
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