Editor’s Comment | How real is the recession risk?

By the time this issue of NCE lands on your doormat – or on your app if you’ve switched to digital – we will know the outcome of new prime minister Liz Truss’ emergency budget. However, print deadlines mean that I am writing this without… The post Editor’s Comment | How real is the recession risk? appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

What now for Boris’ ‘Build Back Better’ ambition?

With Boris Johnson stepping down from his role as leader of the Conservative Party and soon to be leaving his post as prime minister, the “infrastructure revolution” that he once promised for the UK will now fall on his newly reshuffled cabinet and ministers –… The post What now for Boris’ ‘Build Back Better’ ambition? appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Volumetric modular technology: Eliminating waste and maximising resource efficiency

As the UK looks to “build back better”, Richard Hipkiss, development director of the Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA) raises the thorny issue of reducing landfill waste and improving material optimisation. The post Volumetric modular technology: Eliminating waste and maximising resource efficiency appeared first on Planning, BIM & Construction Today.

How will the Autumn Budget impact the construction industry?

Today (27 October) marks the arrival of the Autumn Budget, as chancellor Rishi Sunak vows to inject £1.8m brownfield funding and build back better and greener, pledging £3.9bn to decarbonise buildings to reach the net zero target by 2050. The post How will the Autumn Budget impact the construction industry? appeared first on Planning, BIM & Construction Today.

2021 Top 225 International Design Firms: Designing for Shifting Priorities

Addressing weaknesses laid bare by COVID-19, infrastructure projects are poised to drive world economies back to pre-pandemic positions with a simple mantra to build back better. As global design firms restructure operations, projects also are being reconfigured to fit a continental shift in client priorities.

Construction Industry Playbook

Government guidance on sourcing and contracting public works projects and programmes