Category: News
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Mace to go fossil fuel-free in major revamp of London City office
Mace says it will not be using fossil fuels during the construction of what it describes as one of London’s largest retrofit projects. JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed the contractor for a c.£200m revamp of 65 Gresham Street. The project includes expanding the original early 2000s building from 25,000 sq m to 38,000 sq m,…
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Kier bags National Highways underground mapping contract
Kier’s utility search service QuikSTATS has won a National Highways contract to provide its underground utility mapping data. The £9m contract will run for three years, with the possibility of a further year’s extension. QuikSTATS will be National Highways’ sole service provider for C2 utility stat searches. C2 searches identify the underground locations of utilities…
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Government awards £4.5m buildings policy advice contract
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has awarded a £4.5m contract to a Cheshire-based consultancy to help develop building policy across government. Adroit Economics, an “economics, technology and regeneration” consultancy founded in 2005 by Dr Steve Sheppard, will be responsible for the “provision of economic and technical research for buildings policy”. The…
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New competence framework tackles ‘race to the bottom’ that led to Grenfell
A new framework defines the minimum competence requirements for those undertaking procurement activities in the industry. The purpose of the ‘Competence Framework for Procurement Professionals in the Built Environment in England‘ is to promote and uphold “the highest industry standards” across the lifecycle of a building and in the supply chain and prevent the poor…
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Miller Architects & Builders to Update Uptown Mall Suite for Future Marshalls
Virginia, MN — Miller Architects & Builders is excited to announce its partnership with Uptown Mall for the demolition and renovation of the mall, paving the way for a future Marshalls store. To accommodate the Marshall’s needs, it was determined that both interior and exterior updates were necessary before introducing the new store. “Partnering with…
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Arup, USGBC-CA partner on California Wildfire Rebuilding Guide
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in #trades, architects, architecture, conservation, Construction, design, Featured, Flooring, future of trades, healthcare, hospitality, hotels, interior design, labor pool, News, next gen, next generation, Project Management, restaurants, retail, skilled labor, Sustainability, United States Green Building Council California, wildfire, wildlifeIn response to the historic wildfires that devastated Los Angeles in January 2025, global sustainable development consulting firm Arup has partnered with the United States Green Building Council California (USGBC-CA) to co-author the “California Wildfire Rebuilding Guide.” The guide provides practical steps to help homeowners, designers, contractors, and community leaders rebuild wildfire-affected neighborhoods with resilience,…
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York’s oldest railway structure to be refurbished into brass band HQ
Mike Stancliffe, Network Rail’s principal development manager, said: “This Queen Street site was historically associated with the development of the railways and is now a focus of educational, sporting and recreational activities associated with the York Railway Institute, so this site is well-suited to re-house the band practice room. View the original article and our…
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Former ISG employee wins breach of contract employment case
A former ISG employee has been awarded more than £16,000 after winning an employment tribunal case against ISG Retail for breach of contract over the redundancies resulting from the company’s collapse. Kaldeep Dhanda MCIOB was a project director at ISG from December 2020 until the contractor filed for administration on 20 September 2024, according to…
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Former ISG employee wins breach of contract employment case
A former ISG employee has been awarded more than £16,000 after winning an employment tribunal case against ISG Retail for breach of contract over the redundancies resulting from the company’s collapse. Kaldeep Dhanda MCIOB was a project director at ISG from December 2020 until the contractor filed for administration on 20 September 2024, according to…
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Mace increases tender prices forecast as labour pay surges
Construction pay is growing at its second highest rate since the pandemic, according to Mace’s latest industry forecast. The consultancy’s quarterly Market View report shows that construction pay is now rising faster than all but one other sector, with vacancies also jumping to their highest level in 18 months. While pay growth across the whole economy spent most of…