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Safety regulator says average gateway 3 approval time stood at 16 weeks in latest data bulletin
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (351+ words) Nearly 300 applications received for final part of process, BSR says, although no new build jobs have reached stage yet The Building Safety Regulator says it has received close to 300 gateway 3 applications in its latest bulletin on the gateway approvals process....
Vistry and L&Q get green light for 3, 500-home neighbourhood in Essex
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (214+ words) A joint venture between Vistry-owned Countryside and L&Q has been granted planning permission for 3, 500 new homes by Chelmsford city council in Essex. The outline plans form the next phase of the Chelmsford Garden Community scheme, which is expected to…...
Contractors not guaranteed to price London jobs just because output is low, T&T Alinea warns
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (524+ words) Consultant says firms citing capacity issues and risk for not working up bids on some schemes T&T Alinea has warned that contractors" willingness to price jobs should not be taken for granted because of capacity issues and reluctance to…...
JP Morgan submits plans for "60m Barbican office refurb
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (331+ words) Top two storeys of 2005 building to be extended and facades overhauled Gensler's plans 140 Aldersgate JP Morgan "60m plan to refurbish and extend an office building near the Barbican have been submitted to the City of London. The nine-storey office building at…...
Mark Reynolds on what's next for Mace Construct
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (1519+ words) The firm's executive chairman speaks to Dave Rogers on why the business is'not for sale', how he is in no rush to find a new CEO and what the future looks like Mark Reynolds is Mace Construct's biggest shareholder and…...
British Gypsum launches a new guide to fire-rated junctions
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (783+ words) British Gypsum has unveiled a new comprehensive, evidence-based best practice guide dedicated to the junctions between fire-rated partitions and other building elements. Left: View of fire test specimen after 90 minutes (no failure yet) Right: View of fire test specimen exposed…...
Unpacking the impact of levelling up and devolution on regional regeneration
9+ hour, 8+ min ago (1634+ words) A roundtable hosted by Building at UKREii F in Leeds last month explored how the government's devolution initiatives are reshaping regeneration and what still needs to happen for the sector to deliver at scale Regional regeneration in the UK is…...
In pictures: Multiplex's One Leadenhall tower completes
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (297+ words) City of London scheme designed by Make New images of the One Leadenhall tower in the City of London have been unveiled. Completed by Multiplex for developer Brookfield Properties, the 35-storey block has been designed by Make Architects and will…...
Small housebuilders" confidence dented by Iran conflict, survey finds | News | Building
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (386+ words) HBF findings shows expectations for have weakened since war began at end of February Confidence among small and medium-sized housebuilders has deteriorated sharply in the past three months, according to survey findings, with the Iran conflict being blamed for the…...
Passivhaus pioneers revisit the standard 16 years on
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (649+ words) After a long part of our careers working on Passivhaus projects, we are excited to have the opportunity to develop and live with our partners in a Passivhaus and experience the comfort and energy savings in our later years. Chris…...