2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (319+ words) Views, queues and war-game news from Joseph Aloysius Hansom and the team as they scan the latest chatter around the industry Joseph Aloysius Hansom, founder of Building magazine in 1843 A (lukewarm) meal with a view When it was first opened…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (638+ words) Susan Dawson of Northumbria University, reflects on why the future of the built environment depends on creating the conditions in which employers and education can plan, invest and respond to future workforce demand with confidence Preparing for the future requires…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (543+ words) Contractor says UK arm’s numbers blighted by inflation, subcontractor failures and building safety liabilities Bouygues UK sunk further into the red last year to take the company’s cumulative losses over the past four years to more than £200m. The firm, which…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (268+ words) This is a special publication created by Ryder Architecture, Northumbria University and University of the Built Environment in collaboration with Building The built environment is facing a profound skills challenge, but the answer may lie in rethinking how the next…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (373+ words) Four of museum’s most visited galleries to be given facelifts Haworth Tompkins’ role starts on 7 September Haworth Tompkins has been appointed to act as lead architect on the transformation of four of the Natural History Museum’s most visited galleries. The…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (840+ words) Sponsored by ROCKWOOL®, this module examines why the gap between the predicted and actual performance of so many buildings persists – and how fabric-first design, informed insulation specification and consistent installation practice can help close it Early evidence for the performance…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (233+ words) Bilbao one of few cities in Europe which experienced a 100% eclipse yesterday evening The start of yesterday evening's eclipse at the Guggenheim Bilbao The Guggenheim Bilbao has released images of what the Frank Gehry-designed museum looked like during yesterday’s solar…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (448+ words) Number of people prepared to work over 100 miles from home has halved in 10 years More and more construction workers are turning their backs on working away from home with family and lifestyle being put ahead of the traditional concept of…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (295+ words) Firms have until first week of September to send in bids to participate The University of East Anglia has fired the starting gun on its search for a main contractor to deliver an £84m refurbishment of Norman Foster’s Sainsbury Centre. Norman…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (621+ words) Avant says agreement will ensure liquidity as 2025 results reveal £111m loss Avant Homes has concluded a deal with the housing ministry to defer its mounting building safety remediation costs, the housebuilder has revealed in latest annual results. Previous financial statements referred…...