The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has said that a shortage of skilled construction workers could threaten the government's major house-building and infrastructure programmes.
The UK's manufacturing industry has a proud history. The 19th century saw manufacturing grow on an unprecedented scale and the country experienced what is referred to as the second industrial revolution. Although the following decades saw something of a decline, by the 1950s, Britain remained an industrial giant, employing around 40% of the country's workforce.
The draft standard of ISO 45001, due to be officially released in October, has been made available for interested businesses to read. The Draft International Standard (DIS) will replace BS OHSAS 18001 when it is released.
What we are seeing is a series of independent initiatives in different parts of the economy piloting energy harvesting schemes. Smart buildings are being designed to make our urban environments more liveable, agile and sustainable.
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has expressed fears over the implications of the Government's announcement that a further one million homes are to be built in the UK by the year 2020.
ISO 14001: 2015 offers more than 300,000 businesses worldwide (and approximately 17,000 businesses in the UK) a guide on how to set up and run an effective environmental management system (EMS).
The adoption of Passivhaus building standards in the UK could significantly reduce the cost of heating a home in the winter. The standard was developed in Germany in the early 1990s by Professors Bo Adamson and Wolfgang Feist, and is designed to dramatically reduce the need for space heating whilst ensuring high air quality and comfort for residents.
How do fire regulations come about? Unfortunately, it usually takes a catastrophe to make people take notice of the need for new protections. Time and again through history, new regulations are introduced following a disaster.
The Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS) has come under the spotlight as a BBC report showed test centres were rigging health and safety exams. The scheme is intended to provide reassurance that builders have the skills and knowledge to carry out construction safely.
