Framework drawn up as part of plan by Sovereign Network Group to build 25,000 homes in next decade Sovereign Network Group (SNG) has appointed 22 firms to its new contractor framework for affordable h
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Wates has been given the job of repairing Parliament’s crumbling Victora Tower after the competitive tender process for the job failed for a second time. Construction News revealed in April 2024 that
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The High Court has ordered a Welsh council to pay Alun Griffiths £3.3m – and dismissed its argument for postponing payment as “spurious”. In an earlier adjudication, Carmarthenshire County Council was
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Pure Data Centres and SEGRO have secured planning approval for a major hyperscale data centre development at Premier Park in west London, representing a £1 billion investment into the capital’s growin
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In 2025, the United Kingdom is implementing significant updates to fire safety regulations to strengthen protection for building occupants and align more closely with modern European standards. These
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Last month, 19 cities signed a declaration to make all new buildings carbon neutral by 2030. So what happens next? If cities are going to curb the rise of global temperatures to less than 2 degrees Ce
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After a decade of record growth, London Build, the UK’s leading festival of construction, architecture and design, is entering a new era. The 2026 edition will take place at Excel London, unlocking mo
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Especially storybook charming in the summer when the weather is drier, the days longer, and gardens in full bloom, London is forever a smart destination for aesthetes.'
At 135m, The London Eye is the world’s largest cantilevered observation wheel. It was conceived and designed by Marks Barfield Architects and was launched in 2000.
Location, location, location: it has been the repetitive litany for house buyers for decades. But now there's a new mantra on the block: affordable, smart and eco-friendly ' at least for new-build hom
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As we design the cities of tomorrow, entrepreneurs should take the lead. What makes a smart city "smart"?'It's a question that many entrepreneurs, enterprise executives and civic leaders are asking th
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' Following details of the government's Environmental Bill last month, Jon Stewart, Business Development Director for Drainage at Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation, unpacks the policy for developer
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A glass or crystal spire, or a 300-foot carbon-fibre and gold leaf spire -- architects have submitted dozens of design renderings to rebuild the Notre Dame after the fire
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