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Government correct to head off Climate and Nature Bill


The ‘Climate and Nature Private Members’ Bill’, seeks to set new legally binding targets for climate and nature.

Reflections and predictions: Leading professionals discuss the year ahead for 2025


Leading industry experts give their perspectives on the key trends poised to define 2025.

Report reveals circular retrofitting could unlock a $3.9 trillion global market


In collaboration with the World Economic Forum, McKinsey highlights the untapped potential of circular retrofitting to decarbonise the built environment and deliver significant economic and environmental benefits. 

Improvements in fencing design 


Fences are often constructed from a series of vertical metal bars held together by upper and lower rails which run horizontally between vertical posts.

Five themes that could shape construction in 2025


As we move into 2025, there are five themes that are likely to shape the construction sector in different ways during the year ahead.

How boosting sustainability bolsters resilience and creates a competitive advantage


Emma Fitzgerald, UK and Ireland defence director at AECOM, explains how making sustainable changes to the defence sector estate can help it boost resilience.

AI to move from a tactical tool to a strategic priority for real estate industry


Adoption of AI in real estate will tip over from tactical usage to a strategic priority in 2025.

Building the future: Will AI bring younger people into construction? 


AI is revolutionising most if not all work industries, and construction is no exception.

Assessing progress one year into the Timber Roadmap  


At the end of 2023, the government launched the Timber in Construction Roadmap.

New whitepaper seeks to highlight hybrid Heat Pump ‘missed opportunity’


A whitepaper exploring the policy landscape around hybrid heat pump systems has been launched.