Link: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/05/01/kitchen-fitter-crushed-to-death-by-concrete-blocks/ A kitchen fitter, Martin Dunford (33), was fatally crushed by falling concrete blocks at a Cotswolds site after improperly stacked materials toppled onto…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/01/solar-panels-fitted-all-new-build-homes-england-by-2027 All new-build homes in England will be required to have solar panels installed by 2027, under the updated Future Homes Standard. The government…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/30/labour-not-protecting-people-economy-and-homes-from-climate-crisis-watchdog-says?s=09 Labour’s climate watchdog, the Climate Change Committee (CCC), warns the government has made no progress on climate adaptation since taking office. The CCC’s…
Link: https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2025/04/30/three-arrested-in-blu-3-and-mace-bribery-probe/ Three people were arrested after the Serious Fraud Office conducted dawn raids on five properties in the UK and Monaco in connection with…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx26xlzzed4t Charlie Daines was in her garden when she heard “an almighty explosion” and witnessed the house “shooting up into the air”. “It was…
Link: https://metro-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/metro.co.uk/2025/04/29/thick-smoke-seen-across-london-fire-breaks-electrical-substation-22990425/amp/ A major fire broke out at an electrical substation in Maida Vale, London, around 5:30 a.m. on April 29, 2025. The blaze, believed…
Link: https://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/insights-and-media/media-centre/press-releases/2025/april/bsi-publishes-groundbreaking-standard-for-modern-methods-of-construction-in-residential-developments/ BSI has published PAS 8700:2025, a new standard for modern methods of construction (MMC) in residential developments. This specification aims to enhance confidence,…
Link: https://mineralproducts.org/News/2025/release13.aspx A recent study by the Future Homes Hub reveals a negligible difference in whole-life carbon emissions between concrete masonry and timber construction for…
Link: https://metro-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/metro.co.uk/2024/04/27/climate-change-map-shows-uk-areas-water-2050-2-20725267/amp An online map by Climate Central highlights UK areas most at risk of being underwater by 2050. Key zones under threat include the…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvr8dmgj1mo Students at the University of Reading’s Department of Geography and Environmental Science are learning how to help minimise the damage from future flooding…
