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The Building Safety Regulator's Gateway 2 numbers are climbing, but the regulator is clear that the rise comes from better applications, not a lower bar. Read the other way, roughly one in four higher-risk building submissions is still rejected, and even the…
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Research Jul 16, 2026
What's changing from 24 July On 3 July 2026 the government confirmed the biggest overhaul of the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) regime since it began. From 24 July, the…
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In June 2026 the CITB published its Construction Workforce Outlook 2026–2030, and the numbers travelled fast: UK construction needs an average of 41,200 extra workers a…
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The role has changed Project management in real estate used to be seen mainly as the job of keeping things on programme, on budget and moving forward. That is still true, but it is no longer the full…
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The ventilation case that should worry every design lead A major UK hospital project was delayed just days before opening after ventilation issues were discovered in paediatric critical care. The…
Read moreResearch Feb 26, 2026
If you work in UK buildings today, you can feel the shift: compliance is something you're expected to prove, continuously, as designs evolve, teams change, and requirements pile up. And that reality…
Read moreResearch Feb 5, 2026
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has transformed how teams design projects, but quality assurance (QA) is struggling to keep up. Many AEC project managers still discover design errors late in the…
Read moreResearch Dec 23, 2025
Starting a new building project is equal parts exciting and daunting. In those early concept meetings, architects and engineers are making big calls based on limited info which can feel like educated…
Read moreResearch Dec 18, 2025
Early design choices in construction have an outsized influence on a project's success. Industry data shows that major projects often run 20% longer than planned and 80% over budget - largely due to…
Read moreResearch Dec 4, 2025
For years, the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry has been labelled a digital late bloomer. Contractors and designers were often seen poring over paper blueprints while other…
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