All Building articles in 16 January 2026 – Page 8
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NewsFCBS submits plans for 272-home co-living scheme in Bath
Riverside development to be city’s first wholly co-living scheme
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FeaturesBuilding Systems Thinking: Crunch time
The deteriorating condition and performance of existing infrastructure is a looming threat to UK economic and social progress. The government and industry need to get serious about asset management, and fast.
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CommentThis month’s construction industry gossip: Touching tributes
The latest chatter around the industry
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SponsoredFrom sustainability to regenerative design: how SJ Group is reimagining the future of cities
SJ Group CEO Sean Chiao explains why regenerative design and AI are redefining how cities are planned, built and operated — and how the built environment can deliver lasting value for people and the planet
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NewsSupreme Court rules contractor not entitled to terminate JCT contract with housing association over late payments
Judgement in long-running dispute has “clarified a powerful protection for employers”
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NewsSimpsonHaugh’s 50-storey Manchester tower unanimously refused
Plans to replace historic warehouse with 750 homes had been recommended for approval by planning officers
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NewsHousing starts up 18% in 2025, official figures show
Steve Reed says uptick represents ‘green shoots of recovery’ in market
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Features‘The cliff edge has probably been reached’ … When the Warm Homes Plan finally arrives, will there be an industry left to deliver it?
Reports suggest the upcoming plan will see a big move towards low carbon technologies and shift in emphasis from grant to regulation. But industry figures say its long delay and the cancellation of the ECO scheme last year could leave DESNZ without the workforce to deliver its goals
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NewsHousebuilder Jelson returns to profit
Leicester-based housebuilder says improved profitability driven by efficiencies and improvement in quality of sites
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NewsDfE picks Graham for £37m redevelopment of Leicestershire school
Scheme includes new buildings to accommodate more than 1,500 pupils
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Comment2026 will be the year of gateway 3. This is how to make sure you are prepared
The BSR has made good progress in easing the logjam at gateway 2 of the approval process. Mark Brooks explains what comes next
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FeaturesCould 2026 be the start of a new stone age?
Structural engineer Webb Yates has completed its first structural stone building for a commercial developer. Thomas Lane reports on the firm’s 20-year mission to establish stone as a sustainable alternative to concrete
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NewsNew offsite firm emerges out of Merit collapse
Company called Merit Industrialised Construction began trading earlier this month
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CommentHow housebuilders can take a sustainable approach to placemaking
Sustainability in housebuilding encompasses everything from construction to placemaking to future skills requirements. Keepmoat’s John Bowden says housebuilders must integrate all these elements in their projects – with placemaking at the centre
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SponsoredReinvention 2026: a new built environment education model for a changing world
Ryder Architecture and its partners Northumbria University and the University of the Built Environment are calling for a radical rethink of built environment education. This builds on the proven success of pioneering higher and degree apprenticeships such as PlanBEE, by widening opportunity and providing the right skills for the future ...
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Features5 minutes with … Dean Mitchell at 4B Projects
One of the firm’s four founding brothers describes working on the Spurs stadium as an Arsenal fan, keeping the Saudi royal family happy, the importance of asking questions and talent spotting potential Ireland rugby players in north Londonx