Chronic exposure to mould led to the tragic death of toddler Awaab Ishak. Steve Hodgson argues that tougher enforcement of Approved Document F is required.

Until the Grenfell Tower disaster and problems with schools in Scotland, the clerk of works was starting to become an endangered species. Now the role is in demand again. Neil…

Image: Dreamstime The Welsh government is to investigate making it mandatory for the design, installation and maintenance of sprinkler systems to be carried out only by members of a third-party…

As the decade draws to a close, Construction Manager looks back on what has been a momentous 10 years for the industry, through the 10 biggest stories during the period.…

New legislation aimed at improving social housing conditions will allow the Regulator of Social Housing to set standards on the competence and conduct “of all staff involved in the provision of housing management services”.

Bringing the clerk of works into the contractor’s team can help raise building standards, argues Mark Beard Over the last few years, particularly since the Edinburgh schools collapse and the…

Mark Beard, the CIOB’s ‘first virtual president’, reflects on a tumultuous time for construction, and changes that lie ahead

Image: Cypress Place and Vallea Court A row over an estimated £3m bill to replace ‘Grenfell style’ cladding on two Manchester residential blocks will go to a tribunal. Lendlease was…

Developers have been given a six-week deadline to commit to fixing unsafe cladding on high rises or be banned from the market.

Daniel Joyeux, president of Efectis Holding and Professor Paddy Nixon, vice-chancellor of Ulster University at the new testing facility A new UKAS-accredited fire testing facility capable of full-scale fire research,…

The fire at The Cube in Bolton (Image: GMFRS) Last week’s Bolton blaze has prompted calls for the ban on combustible building materials to be based on risk, rather than…

Britain’s biggest house builder has initiated a review of its health and safety practices following a 22% increase in reportable incidents on its sites. Barratt Developments’ newly published annual results…

The CIOB has announced it is setting up a commission of past presidents to investigate the management of quality in the construction process in the wake of defects that led…

An independent report commissioned by Persimmon after complaints from buyers about the quality of their homes has found that the company does not have group-wide build policy and criticised its…

Image: GMFRS A leading insurer has called for more thorough testing of building materials, after a blaze at a six-storey student accommodation block last week that left two people injured.…

FCIOB Steven Miles and his wife Claire have been campaigning to change the regulations on fire safety in care homes.

The Digital Construction Awards attracted more than 140 entries this year, 62 of which have been shortlisted. Here we detail the shortlist for the Digital Innovation in Asset Management category.

  No disputes, no cost overruns, a chart-topping safety record — we’re surely not talking about a public project on these shores are we? Denise Chevin meets the man who’s turned…