The war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia and Belarus will hit the supply of wood products used in construction, including OSB (oriented strand board) and plywood.

Architect Foster + Partners and consultant Turner & Townsend have become the latest UK built environment firms to halt work on projects in Russia.

It is still too early to tell what effect sanctions against Russia will have on building materials.

Intelligent street lights enabled with 5G, IoT sensors and cameras could form a part of National Highways’ digital roads plan following a successful trial by Kier on the M40.