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RIBA and Architects Declare urge organisations to unite...

Ahead of the Built Environment Summit (28-29 October) and COP26 (1-12 November), the...

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Green homes revolution could create huge economic and...

A properly funded, ambitious programme to insulate homes and swap gas boilers for...

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Slower rate of decline for project-starts suggesting...

Despite project-starts declining consistently across the board, a slowing rate...

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Manufacturing orders strongest on record but output...

UK manufacturing total order books in September improved to their highest on record...

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Wood Awards 2021 shortlist announced

Nineteen structures and eleven product designs have been nominated for the Wood...

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Fulfilling your CPD Requirements – Structural...

As in most professions, doing continuing professional development (CPD) is...

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Code for Construction Product Information published to...

The Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI), Code guidance and a...

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RIBA announces winner of international design...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced London-based...

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Record infrastructure plan will need ‘colossal’...

The government’s announcement of a record £650bn investment in infrastructure...

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PROTECT report examines industry’s COVID-19 response

A report published as part of the PROTECT COVID-19 National Core Study on...

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Timber imports surge during the summer

The Timber Trade Federation (TTF)’s statistics show the volume of imported timber...

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KEYSTONE BRICK SLIP FEATURE LINTELS MAKE AN ENTRANCE AT...

The superior aesthetics, offsite craftmanship and precision of Keystone Lintels’...

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Michelmersh sponsors RIBA’s Sustainability Award 2021...

Michelmersh is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Sustainability Award at the...

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RIBA publishes new Design for Manufacture and Assembly...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published a new edition of the...

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Manufacturers’ concerns over dumping of cheap foreign...

British industry is increasingly concerned that quotas for heat pump sales, rumoured...

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