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Even in one of the world’s most remote places, the fundamentals of delivering major projects hold true. From understanding cost and risk drivers to building the right team, Greenland has reminded Beth West how often we overlook the basics Source: Beth West Beth West on the Nuuk fjord (left); houses in Nuuk (right) I’ve spent three weeks over the past three months in Greenland (please, no jokes about being an advanced force for the Americans).

Sponsored by ROCKWOOL®, this module explores the regulatory context and functional fire performance of roofs, highlighting the influence of specification decisions and looking at the fire safety implications when flat roofs are used as amenity space and to house photovoltaics Deadline for completing this module Friday 16 October 2026 Source: Shutterstock Traditionally, roofs were just protective coverings against the weather, but the roof’s role has evolved significantly in modern building...

Mixed picture for sector with three month snapshot continuing to show reverse Private new housing work grew by more than 4% in February to help send construction output for the month up by 1%, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. Private new housing saw a 4.3% growth with both new work and repair and maintenance growing by 1% and 0.9% to help monthly output grow by 1%, a rise on the 0.5% recorded in January.

Steve Williams joins firm after 16 years at rival consultant Ridge has appointed a new head of infrastructure with Steve Williams joining from Turner & Townsend. Williams, who began his career as an environmental engineer, spent 16 years as director of programme and project management at T&T. He is set to lead a team which will work across the water, aviation and transport sectors, as well as supporting Ridge’s defence team.

Applications have closed for the government’s first chief construction and scientific adviser, but can anyone realistically fulfil what the job spec asks? Chloë McCulloch, editor of Building On Monday night the deadline passed to apply for what may be the most demanding job in the built environment: the first ever chief construction and scientific adviser.

Firm pips big-name rivals to land huge west London scheme Previous Next Allies and Morrison's £300m AI building for Imperial College London in White City Multiplex has beaten three others to land a prized £300m scheme to build a new academic building in west London specialising in Artificial Intelligence for Imperial College, Building can reveal.

Reports by Mace Consult and Gleeds raise worries about impact of war on sector Mace Consult has revised its tender price forecast for this year up by 0.5% because of the war in the Middle East. In its first quarterly report for the year, the firm, which is now a standalone business owned by Goldman Sachs, said tender prices were expected to increase in the wake of rising materials costs.

Transport hubs in Cambridge, Bedford and Bletchley unveiled in final consultation for £7bn railway Previous Next Cambridge station eastern entrance Bletchley eastern entrance Bedford Midland East Entrance East West Rail has revealed proposed designs for three new stations designed by WW+P as part of the final route-wide public consultation on the line.

But firm says higher energy bills will increase build costs next year Barratt Redrow expects the Middle East conflict to have “limited impact” on its full-year performance for 2026, the firm has said in a trading update. Chief executive David Thomas said the firm had experienced a “solid third quarter, with a resilient reservation rate underpinned by good customer demand”.

For some construction firms, the current crisis in the Middle East is exposing the dangers of chasing growth without a clearly defined strategy, Victoria Firth writes Over the past decade, the Middle East has served as the ultimate growth engine for many UK construction, property and design businesses.