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CICES launches new EDI awards to highlight industry changemakers
Green space, clean air and community lead the wish list for new homes, with the surrounding landscape valued above how buildings look
Construct Zero Refreshed Programme
New designation will recognise buildings’ progress on the path to Net Zero Carbon Alignment
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A Defining Moment for Project Safety: Competence, Clarity, Culture and the Road Ahead
What Does the Future of Planning Look Like? Engaging the Next Generation and Beyond
Build a happier, productive, and more efficient workforce, ready to deliver at scale
The £6 Billion Question: Why is construction still paying like it’s 1999?
The Transforming Skills Landscape: A Deep Dive into the UK's Post-16 Skills White Paper
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Sustainable Communities: A Coalition for the Delivery of 1.5 Million Homes
RICS Global Construction & Infrastructure Conference 2026
NFDC Talks 2026: Intelligent Demolition Planning: Bristol
July 2026 Economic and Policy Briefing
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Workstream 1: Education and Qualification
CIC Climate Action Plan Toolkit: Education and Qualification
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Posted 18th August 2015
Government consultation on closing gender pay gap: ‘Construction let’s have our say!’
Posted 7th July 2015
Declining investment in Design Quality Guidance
Posted 15th June 2015
How Val's careers in the construction industry began...
Posted 11th May 2015
Inspirational examples of women in the wider development industry
Posted 19th February 2015
A 36-year perspective on construction.
Posted 19th January 2015
Diversity matters because diversity means business.
Posted 5th January 2015
How are we going to do business in the future?
Posted 20th November 2014
What inspires you to work in the construction industry?
Posted 22nd October 2014
Mentors as well as mentees take away positives from the experience.
Posted 8th October 2014
Why were constitutional issues discussed so widely at the recent party conferences?
Posted 2nd October 2014
The state of the UK housing market - Latest projections speculate yet more problems ahead...
