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After a decade of disruption, the construction industry has become used to planning in the short term. So it should come as no surprise built environment professionals are constantly looking for ways to minimise cost and create efficiencies, where possible, to deliver a smooth construction journey and maximum ROI.

Back in the height of lockdown last year, I was asked to write an article on what the post-Covid-19 office would look like. It was a tough question to answer then, and it’s arguably even tougher to answer today.

Suppliers working on the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway have warned of widespread job losses if the eastern leg of the line is axed or mothballed in the upcoming Integrated Rail Plan.

Jacobs has been reappointed as the sole provider for Highways England’s Historical Railways Estate (HRE) contract for a further seven years.

EXCLUSIVE Buro Happold will today announce James Bruce as the company’s new chief executive officer.

A shake-up at the top of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), an incoming Transport for the North (TfN) boss and a new role for an ex-Crossrail chief are among April's high-profile appointments.

The timeline for the UK’s second National Infrastructure Assessment has been announced, with work due to get underway later this year.

Collaborative bidding processes are widely used in the sector, largely out of necessity. However, heightened awareness of the effects of low-probability, high-impact risks during the Covid-19 pandemic has altered the risk appetite of some contractors when negotiating their terms.

The appointment of Philippa Spence as Ramboll’s new UK managing director is expected to give the firm a strong focus on sustainability and the drive to carbon net zero as she moves from the post of managing principal of Ramboll’s environment and health practice.

Arup, Mace, Motts and Morgan Sindall are among 20 early adopters testing the Construction Innovation Hub’s "ground-breaking" value toolkit.