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May means construction safety

|Date: 4 May, 2022

May means construction safety

This May, Construction Safety Week will join global businesses from across the sector to inspire everyone ...

This May, Construction Safety Week will join global businesses from across the sector to inspire everyone in the industry to be leaders in safety. James Pecz, Global Solutions Marketing Manager at Ram ...

4 May, 2022
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Drone Corner | Thermal imaging drones

|Date: 28 April, 2022

Drone Corner | Thermal imaging drones

For the second in a new regular series covering drone technology, Ray Faulkner, Managing Director of iRed ...

For the second in a new regular series covering drone technology, Ray Faulkner, Managing Director of iRed®, offers advice on how to maximise your zero carbon budget with thermal imaging drones. With t ...

28 April, 2022
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Fabric first is the wrong approach

|Date: 22 April, 2022

Fabric first is the wrong approach

Duncan Brown, Chief Finance Officer at VIVID, one of the largest providers of affordable housing in the S ...

Duncan Brown, Chief Finance Officer at VIVID, one of the largest providers of affordable housing in the South of England, discusses how sustainable action in the housing sector must be balanced with t ...

22 April, 2022
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The need for speed: Public sector must avoid procurement delays at all costs

|Date: 22 April, 2022

The need for speed: Public sector must avoid procurement delays at all costs

Rising costs and budget constraints mean that public sector organisations should not stall when planning ...

Rising costs and budget constraints mean that public sector organisations should not stall when planning their construction projects. Instead, they need to act quickly to get their projects in motion ...

22 April, 2022
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Industry Comment | Less fatalism, more empathy

|Date: 13 April, 2022

Industry Comment | Less fatalism, more empathy

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the ch ...

Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Association of Retained Council Housing (ARCH), discusses the challenging environment social landlords face and says only through open, honest and full dialogu ...

13 April, 2022
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The performance gap: How realistic are we being between what we design and what we build?

|Date: 12 April, 2022

The performance gap: How realistic are we being between what we design and what we build?

Paul Simpson, Commercial Director at Gradient UK, discusses the performance gap and delivering properties ...

Paul Simpson, Commercial Director at Gradient UK, discusses the performance gap and delivering properties that perform as-designed. Properties not living-up to design expectations is a significant fac ...

12 April, 2022
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Micro-machines: why the public sector needs to work with more SMEs

|Date: 7 April, 2022

Micro-machines: why the public sector needs to work with more SMEs

Shona Snow, Head of Procurement for the London & SE Region at LHC, discusses why the public sector ne ...

Shona Snow, Head of Procurement for the London & SE Region at LHC, discusses why the public sector needs to work with more SMEs. Traditionally, public sector procurement focuses on businesses that ...

7 April, 2022
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Let’s think differently to close the development skills gap

|Date: 6 April, 2022

Let’s think differently to close the development skills gap

Paul Gerrard, Director of ForLiving, encourages the housing sector to think differently about recruiting ...

Paul Gerrard, Director of ForLiving, encourages the housing sector to think differently about recruiting and retaining talent in development teams. I’m sure lots of my peers would agree that working i ...

6 April, 2022
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Hidden voices in community engagement

|Date: 23 March, 2022

Hidden voices in community engagement

Hidden voices in community engagement — why do we call them hard-to-reach? By Shona Snow, LHC Head of Pro ...

Hidden voices in community engagement — why do we call them hard-to-reach? By Shona Snow, LHC Head of Procurement for the London & SE Region. Anyone working in planning or communications will be f ...

23 March, 2022
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Social Housing Regulation Bill: last chance for Registered Providers to prepare!

|Date: 24 February, 2022

Social Housing Regulation Bill: last chance for Registered Providers to prepare!

Social Housing Regulation Bill: last chance for Registered Providers to prepare says Matt Cowen, an Assoc ...

Social Housing Regulation Bill: last chance for Registered Providers to prepare says Matt Cowen, an Associate in the Social Housing Regulation team at Winckworth Sherwood. Almost five years after the ...

24 February, 2022
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