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Li Yen Lim, managing associate in construction & engineering at Freeths, gives PBC Today an update on the BSR and the Gateway 2 backlog
The building safety landscape enters 2026 with a significantly different tone to the previous two years. Gateway 2 – once the most heavily criticised inflection point in the regulatory regime for Higher Risk Buildings (HRBs) – is now showing progress...

The Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Act 2024 has officially been in force for a year, allowing ministers more power to identify and remediate fire risks
Hamish Paterson, director and head of building surveying at construction and property consultancy Thomas & Adamson, has written an update on the Scottish Cladding programme....

The UK and North America are leading the way in embracing data in buildings – but maximising its use as a tangible driver of performance remains a “glass ceiling”, according to new study
Building data utilisation research by Equans involved 980 decision-makers across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the UK, the US and Canada and found that 91% of organisations now have data governance rules defining ownership, responsibilities, access...

A new research paper from DART Tool Group reveals that for every apprenticeship position, there are nearly 100 unfilled jobs
The apprenticeship gap is wider than ever as the paper shows 9,700 unfilled positions in the housebuilding sector alone, with nowhere near enough apprenticeships available to fill the gap....