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12 August 2010	Part L - Changes Confirmed Andrew Stunell MP, is reported to have confirmed that the changes to Part L of the Building Regulations will come into force on 1^st October 2010.
2 August 2010	Research to Protect Historic Architecture from Floods A new interdisciplinary research project, led by the University of Bath, will monitor and predict the impact of floods and driving rain on historic buildings to try and protect them for future generations.
29 June 2010	Client Demand the Right Skills for the Repair & Maintenance of Traditional Buildings This FREE event is aimed at professionals who deal with the pre-1919 building stock and will cover the need for client demand for skills and how the right expertise in the repair & maintenance project from building professionals to contractors/craftspeople is essential to quality of work.
29 June 2010	Heritage Lottery Fund - Skills for the Past and Future Historic Scotland has been awarded a grant of £498,200 under Skills for the Future* towards a training programme which will focus on the built environment and a number of skills gaps that recent research has highlighted as essential for its conservation.
	Faculty of Architecture and Surveying Scholarship Awards 31 May 2010 Professor Bob Giddings presenting the first Faculty of Architecture and Surveying Scholarship Awards on behalf of the Worshipful Company of Constructors and the CIOB Faculty of Architecture and Surveying to the Scholars: Robert Thompson, Design Manager, Interserve and Lisa Gould, Design Manager, Wates.
21 May 2010	Home Information Packs have been suspended The Government has announced the suspension of Home Information Packs with immediate effect from 21 May 2010.
26 February 2010	Retrofit for the Future - 17 Million Funding Annouced Eighty seven social housing projects across the UK are set to benefit from a share of £17 million of government funding to test low carbon building technology, Science Minister Lord Drayson and Housing Minister John Healey announced today.
	Reward high quality construction through lower Building Control fees and discourage ‘cowboy builders’ 31 July 2009 In response to the Government's consultation for changes to the Local Authority Building Control charging regime, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has called for a payment system that rewards good builders with lower Building Control fees and penalises poor quality and building control non-compliance.
30 July 2009	£84 million for greener homes and cheaper energy bills The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has announced that 46 areas of the country will share a fund of up to £84m to help insulate social homes – reducing fuel bills for tenants and cutting carbon emissions.
24 July 2009	Ministry of Justice is latest client to take contractor and consultant deals back to the market Ministry of Justice officials have confirmed they are to issue a new tender notice this autumn for the Strategic Alliance prisons framework, which will be used as a channel for maintenance work worth £250m a year on the UK’s second largest public estate.