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Registration for the Big Bang Fair, the UK’s largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people, is open.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has launched a public consultation on its new ‘Responsible use of AI 1st Edition’ Professional Standard, which aims to provide guidance on the ethical and practical considerations of AI in the natural and built environment sectors. The consultation closes on 29 April.

CITB’s Top 100 Most Influential Women in Construction Awards for 2025 will highlight the significant contributions of women from across the construction industry and make roles more visible and accessible.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has launched a call for evidence on statutory guidance supporting Part A of the Building Regulations on structural safety (Approved Document A).

Seven companies that played a role in the Grenfell Tower fire may be debarred from public contracts, Westminster Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has announced.

Burton and South Derbyshire College has launched its Green Skills Centre to drive sustainability in construction and support decarbonisation. The centre offers specialist training in renewable energy and retrofit technologies.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has supported more than 24,000 learners and nearly 9,000 employers with apprenticeship grants between April and December 2024.

Acting Minister for Climate Action Alasdair Allan told the Scottish Parliament last week that the revised legislation will include powers to set minimum energy efficiency standards for owner-occupier and non-domestic properties.

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has awarded its inaugural Inclusive Environment Recognition at the project level to HSBC UK for its new office in Bede Island Business Park, Leicester.

Tilia Homes is part of an initiative encouraging women to apply for site management experience as part of the Women into Home Building programme.

Construction Industry Council and the Edge, a built environment think tank, have published the Competence Framework for Sustainability in the Built Environment to underpin the development of discipline-specific, sustainability competence requirements across the built environment and the natural sector.

CABE Past President Joseph Birt has been appointed as Chair of the Historic Buildings Council.

The next step in Wales's adoption of the Building Safety Act's principles and laws has seen a consultation issued by the Welsh Government on proposed changes to the building control regime and building regulations in Wales.

The City of London Corporation has approved a £191m funding package to support critical repairs and upgrades at the Barbican Centre.

Nominations are now open for the SocEnv Awards 2025.

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection has launched the sixth edition of the Yellow Book: Fire Protection for Structural Steel in Buildings.

The British Standards Institution has announced the publication of two significant new standards for locks and locking plates.

In 2022, the governments in England, Scotland and Wales and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland jointly consulted on the introduction of mandatory digital waste tracking across the UK.

Planning permission website Planning Portal – through which 97% of planning applications in England are submitted – has announced an update to its online platform to take account of forthcoming increases to planning fees (to take effect from April 2025).

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