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🏘 Today, the PLG on Housing Market & Housing Delivery hosted a panel of elected colleagues and industry leaders for a discussion at UK Construction Week, focussing on the need to consider a balance between brownfield and greenbelt development with regards to UK housing delivery. The discussion explored: - The need to reevaluate the Government's brownfield first focus in order to adequately address the housing supply gap - Properly equipping the planning system with the skills and funding required to effectively manage current capacity - A wider acceptance is needed of the reality of the greenbelt, much of it is not actually green - Reintroduction of local housing targets and a nationwide focus on making sure that up-to-date local plans are in place 🗣 Thank you to our panellists, participants and colleagues at UK Construction Week who helped organise the event. Jessica Stewart, Eleanor Deeley, Dr Spencer Pitfield OBE, Hanad Darwish, Emma Hilditch, College Green Group, UK Construction Week #UKHousing #Housingcrisis #Housingpolicy #UKContructionWeek #Construction #Constructionindustry

Timber Queensland has released its key policy recommendations in the lead up to the state election to support essential timber supply chains to meet the state’s growing housing and construction needs. Timber Queensland CEO Michael Stephens said “Our local plantation softwood and native hardwood and cypress forest sectors already make a significant contribution to the supply of timber and engineered wood products for the state’s building needs. However, Queensland’s population is bursting at the seams and will need more timber to meet future housing and construction demand including for our homes, schools, hospitals, apartments and offices.” “The good news is that with the right policy settings and provision of resource security, the industry can invest in more forest resources and new plant and equipment together with skilled jobs to meet the rising demand for building materials such as timber.” View the policy: https://lnkd.in/gcVWBxWt View the Media Release: https://lnkd.in/gvwUWdRv

We’ve responded to the UK House of Lords Built Environment Committee inquiry on the grey belt. Our response highlights that a “brownfield first” approach, which also contains measures to unlock grey belt land, is a positive step towards building much-needed high quality housing provision across the country. However, it is vital that this is accompanied by the necessary infrastructure and amenities to provide material benefit to people’s quality of life. ➡️ Read our full response: https://ow.ly/CfAF50UbNa7

📊 The Indiana Construction Roundtable Foundation's Semi-Annual Report is here! Discover the progress we've made, the impactful projects we've initiated, and how we're driving growth in the construction industry. Stay informed and inspired by our achievements. 🌟 2024 Highlights Include: ✅ The second BYF Girls Construction Camp ✅ Over 33,000 BY students impacted ✅ and more! Read the full report now! 👷♀️🔧 https://lnkd.in/gyUEWcVd #ICRF #ConstructionIndustry #ProgressReport

How can we increase the UK's housing supply? Dr Riette Oosthuizen MRTPI. Planning Partner at HTA Design, suggests that brownfield sites could be an untapped resource.     According to CPRE's 2022 report 'State of Brownfield' an estimated 1.2 million homes could be built across 66,720 acres of brownfield land in the UK.     Read more about Riette's thoughts on the benefits of brownfield and how we might address their planning hurdles in her article Think Small to up Housing Supply for Property Week. Available online and in-print: https://lnkd.in/e55stHWV 

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CalCIMA’s President and CEO Robert Dugan (left) joined National Ready Mixed Concrete Co.'s President Steve Lode (middle) and National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s Chief Communications Officer Gregg Lewis, AIA, LEED AP, MBA (right) in Los Angeles today to discuss the important partnerships between member companies and the state/national associations. These relationships are critical to telling our story: How we can be essential to our local infrastructure and economy, sustaining our shared environment and quality of life for the long term, and engaging our communities in positive, outgoing partnerships. #CalCIMA #Infrastructure #Environment #Community #Economy

Speaking at the CIF's recent South East Construct Summit, Karen Kenny, Senior Advisor at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, highlighted the event's valuable opportunity to discuss key national initiatives and changes, and how these developments will influence housing delivery in the regions. #CIFEvents #SouthEast

Repurposing a vacant building can save up to 73% in embodied carbon compared with a demolition and re-build. Great to see this piece in the "Local Authority Review of Planning and Infrastructural Projects in Ireland Journal", covering Issue 4 of the Policy Insights Series on office-to-residential conversions, in collaboration with Tuath Housing Association. Read the paper here: https://lnkd.in/eHpwi2fu.

Yorkshire is experiencing a regeneration boom, with transformative infrastructure projects reshaping its commercial property landscape. As property experts in the region, we have seen a lot of change across Yorkshire in recent years, from tram developments to investment in key cities across the county. Paul Dodds, Associate Director at Bradley Hall’s Leeds branch, explores the projects boosting Yorkshire’s commercial property growth. Read the full blog here: https://ow.ly/ihLP50UIt0W