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26th Aug 26

The NPPF's New Flood Risk Rules: What Every Developer Needs to Know

The Government’s August 2026 update to the NPPF brings major changes to flood risk policy. While attention has focused on housing and planning reform, the new flood and drainage requirements could significantly affect development sites across England. The changes do not necessarily make development harder, but they do make it essential to identify flood and drainage constraints early, as these are now key development considerations rather than just technical issues.

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25th Aug 26

10 Years of Curtins Glasgow and Major Updates on HMP Glasgow

This year marks a significant milestone for Curtins as we celebrate 10 years since opening our Glasgow office. To mark the occasion, we're bringing together industry leaders and project partners to reflect on our journey so far and explore one of Scotland's most significant construction projects currently underway: HMP Glasgow.

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29th Jun 26

Our Latest Embodied Carbon Data: Key Sector Insights

We've published our latest embodied carbon data for 2025/2026, highlighting our commitment to transparency, collaboration, and accelerating low carbon design across the built environment.

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25th Jun 26

Bridging intent to delivery: scaling next generation low carbon concrete with confidence through the AMC

Curtins is proud to have signed the Advance Market Commitment for Next-Generation Low Carbon Concrete, led by Innovate UK. Building on our 2022 public commitment to reduce embodied carbon, this marks an important step in accelerating and scaling the adoption of low carbon materials across the industry.

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18th Jun 26

Behind the Curtin | Projects that Shape Lives with Rt Hon Justine Greening

The latest episode of Behind the Curtin is now live, featuring Rt Hon Justine Greening, former Cabinet Minister and Founder and Chair of the Purpose Coalition.

Projects

10th Jun 26

Project Update | Capital Building, Liverpool

The ongoing transformation of this prominent multi-storey office building on the Liverpool city centre waterfront exemplifies Curtins' strategic approach to existing buildings through our Insite service.

Projects

10th Jun 26

Insite in Birmingham City: Structural engineering for LPS Tower Blocks

Our teams are working with Equans and Birmingham City Council to deliver structural engineering services for the refurbishment of Large Panel System (LPS) buildings and have applied Insite to establish the structural behaviour and where further investigation is required.

Events

10th Jun 26

Reflecting on a Year at Canning Mews: Highlights from Our Scotland Team

A fantastic evening celebrating a standout year for our Scotland team. Explore the highlights from the event and discover what we’ve been working on over the past 12 months, from key projects to the impact we’ve made across the region.

Projects

10th Jun 26

Insite in Action: Henry Cotton Building

We've been utilising our new service to help clients maintain the structural integrity of their built assets and confidently plan for their future use. Here's an update on Liverpool John Moores University's Henry Cotton Building.

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10th Jun 26

HEB1 recognised for engineering excellence at the Irish Construction Excellence (ICE) Awards

Ireland’s first multi-site Higher Education PPP, the Higher Education Bundle 1 (HEB1) programme, is setting a new benchmark for campus development - recognised at the Irish Construction Excellence (ICE) Awards in the ‘Engineering Excellence - Design Consultants’ category.

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1st Jun 26

Getting Set for the European Healthcare Design Congress

We're delighted to be part of this year's European Healthcare Design Congress later this month.

Midland Metropolitan University Hospital

Events

29th May 26

Curtins Roundtable with Liverpool Innovators: Unlocking the Future of Existing Buildings

Last month, we hosted a Liverpool Innovators roundtable bringing together voices from across the built environment, public sector and innovation ecosystem to explore how the reuse and retrofit of existing buildings can support a more sustainable, adaptable Liverpool City Region.