Birmingham’s tallest building, One Eastside, to utilise digital twins
Birmingham's skyline will be updated with a new tower, One Eastside, as Court Collaboration works with Birmingham City University to make it the healthiest it can be.
Registration now open for Vectorworks Design Days 2024
Vectorworks Design Days are back for 2024, with networking events in London, Vancouver and Tokyo now open for registration.
Graphene@Manchester receives £400,000 for concrete research
Graphene@Manchester have received a fund of £400,000 from Innovate UK to boost their development and production of sustainable concrete.
Student accommodation – a housing crisis help or hindrance?
Jenny Keen, planning director at Marron, explores how the UK's growing demand for student accommodation could help- or hinder- tackling the housing crisis.
CA Group renew membership with Secured by Design
National construction product manufacturer and building envelope specialist, CA Group, have renewed their membership with Secured by Design (SBD).
Digital twin of the Qutub Shahi Tombs protects its past and...
A digital twin of the Qutub Shahi Tombs in Hyderabad, India, gives a new lease of life to this important cultural site - identifying areas for restoration and potentially providing future tourists with a novel VR experience, explains Rajesh Dhyani, executive director of R&D, Hexagon Geosystems.
£32m awarded by Government for AI project funding
98 AI projects are taking a share of £32m in the UKRI and Government's attempt to boost the economy and improve the lives of working people.
Calls renew for ban on artificial stone worktops
Scientists have urged the UK government to reconsider a ban on artificial stone worktops after a rise in cases of silicosis in workers after a short period of exposure.
Majority of engineers unfamiliar with overheating home regulations
Zehnder Group UK and CIBSE Journal have released a study into understanding of overheating homes, finding majority do not understand.
The future of construction: Are Labour’s pledges more fantasy than fact?
EN:Build's Richard Greenwood believes that Labour’s pledges to the construction industry must be followed with a sure plan of action- and soon.
Fire safety, sprinkler systems and alarming knowledge gaps
There are significant gaps in knowledge of sprinkler systems, writes Iain Cox, chair of the Business Sprinkler Alliance.
LHC welcomes in a new era of procurement product innovation
As part of its ongoing growth strategy and continued investment in people, public sector construction framework provider LHC Procurement Group (LHC) has bolstered its team with a new director of product innovation.
How reform can aid in the transition towards net zero standards...
Fred Lee, senior counsel at Farrer & Co, examines how proposed legislative reforms can promote more sustainable tenanted buildings.
Lincolnshire council approves new data centre campus, Humber Tech Park
A local council has said yes to the huge Humber Tech Park, near South Killingholme, Lincolnshire, anticipated to be a leader in AI.
Delve into competence in building safety with Hertfordshire Building Control’s CPD...
Hertfordshire Building Control hosted an impactful Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event that brought together industry experts on all topics related to competence and new building safety regulations.
Currie and Brown: UK construction industry stability needed
A report by Currie and Brown states that the UK construction industry still needs more clarity and stability from the new Labour government.
The UK’s progress towards a Passivhaus standard in new homes
A new report from the NHBC Foundation explores the UK’s progress towards adopting a Passivhaus standard, the barriers that remain in house building and the cultural shift required to embed the approach in new homes.
MPBA celebrates modular construction milestone – and looks to the future
Chief executive Jackie Maginnis discusses how far the industry has come in recent years and how exciting the future looks for the MPBA.
UK plastic waste in construction grown 15 times faster than Europe
According to the Copper Sustainability Partnership, the UK construction industry's plastic waste has grown 15 times faster than in Europe.
UK Gold Standard verification awarded to SCAPE
SCAPE has received Gold Standard verification from Constructing Excellence, one of the first UK public sector framework providers to do so.
Is M-Dock the answer to building 1.5m homes?
As part of Offsite Construction Week, we are inviting architects, contractors, developers, housebuilders and local authorities to an open day at our test house built using M-Dock in partnership with SIPCO in Liverpool.
What do clients seek from access consultants?
About Access' Ian Streets explores how access consultants can best meet the expectation of their clients.
Sterling Autodesk integration announced
Sterling have announced the launch of new integration with Autodesk's services to streamline project manager's use of the system.
Making more space for nature – will British citizens accept a...
Stephenson Halliday landscape manager David Walker believes education and engagement on natural landscape processes is the key to challenging the shifting baseline on planning and public acceptance of 'messier landscapes'.
Past, present and future: 3 megaproject blueprints to help achieve net...
Professor Adam Boddison OBE, of the Association for Project Management (APM), examines net zero megaprojects as templates for other projects.
SLR unveil new web app for identifying pockets of ‘grey belt’...
SLR have revealed a new web application designed to help identify areas that can contribute to the 'grey belt' for construction projects.