Rye, Winchelsea & District Memorial Hospital achieves first net-zero hospital status
The Rye, Winchelsea & District Memorial Hospital in East Sussex has been confirmed as the UK’s first carbon-neutral community hospital.
Safety concerns lead to closure of £29m modular-built school
Pupils and teaching staff at modular-built Sir Frederick Gibberd College have been told that the school will close with immediate effect following an investigation by the Department of Education, which identified structural irregularities.
Turner & Townsend to deliver Dublin MetroLink programme
Turner & Townsend has been chosen to deliver the Dublin Metrolink programme - Ireland’s first metro railway.
Shaping the future with Assent Building Control
Assent is a multi-licence, national, private Building Control Approved Inspector that offers a wide range of building control services.
Construction industry must address whole-life CO2 emissions in buildings, warn academics
Academics from the University of Manchester have warned that the UK building sector must take more serious consideration into cutting whole-life CO2 emissions in buildings.
How beneficial have regulations been in building a responsible construction payment...
As the government’s Payment Practices & Performance Regulations are set to expire on 6 April 2024, Payapps reflect on how the beneficial regulations have been in building a more responsible construction payment culture.
Procore and The B1M launch Get Construction Talking to address the...
Procore has partnered with The B1M to launch Get Construction Talking to address the mental health crisis, reduce stigma and provide resources to tackle the industry’s biggest killer – suicide.
Moorhall Road reopens as HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct progresses
Harefield's Moorhall Road has been reopened after HS2 engineers completed works on a 40-metre section of the Colne Valley Viaduct.
Costain Limited to pay £55,000 for river contamination
Costain Limited will donate £55,000 to the Tyne Rivers Trust after a river contamination incident occurred in the River Don during their upgrade of the A19 in South Tyneside.
GRAHAM completes major beam lift on M2 improvement project
GRAHAM Construction has completed a major beam lift on the M2 junction 5 Improvements Scheme, marking a significant milestone for the project.
Can modular solutions revive the construction industry’s economy?
David Harris, CEO of Premier Modular, reflects on the state of the construction industry's economy, the financial flexibility modular solutions offer and how this form of construction can inject hope into the industry’s future.
Talking energy efficiency with Samsung’s Steve Fleming
PBC Today sat down with Samsung’s Head of Climate Solutions Steve Fleming to talk all things energy efficiency.
Balfour Beatty completes low-carbon Streethay Bridge for HS2
Balfour Beatty VINCI has completed the Streethay bridge near Lichfield as part of the HS2 project.
Amey to help deliver a net zero prison estate with SMART...
Amey will assist the Ministry of Justice to ensure a net zero prison estate through SMART meter installation on 36 sites.
Atkins secures place on £1.6bn NHS HPCCAS framework
Atkins has been chosen for the £1.6bn HPCCAS NHS Shared Business Services framework, which will be active until 2027.
Actis and LABC renew successful CPD partnership
Actis specification experts will take part in LABC's monthly technical roadshows over the next year as part of the CPD partnership.
How the AEC industry can contribute to the levelling up agenda
Architects, engineers and construction (AEC) firms can all play a role in levelling up by embracing a more regional focus and harnessing technology without sacrificing the quality of their work, argues Tim Whiteley, co-founder of Inevidesk.
Buckingham Group on the brink of administration
Buckingham Group have ceased trading and filed a notice to appoint administrators as efforts to find an investor failed.
Adapting the built environment: How proper building insulation can tackle the...
In this article, Keith Anderson, technical development and regulatory affairs director for Kingspan Insulation Australia explores how adapting the built environment with building insulation can help to tackle the UK's warming climate.
BAM gets greenlight to redevelop the Forest of Dean’s Five Acres...
The Forest of Dean District Council has asked BAM to work on their new Five Acres site, with work due to commence soon.
Glenigan’s August 2023 Construction Review reveals sluggish activity and low project...
Glenigan has released its August 2023 Construction Review, which shows stagnant construction activity and low project starts.
Northern Ireland slashes planned road schemes
The Department for Infrastructure in Northern Ireland has put 17 of 28 planned road schemes on pause, citing financial and environmental constraints.
Advancing BIM: Applying project information management strategies to Building Information Modeling...
In this article, Rob Stephen, VP of EMEA Sales and Operations at Newforma, explores how firms can advance BIM by incorporating better project information tools.
West Fraser donates SterlingOSB Zero boards to transform local ice rink
West Fraser has donated 100 SterlingOSB Zero boards to be used at Aviemore Ice Rink.
Integrating ERP and CRM could be an AEC firm’s biggest tech...
In this article, Akshay Mahajan, executive vice president AEC, at Unanet, explores how integrating ERP and CRM software into AEC firms can improve productivity and efficiency.
Cellulose wool insulation: An exact and cheap method for warm ceilings
For many years, a new, ecological, extremely effective and cheap method for the insulation of attics has existed and is steadily growing in new markets: blown-in cellulose wool.