Sustainability in construction: How buildings are becoming more eco-friendly
Karlo Jacutan, UK Flat Roofing, explores the current state of sustainability in construction and how homes, properties and businesses are becoming more eco-friendly.
Partnership secures sites to deliver 1,800 new homes in North West...
A partnership between The Hill Group, Pinnacle Investments and the United Colleges Group, will together deliver over 1,800 new homes in North West London.
Costain installs UK’s first 3D printed concrete water chamber
Costain supports United Utilities and ChangeMaker3D to advise, deliver and install the UK's first 3D printed concrete water chamber.
Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard initiative to be led by David...
The Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard initiative has appointed Related Argent’s chairman, David Partridge, as chair of its recently convened governance board.
Actis reports a rise in retrofit insulation enquiries following fuel price...
Insulation specialist Actis has reported that it is seeing a rise in retrofit insulation enquiries following the latest leaps in fuel prices - driven in part by the shorter payback period in carrying out retrofit improvements.
Does your AEC firm need an automation revamp?
Lucas Hayden, director of AEC Strategy for Unanet, reveals six signs that your AEC firm could benefit from automation.
FMI’s State of Global Preconstruction report reveals benefits of digitised preconstruction
FMI Corp., in partnership with Procore Technologies, Inc. has released the results of The State of Global Preconstruction Report, which discusses the current environment for preconstruction and the characteristics of organisations that do it well.
Lee Rowley appointed new Housing and Planning Minister
Lee Rowley, North East Derbyshire MP, has been appointed as the new Housing and Planning Minister.
Business energy price cap: what you need to know
The Energy Bill Relief Scheme has been announced by the government, intended to offer protections for businesses facing rising energy prices.
How can augmented reality in construction deliver on the long-overdue change?
David Mitchell, founder and CEO of XYZ Reality, talks about the deep-rooted limitations of innovation in construction and how augmented reality is delivering long-overdue change.
Bluebeam announces the release of Bluebeam Cloud
Bluebeam, Inc. has announced a milestone in its global business transformation with the release of Bluebeam Cloud, a new suite of mobile and browser-based solutions available globally as part of new subscription plans.
BRE’s BIM certification scheme achieves UKAS accreditation
BRE (the Building Research Establishment) has announced that its BIM certification scheme is one of the first to achieve the coveted UKAS accreditation.
MPBA: opening doors to valuable business development and networking opportunities
The Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA) plays a key role in connecting all sectors of the industry. This not-for-profit trade association’s objective is to support the raising of safety and quality standards, provide training and facilitate significant modular industry research.
Payapps: How applications for payment processing have improved visibility and risk...
With a culture of knowledge-sharing, adopting best practices, and embracing new ideas, Bouygues UK recognised the benefits of streamlining applications for payment. In this article, we explain how the company has adopted Payapps to improve efficiency, visibility, and risk management across the supply chain.
Peter Mumford appointed as Balfour Beatty’s new lead on regional civil...
Balfour Beatty has appointed Peter Mumford as Managing Director to lead its UK Construction Regional Civils business unit, covering civil engineering projects across England and Wales.
How to attract and retain talent in the construction industry
With the construction industry needing more workers than ever over the next few years, Kelly Friel from Zoro rounds up some tips on how to attract and retain talent.
Glanville Environmental adopts Re-flow field management software for civil engineering
Glanville Environmental adopts Re-flow field management software for civil engineering due to user-friendly design, local support and the ability to tweak the software. Find out more about how Re-flow can also help your business.
BAM installs 3D concrete printed staircase on Sighthill Bridge, Glasgow
BAM installs Scotland's first 3D concrete printed staircase on Sighthill Bridge across the M8 in Glasgow.
Galliford Try becomes first construction company to give cost of living...
Galliford Try has become one of the first construction companies to provide its employees with a one-off cost of living payment to aid them and their families.
Henry Boot reports best ever first-half operational performance
Henry Boot has reported a strong operational performance driven by land disposals and development completions.
Glencar to deliver northern logistics development, Barnsley 340
Glencar has been appointed by Firethorn Trust to deliver a 340,000 sq ft logistics/industrial unit - Barnsley 340 - at the Gateway 36 development in South Yorkshire.
The importance of maintaining good communications in NEC contracts to avoid...
In Part 1 of our series covering communications in NEC contracts, John Elven, senior consultant at Arbicon, discusses the importance of maintaining good communications in accordance with the requirements of NEC contracts as a means of promoting dispute avoidance.
Intelligent fire suppression protects listed barn conversion
Yusuf Muhammad, co-founder and chief design officer at Plumis, explains to PBC Today the benefits of using watermist fire suppression to protect listed buildings.
Timber frame adoption: What’s the hold-up?
Paramount Timber Group explores the obstacles to mass timber frame adoption and how they can be overcome.
Planning, building and operating buildings more sustainably
Efficiency, digitalisation and sustainability go hand in hand when it comes to planning, building and operating buildings more responsibly, says Nemetschek Group.
The 2022 State of AEC Project Management Research Report is now...
Mail Manager, the email management solution developed by Arup, now part of Ideagen, is proud to launch our annual AEC Project Management research report.