How data can supercharge construction projects
Vanessa Erickson, capital project portfolio expert at AVEVA, discusses how integrated engineering information can empower connected working and supercharge construction.
Bouygues secures £70m first phase of Pentre Awel scheme
Carmarthenshire County Council has chosen Bouygues UK to design and build zone one of its Pentre Awel development.
Solve the housing crisis without risking further climate damage, warns Sir...
Britain must solve its housing crisis without putting climate at risk, warned the UK's former chief scientific advisor, Sir David King, at an Offsite Alliance event.
AEC email management: The real cost of losing an email
AEC firms are feeling the burn from poor email management. So, how can you ensure you’re able to produce everything that’s ever been said to a client or on a project?
Contractors win place on £1.6bn public buildings framework
LHC has revealed the successful contractors appointed to the £1.6bn Public Buildings Construction and Infrastructure (PB3) framework.
Construction company fined £40k after worker paralysed
A company has been fined after a worker was paralysed when the concrete floor he was working on collapsed and he fell 11 metres down a stairwell at the Watford Football Stadium.
Secondary glazing installed at renovated Cambridge Church
Downing Place United Reformed Church, situated in Cambridge, has benefited from Selectaglaze’s secondary glazing installation.
Transformation and transition: How the hotel industry can strive towards net...
With 700,000 hotels and resorts worldwide, the decarbonisation of the leisure sector’s existing estate will be crucial in meeting net zero targets. Simon Gill, hotels and leisure business leader at Arup, discusses a new report exploring how this can be achieved.
Green light for £200m Basildon Gardiners Park Village
Inland Homes has been given the go-ahead for plans to deliver its £200m Gardiners Park Village in Basildon, following the signing of a Section 106 agreement.
Equans launches school retrofit model to support net zero ambitions
Equans has launched a school retrofit model to support the government’s 2050 net zero carbon ambitions.
Everyone benefits from a digital twin
Kevin Vivien, project manager for construction at Bentley Systems, looks at the wider benefits of digital twins and how they can move the industry forward.
nmcn falls into administration
nmcn has fallen into administration after the board reveals the contractor is no longer able to continue trading as a going concern.
Willmott Dixon wins £6.7m contract for Leicester’s arts hub
Willmott Dixon has won a £6.7m contract to extend and improve Leicester’s renowned Phoenix cinema and art centre.
Mitigating mega project risk: Could closer community involvement help?
Working with local communities can reduce the impact of mega projects and add social value, but could more be done to promote the benefits of community engagement?
Amey sets out green ambitions ahead of COP26
Amey is stepping up its green ambition in the run up to COP26 to meet the growing demand for innovative solutions to meet climate challenges.
Urban logistics: Planning for uncertainty
Embracing urban logistics will be key to meeting consumer demand. But how can we make it a success? And what must developers consider when planning schemes that will enable it? Andrea Arnall, director at Turley, takes a look.
New innovative initiative to tackle falls
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and RSA Insurance Group have launched the Fall Fighter initiative with the aim of tackling the UK’s biggest forgotten killer – falls in the home.
4D BIM: What is it and how can it benefit your...
4D BIM is the process of using 3D models, combined with time and schedule-related information such as programmes, site surveys and logistics models to create a virtual construction sequence.
One streamlined tool will help facilitate construction projects, says report
According to a new report by Procore Technologies, Inc. and Dodge Data & Analytics, owners and contractors face a variety of challenges when it comes to project cost management, but they believe using one streamlined tool will help facilitate construction projects and cost management more efficiently.
Graham welcomes next generation of talent
Graham has welcomed its next cohort from its Graduate Apprenticeship Programme, which gives company employees the opportunity to gain higher education via the workplace.
Arcadis commits to accelerate net zero transition
Arcadis has committed to accelerating the transition to a net zero world, in which greenhouse gas emissions no longer contribute to climate change.
Unite raises concerns over HS2 safety failings
Unite has blamed a wave of serious accidents on the HS2 tunnelling and track laying project in London, on a refusal to allow the union to speak to workers.
Partnership to develop utilities digital twin
Anglian Water, BT and UK Power Networks have formed a new partnership with the National Digital Twin programme to deliver a digital twin across energy, water and telecoms networks.
Laing O’Rourke unveils latest gender pay gap analysis
Targets announced by Laing O’Rourke include an ambitious commitment to address gender balance and ensure equal numbers of men and women across the global staff population by 2033.
Five years on: Hinkley Point C workforce reaches 22,000
The number of people across Britain working on the Hinkley Point C power station has reached 22,000, this includes 6,300 on site.
Concentration enhanced with Selectaglaze secondary glazing
The standard of an institution’s education is down to the teacher’s skills and the individual; others will place more importance on the resources of the school. But what about the building itself? The sound of commuter traffic from the outside drifts in, voices in the hallway can be heard as people walk to class, a draft from the windows sweep in – not a straightforward environment to learn in.