Constructing Excellence South West appoints Dan Macey as new chair
Constructing Excellence South West (CESW) has appointed Dan Macey as the new chair, to lead positive change in the construction industry.
Willmott Dixon to deliver £11m Somerset Digital Innovation Centre
Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Somerset County Council to develop a £11m Digital Innovation Centre at the Firepool site in Taunton.
Construction begins on main station box at HS2 Old Oak Common
Work has begun on the 850m-long main station box at HS2’s Old Oak Common station, as concrete frame and substructure specialist, Expanded, started on site.
JCT: Back to the future
JCT’s 90-year history provides a platform for the next generation of digital contracts.
Digital twins: Taking construction to the next level
Rebecca De Cicco, global chair for Women in BIM and principal for digital enablement at Aurecon, looks at the role of digital twins in asset information management.
Building shock-resistant communities: Data-driven approach to adapt to climate change
How can we make the next decade count to underpin resilient, adaptable communities? Suna Taymaz, Simon Babes and Steve Gwynne of GHD take a look.
Thames Water Utilities issued £4m raw sewage pollution fine
Thames Water has been issued a £4m pollution fine for discharging an estimated half a million litres of raw sewage into the Seacourt and Hinksey streams in Oxford in 2016.
ACE appoints Stephen Marcos Jones as new chief executive
Stephen Marcos Jones has been appointed new chief executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), the business association for the design and management of infrastructure and the built environment.
HS2 grant Solihull school with £72,000 community and environment fund
John Henry Newman Catholic School in Solihull has secured a £72,000 community and environment grant from HS2, to improve the health and wellbeing of students - offering support, skills, and training.
Harnessing digital tools to visualise carbon emissions
The Digital Energy Estimation Tool, a collaboration between the Centre for Digital Built Britain and Northumbria University, is harnessing BIM and VR to visualise embodied and operational carbon emissions in the built environment. Sustainable construction expert Dr Zaid Alwan discusses the development of the tool, which was selected for exhibition at COP26.
RICS announces 2021 Young Surveyor of the Year
Mirona Tomala has been crowned the ‘UK Young Surveyor of the Year’ at the RICS Matrics Young Surveyor of the Year Awards, which recognise the most inspiring and influential surveyors in the UK.
Morgan Sindall to deliver Hertfordshire Uni engineering building
Morgan Sindall has been appointed as preferred bidder to deliver the University of Hertfordshire’s new School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science (SPECS) building.
Modular technology and the Golden Thread
In her report Building a Safer Future, Dame Judith Hackitt highlights the need for a system-based approach with a golden thread of information running through the lifecycle of each project. Here, MPBA CEO Jackie Maginnis argues the case for modular technology in providing a comprehensive information pathway.
Design challenge to inspire sustainable construction careers
The Mayor of London and TV presenter George Clarke are launching the ‘Design Future London’ challenge, for young people to create homes and places of the future.
Kier to deliver £36m Sunderland eye hospital
Sunderland City Council has appointed Kier as preferred bidder to develop a new £36m eye hospital in Sunderland, for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.
Construction material costs reach 40-year high
According to the BCIS Materials Cost Index, the cost of construction materials has reached a 40 year high, and continues to escalate.
Don’t miss the Main Stage line-up at DCW 2021
With Digital Construction Week (DCW) just around the corner (24-25 November, ExCeL London), the organisers of Europe’s leading innovation and technology event for the built environment have revealed an unmissable lineup for the Main Stage at this year’s show.
Tetra Tech appoints new planning director for the South West
Tetra Tech has appointed Joanne Halton, former head of planning at Rural Solutions, as its new planning director to support clients with the increasing number of self-build homes and bespoke developments across the South West.
Mace appoints new industrial and nuclear directors
Mace has made two new senior appointments, as Bryony Martin joins Mace as the director for the UK’s central region and Dave Weatherburn becomes the newly appointed business director for nuclear.
A digital engineering approach to sustainable housing
Ian Risk, chief technology officer at the Centre for Modelling & Simulation, believes digital engineering must be at the heart of building design if the industry is to succeed in meeting net zero goals while addressing the housing crisis.
£96bn Integrated Rail Plan to ‘transform services’ across parts of UK
The government has announced a £96bn Integrated Rail Plan to deliver faster and better journeys to people more people across the North and Midlands area.
Vectorworks announces industry changing updates to DIN SPEC
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks has revealed several valuable updates to DIN SPEC, demonstrating industry-wide involvement, extensibility, and scalability.
Structural analysis for construction professionals
Advance Design is a mature and easy to use FEM Structural Analysis solution dedicated to structural engineers operating in a BIM environment.
Two companies fined after security guard dies of hypothermia
Contractor Farrans and Corporate Service Management have been fined a combined £868,800 after a security guard died of hypothermia at a windfarm in Ayrshire.
Notting Hill Genesis launches £1.2bn building safety framework
Notting Hill Genesis has launched bids for £1.2bn building safety framework and planned investment programmes over the next 15 years.
NHBC appoints new regional director for the East
NHBC has appointed James Griffin as its new regional director to lead customer relations with builder clients in the East of England.