Mott MacDonald and Alchera win £2m transport location data competition
Mott MacDonald and Alchera Technologies have secured funding from the Geospatial Commission to help solve transport challenges using geospatial data.
Costain Skanska prepares to handover Paddington Crossrail works
The Costain Skanska Joint Venture is preparing to hand over the third Crossrail station, the Paddington Elizabeth line station.
What could the construction industry look like post-pandemic?
The Chartered Institute of Building has been exploring the role of construction in the post-pandemic world. The CIOB’s CEO, Caroline Gumble, discusses the Adapt & Thrive event, being held on 24 March, to examine how the industry might change and adapt to new ways of working.
Smart Construction Network: Business and university collaboration
The newly launched Smart Construction Network brings together academia and leading R&D centres to support the modernisation of the industry. Ian Heptonstall, director of the Supply Chain School, sets out the journey ahead.
2021 predictions for construction technology
Patrick Scannell from construction technology company, Buildots, gives insight into the big talking points for 2021 and the growing impact technology is having on the construction sector.
CIOB launches new ‘planning protocol’ for 2021
The new 'CIOB Planning Protocol 2021' (CIOB PP21) has been designed by a team of experts as a tool for parties to use to see the construction programme they create and maintain is precise and of high quality.
Mott MacDonald lands Edinburgh Waverley Masterplan design contract
Network Rail has appointed Mott MacDonald to the £900,000 design contract for the Edinburgh Waverley Masterplan.
Plans revealed for Scotland’s first Passivhaus high school
Edinburgh City Council has revealed plans to deliver the first Passivhaus high school in the country, the new Currie Community High School.
TfL awards five new contracts to deliver walking and cycling schemes
Transport for London (TfL) has awarded five new contracts as part of its Surface Transport Infrastructure Construction Framework.
BIM and AI: A marriage of two minds
Buildots examines the different strands of technology that feed into BIM, highlighting why the alignment of BIM with AI, in particular, is really maximising processes across complex, control-essential construction projects.
Second MHCLG headquarters planned for Wolverhampton
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed the government will create a second headquarters in Wolverhampton.
BAM delivers electric vehicle charging points across UK and Netherlands
To date BAM has installed over 50,000 charging points, helping people to adopt greener vehicles and help cut carbon emissions.
The future built environment: The legal implications of drones
What will our future cities look like and what issues do we need to consider now? Navpreet Atwal, partner at law firm Bootle Hadfield, looks at the legal implications of the increasing use of unmanned aircraft systems.
UK BIM Framework updates ISO 19650 guidance
The Centre for Digital Built Britain (supported by the Construction Innovation Hub), BSI and the UK BIM Alliance, have released an updated suite of guidance documents to support the BS EN ISO 19650 series.
Women in BIM: BIMentor Scheme one year on
In early 2020. Women in BIM (WIB) launched its mentor scheme. One year on, we talk with BIMentor lead Katya Veleva on the success of the scheme, lessons learned and what comes next in this programme she designed for personal and professional development of WIB members.
Actis to present SAP training course at LABC roadshows
Insulation specialist Actis will be presenting its popular SAP training sessions at two LABC virtual roadshows next month.
CityFibre invests £80m into Brighton & Hove’s fibre future
Construction work for Brighton & Hove's full fibre network has officially commenced in the Bevendean area, with the rest of the city set to follow over the next 4 to 5 years.
Australia’s Queen’s Wharf takes shape with Nemetschek AEC software
Faced with immense scale, extreme complexity and near-unfathomable levels of information, the team at the Queen’s Wharf in Brisbane is using AEC software solutions from the Nemetschek Group to succeed.
Graham welcomes next generation of civil engineering graduates
Graham has welcomed new talent to its civil engineering graduate programme, the scheme is a mix of technical, personal, and management style development
Offsite Alliance & MOBIE invite industry to define offsite housing skills
The Offsite Alliance and Ministry of Building Innovation and Education (MOBIE) have invited the housebuilding industry to help define offsite housing skills.
HS2 unveils design for Euston tunnel headhouse
HS2 has revealed the final design for the Euston tunnel headhouse that will provide emergency access to the new tunnels as they approach Euston station.
CBI appoints ENGIE CEO as Public Sector Partners Council chair
Nicola Lovett, ENGIE UK & Ireland CEO, has been appointed as the new chair of CBI’s Public Sector Partners Council.
Keltbray to develop sustainable hollow pile
Keltbray has signed an agreement with City, University of London for the development of Sustainable Reusable Pile (or Hollow Pile).
Partnership delivers 41 modular homes in Bridgewater
Keepmoat Homes and LiveWest have partnered with ilke Homes to deliver 41 modular homes in Bridgewater.
Wates hands over Gibside SEN School for Gateshead Council
Wates Construction has completed its first project for Gateshead Council with the delivery of a new £12m school for children with special educational needs (SEN).
CCG launches net zero housing standard
CCG has launched the ‘CCG net zero home’, a new standard for housebuilding to respond to Scotland’s ambitious net zero targets.