Approval for 692-bed student living scheme in Nottingham
Nottingham City Council has resolved to grant planning permission for Godwin Development’s plans for the Bendigo Building, a 692-bed student living scheme.
Scaling the AI mountain with multilingual information for built assets
A joint venture between Guildhawk and Hong Kong-based Gammon Construction, supported by the Department for International Trade, aims to harness AI technology to facilitate multilingual information for built assets and link data to newly created digital twins to help create the smart cities of tomorrow.
Morgan Sindall Construction to expand Thomas Telford UTC
Morgan Sindall has secured a £12.5m contract to expand Thomas Telford University Technical College (UTC).
Highways England switches to lower carbon asphalts
Highways England is accelerating the use of warm mix asphalts as standard across its supply chain as part of a drive toward net zero carbon emissions.
Graham completes Mill Mound Bridge for Little Hadham bypass
Graham has opened the Mill Mound Bridge carrying a popular local bridleway over the A120, meaning an end to long diversions.
Information management: The missing piece of the puzzle
A new report commissioned by the Centre for Digital Built Britain as a partner of the Construction Innovation Hub has highlighted the value of information management in construction and infrastructure. Dr Anne Kemp OBE, chair of the UK BIM Alliance and technical director at Atkins, takes a closer look.
Kier motorway workers to protest over sick pay ‘discrimination’
Motorway workers employed by Kier are set to protest on 18 August at the company’s offices, over the denial of sick pay.
Tilbury Douglas appoints two new South East directors
Tilbury Douglas has appointed Sean Ruddy as new regional commercial director and Dean Lee as regional operations director to its South East office.
Willmott Dixon bags Passivhaus contract with University of Oxford
Willmott Dixon has been contracted to a £11m Passivhaus project from University of Oxford’s St Peter’s College to deliver a student accommodation building.
The rising ransomware threat for construction
Architecture, engineering and construction firms are twice as likely to face ransomware attacks as other industries, according to new research.
Green light for 23-storey Sheffield build to rent scheme
Godwin Developments has been given the green light for plans to deliver a 23-storey build to rent scheme in Sheffield.
Pre-Manufactured Value (PMV) in action
If you’ve yet not started to figure Pre-Manufactured Value (PMV) into your planned new-build projects, then chances are you will have heard of it. Consortium Procurement Construction explores.
Tilbury Douglas completes SEND school in Wednesbury
Tilbury Douglas has successfully handed over a new SEND (special educational needs) school at High Point Academy in Wednesbury, West Midlands.
What is through life asset management in defence?
Fleet management and asset management are terminologies widely used in the Defence domain, but through life asset management is definitely new. Pierre-Michael Delamotte, professional head of discipline at Atkins explains.
Vital Energi to reduce Northwick Park Hospital’s carbon emissions
Vital Energi has secured a contract with London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust to save £1.9m a year and reduce carbon emissions at Northwick Park Hospital.
Costain appoints Andy Clarke as new integrated transport director
Costain has appointed Andy Clarke as its new integrated transport director to transform the customer experience of transport.
Lake Zug East: Switzerland’s longest construction site completed
The Lake Zug East infrastructure measures were successfully completed after 20 months of construction – thanks to good planning by Emch+Berger with Allplan.
Scape begins renewal of £750m East England framework
Scape has started the renewal race for contractors to secure a place on its East Midlands and the East of England framework for projects up to £7.5m.
HS2 supports ecological clerk of works accreditation pilot
HS2 Ltd has stepped in to ensure that a new construction-focused ecological clerk of works (ECoW) accreditation pilot for the UK and Ireland can go ahead as planned.
Keltbray appoints Multiplex head of engineering to its senior team
Keltbray has appointed Craig Moorfield as its new group technical director and executive board member, he will be reporting to chief executive officer, Darren James.
Digital Construction Week is back this November
Join us from 24-25 November for Europe’s leading innovation and technology event for the built environment, live and in-person at ExCeL London.
Caddick to deliver carbon neutral healthcare hub in Carlisle
Caddick Construction has been appointed by United Healthcare Developments to design and deliver a new healthcare hub on Locke Road, Eastern Way in Carlisle.
New toolkit launched for more efficient rail projects
The Department for Transport (DfT), Network Rail and the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have officially launched the Better Value Rail (BVR) Toolkit to bring together ideas for rail projects and make the delivery of infrastructure projects faster and cheaper.
H&F Council approves £6m stabilisation plan for Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith & Fulham Council has approved a new £6m plan to stabilise Hammersmith Bridge at significantly below the original expected cost with works completing in under a year.
Mott MacDonald appoints new project principal to strengthen roads team
Mott MacDonald has appointed Owen Davies as a project principal within its highways team in Wales, Davies brings with him 20 years of experience in the transport sector.
Hayfield submits plans for eco-friendly homes in Hallow
Hayfield has acquired a prime 5.5-acre site in the Worcestershire village of Hallow with plans to deliver 55 eco-friendly homes.