TopHat appoints Airbus VP to drive innovation in housebuilding
TopHat has appointed Matthew Evans, vice president of digital transformation at Airbus, as its new chief technology officer to drive innovation in UK housebuilding.
Covid-19: Business secretary praises construction’s ‘crucial contribution’
The newly appointed business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng has written an open letter to the construction industry praising “the crucial contribution” the sector is making.
Greater planning system needed to ‘build back better’
348,000 homes could be built on brownfield land that is not being registered as available for development due to problems with the quality of the data in the planning system, a new report by U+I has found.
Supporting public service infrastructure delivery
Jon Bower, planning and infrastructure head at Womble Bond Dickinson, examines the government’s proposed changes to planning for the delivery of key public service infrastructure.
Hemsec donates SIPs to construction skills project
Insulated panel manufacturer Hemsec is donating £1,000 worth of structurally insulated panels (SIPs) to charity Apple Cast, to support its partnership in a new construction project.
Kier lands 11-year highways maintenance contract
Kier Highways has secured an 11-year contract to maintain the technology assets across the Highways England Area 13 network.
NHBC MMC report to fuel construction industry change
NHBC Foundation has revealed an in-depth report on how the role of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) has evolved within the house-building industry has just been released.
Modernising repurposed heritage buildings with Selectaglaze secondary glazing
Selectaglaze secondary glazing can help listed buildings meet modern standards for thermal, acoustic and security performance without sacrificing their original elegance.
Brick by brick: The role of modular in meeting the housing...
Homes England’s Affordable Homes Programme could prove a step-change in the mainstream adoption of modular and offsite construction. Jahanara Hussain and Sarah Hale of UK law firm TLT examine what needs to happen to de-risk modular and secure its future.
Plans submitted for net-zero building in South Shields
Muse and South Tyneside Council have submitted a planning application for a net-zero building in the North East region at The Glassworks – a 50,000 sq ft riverside office building – at Harton Quay in South Shields.
Purfleet-on-Thames regeneration gains £75m funding boost
Purfleet-on-Thames has received £75m from central government to support the regeneration of its town centre.
Concrete pour complete at radioactive waste site
Work on Dounreay’s newest radioactive waste store has reached a major milestone, with the completion of a 140m3 concrete pour.
Construction workers to get rapid asymptomatic Covid testing
Construction workers are among those set to receive regular rapid Covid testing, as the government targets people without coronavirus symptoms.
Five construction themes for 2021
Stephen Good, CEO of Construction Scotland Innovation Centre, examines five key themes for the construction sector from collaboration, digital transformation and skills to supply chain resilience post-Brexit.
Smart retrofitting: The key to decarbonising the built environment
The construction industry must prioritise the retrofitting of existing assets in order to meet carbon-cutting targets. Asite’s latest report examines how this can be achieved.
Green home upgrades held back by lack of Government clarity, says...
Green home upgrades are being held back by the lack of a clear long-term plan from the government, new research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) has found.
BricsCAD BIM incorporates Twinmotion to accelerate 3D design
CAD software specialists, Bricsys® incorporates Twinmotion software, to accelerate 3D design and visualisation workflows in BricsCAD BIM.
CIOB launches fire safety certification
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is set to launch a certificate in fire safety for construction, due to begin on 17 February 2021.
How modular construction can realise Build to Rent’s potential
Offsite and modular construction will support the rise of Build-to-Rent, says Nick Cowley, managing director of Euramax.
Green light for build-to-rent development in Birmingham
Court Collaboration has been given the go-ahead to deliver a 48-storey build-to-rent development at the site of the former Irish Centre in Deritend.
Residents choose Hill to deliver Teviot estate regeneration
Housebuilder Hill has been selected as Poplar HARCA’s development partner to deliver 2,500 new homes as part of the Teviot Estate regeneration in Tower Hamlets.
Highways England appoints acting chief executive
Highways England chair Dipesh J Shah OBE has announced that Nick Harris will be the new acting chief executive from 1 February when Jim O’Sullivan steps down from the role.
HS2 implements project-wide digital health and safety passport
HS2 has launched the largest project-wide digital passport system to monitor the health and safety of its workers.
The five major challenges facing UK modular construction
Keith Beverley, key account manager at Wavin UK, discusses the five most prevalent threats experienced by modular construction today.
Winners of £2m location data competition revealed
28 companies have been handed a slice of £2m as part of the Geospatial Commission’s transport location data competition.
Whatever happened to the smart city?
Mark Enzer, head of the National Digital Twin Programme at the Centre for Digital Built Britain and contributor to built environment event Futurebuild, explains how connecting digital twins can serve smarter cities.