Birmingham’s first smart-enabled building is under construction
Enterprise Wharf will be a tech-enabled environment to support the evolution of the workplace and the changing needs of employees.
Timber industry warns of major shortages in Q3 2021
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) has warned of major challenges ahead for timber users in Q3 2021, as the balance between supply and demand continues to tighten.
Breedon acquires ‘mini mix’ concrete operator
Construction materials group, Breedon has acquired Express Minimix, a 'mini mix' concrete operator based out of Durham.
Boosting digital transformation of local authority construction projects
A new tool launched by the Construction Innovation Hub aims to help local authorities transform how they design, build and use their buildings digitally.
SCIA AutoConverter: True automation from structural to analysis model
Arno Dumoulin explains how he gained 50% time using SCIA’s structural analysis solution, AutoConverter. Discover more here.
COINS Grand Challenge: Boosting construction innovation
The COINS Grand Challenge is a global competition that aims to give a kick-start to ideas that could transform the construction industry and built environment.
Building materials sales continue to rise
Sales of building materials continued their upward growth trend during Q1 2021, as the boom in construction activity offers a helping hand.
Furgo to deliver digital twin of Scotland’s rail network
Geo-data specialist Furgo has been awarded a contract to survey Scotland’s rail network and provide Network Rail with a digital twin of the tracks.
Supporting digital transformation in the interiors sector
Finishes & Interior Sector (FIS) has launched the Digital Spine, a new tool to help members to follow and understand the technologies that are shaping the present and future of construction.
Researchers awarded £1.3m to develop low-carbon energy storage system
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have received £1.3m to develop a novel, low-carbon energy storage system to supply cheap, on-demand heat for people living in the UK.
No win no fee adjudication: Is the current cost of adjudication...
Is the current cost of adjudication too high? Peter Vinden, chief executive of Gateley Vinden, explores how the process has evolved over the years.
Green light for £500m urban village in Goodmayes
Weston Homes and Tesco have been given the green light to transform a 10.4-acre Tesco store and car park into a new £500m mixed-use urban village development.
Health and safety goes 4D
Despite the name, 3D Repo is championing the use of 4D in construction, whether for health and safety, planning, BIM or creating digital twins. Find out more here.
New approach vital to conquer materials shortage delays and tight margins
With increasing pressure on deadlines and margins, how can the housebuilding industry adapt its approach to mitigate the impact of these unprecedented factors? Here, Carol Massay, head of construction at The Access Group, explains the role of technology in keeping construction on track.
Benefits of using BIM: Save money, energy and carbon
Sotech examines the importance of BIM, some common mistakes that are made when using it and how it could save many industries a great amount of money, energy and carbon.
Technology mythbusting: Using Common Data Environments in construction
Andrew Martin of Egnyte challenges some of the myths that have arisen around Common Data Environments and the reliability of construction data in the cloud.
Muse and Poplar HARCA to deliver affordable housing scheme
Muse Developments and Poplar HARCA has gained approval to deliver a new affordable housing development at Stroudley Walk in Bromley-by-Bow.
[VIDEO] Bitesize BIM: Designing with sustainability and deconstruction
In this free online series hosted by The Building Society, Elliott Wood associate director, Steve Faulkner covers designing with sustainability and deconstruction in mind.
New film showcases opportunities for next generation in construction
The Construction Innovation Hub and Class Of Your Own (COYO), supported by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), has released a new film, Where it All Begins, as part of a call on the construction industry to attract the next generation.
Network Rail signs climate declaration for greener railways
Network Rail has joined railway organisations from around the world in signing the International Union of Railways (UIC) Climate declaration, following its green ambitions.
The Walsh Group boosts mobility on I-75 expansion
Contractor uses Revu for iPad to bolster complex document management on the £54m expansion of the Interstate 75 highway in Atlanta, Georgia.
Graphene-enhanced concrete to revolutionise industry
Graphene specialists at The University of Manchester and Nationwide Engineering have developed graphene-enhanced concrete to revolutionise the concrete industry.
EDF Renewables Ireland announces plans for wind farm in Mayo
EDF Renewables has announced plans to develop a 100MW wind farm in Mayo – the proposed project could consist of up to 25 turbines and power more than 60,000 homes.
Durkan to deliver 170 homes at North West Cambridge scheme
Housebuilder Durkan has agreed with the University of Cambridge to deliver up to 170 new homes at the North West Cambridge Development.
Cloud-based solutions to minimise contract miscommunication?
With many disputes that arise within the construction industry being due to poor or ambiguous communication, director at Sypro and NEC4 co-author, Dr Stuart Kings, examines why the cloud-based leap is central to better contract communication.
Digitisation: The future of planning
Alex Wrottesley of Landmark Information argues that digitisation and geospatial data will be essential to making the system more productive.