Timber frame construction and sustainability
Richard Allen, sales director at specialist timber panel manufacturer MEDITE SMARTPLY, explores how timber frame construction could help us rise to sustainability challenges.
Housebuilders urge the government not to forget about retirees
While much has been written about the challenges faced by first-time buyers struggling to get a foot on the housing ladder this summer, Advantage Home Construction Insurance looks at why developers are warning we can’t afford to ignore the housing needs of older people.
Driverless vehicles: Coming to a city street near you soon…
Driverless cars promised cities much, but have conspicuously failed to arrive – has something gone wrong with driverless technology?
Green light for sustainable homes in Norbury
Croydon Council’s development arm, Brick By Brick, has been given the go-ahead to deliver nine sustainable homes.
HS2 prepares for arrival of tunnelling machines at Chiltern tunnel
Preparation has begun for the arrival of HS2’s first giant tunnelling machines at what will become the south portal of the 10-mile long Chiltern tunnel.
Financial close on £100m+ Kingston student accommodation scheme
Financial close has been achieved on a £100m+ student accommodation scheme for Kingston University in south west London.
Glass office development to transform South Shields site
Designs have been drawn up for a striking glass-fronted office development on Harton Quays Park, in the Mill Dam area of South Shields.
Spike in coronavirus cases on Hinkley Point C supply site
Hinkley Point C’s supply site in Avonmouth, which is owned by Balfour Beatty, is temporarily closed as Covid-19 cases rise
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Developers to build new homes on school site in Macclesfield
Barratt and David Wilson Homes North West have been announced as preferred developer to deliver 300 new homes at the former King’s School campus in Macclesfield.
Redundant workers offered free SKILLcards
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is allowing redundant workers to apply for and renew SKILLcards free of charge.
UWE Bristol joins consortium to drive innovation in construction
The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) has been announced as a member of a £16m consortium which aims to drive innovation across infrastructure projects in the UK.
Creating a digital map of underground assets
The Geospatial Commission has partnered with Ordnance Survey and the Greater London Authority to develop a National Underground Asset Register that will digitally map the world beneath our feet.
Landsec to develop ‘UK’s first’ net-zero carbon commercial building
Landsec is progressing plans for the Forge office development, which aims to be the UK's first net-zero carbon commercial building.
Health and safety consultancy appointed to NLHPP
Safer Sphere has been appointed to provide health, safety & wellbeing support on a programme to deliver the North London Heat and Power Project (NLHPP) at Edmonton EcoPark in North London.
Green light for net-zero carbon office in Vauxhall
Planning permission has been granted to FCBStudios and Bywater Properties for a six-storey net-zero carbon office development in Vauxhall.
Secondary glazing transforms derelict listed rail station
As part of a £120m redevelopment scheme at Peterborough’s Fletton Quays, Granada Glazing was selected to design, manufacture and install bespoke arched secondary glazing systems to decrease this building’s carbon footprint and heat loss.
Graham wins two contracts on Network Rail’s Western route
Graham has secured two contracts on Network Rail’s Control Period 6 Western Route framework, delivering works at Stocks Overbridge and the River Avon Evesham bridge and Kelston Park.
Build-Zone: An experienced structural warranty provider
Build-Zone’s managing director, Paul Kempton, spoke to PBC Today about the structural warranty industry and why they’re best placed to underwrite your warranty.
Rendall & Rittner to manage recladding of Sheffield’s Metis Apartments
Managing agent Rendall & Rittner has been appointed to manage the recladding of Metis Apartments in Scotland Street, Sheffield.
Sadiq Khan announces £1.5bn package of infrastructure works
The mayor of London has joined forces with utility companies to deliver infrastructure works worth up to £1.5bn to enable the capital’s social and economic recovery.
Integrating new technologies in the planning industry
Keano Chang, president and Allar Ahtmann, chairman of iknowa look at the new technologies that are addressing inefficiencies in the planning industry, including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).
Consortium to develop school building kits
A consortium of construction industry experts are developing a kit of parts to allow schools to be built offsite and then shipped to their final location.
Modular developments: Time to embrace a new way of building
Craig Taylor, associate director at Lungfish Architects considers how modular construction methods could be the key to speeding up residential infrastructure projects as the industry looks to find its feet.
Plans in for £69m housing scheme in Crewe
Regeneration group Torus and developer Mulbury have submitted plans to build 400 new homes on a site in Leighton, near Crewe.
Offsite construction and pre-manufacture
TRADA examines the offsite construction landscape and asks if the right drivers and economic conditions are in place for a step-change in its adoption.
Major planning decisions susceptible to corruption, says research
Major planning decisions across England are open to corruption from secretive lobbying, conflicts of interest and bribery, according to new research by Transparency International UK.