Construction sites must stagger opening times, urges Unite
As construction sites across London begin to open, Unite has urged sites to stagger their opening times to avoid congestion and the spread of coronavirus on bus and transport system.
Supporting healthcare during the COVID-19 crisis
The Modular & Portable Building Association is supporting all those operating across the healthcare sectors who have an urgent need for more buildings or extending existing facilities during the COVID-19 crisis.
CDBB publishes BIM Interoperability Report
The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), a partner in the Construction Innovation Hub, has published The Building Information Modelling (BIM) Interoperability Report for consultation.
Amey secures £100m three-year Yorkshire Water contract extension
Public services provider, Amey, has secured a £100m three-year contract extension to provide reactive and proactive maintenance work across Yorkshire Water’s sewer network.
COVID-19 and construction contracts
With the Covid-19 crisis bringing many building projects to a standstill, Alex Rayner, head of construction and engineering at award-winning law firm Sintons, examines the potential contractual options that exist if work has to stop for a period of time.
Building for biodiversity
Ben Kite, managing director of Ecological Planning & Research, looks at how to correctly apply metrics to achieve meaningful net gain.
Temporary construction workers shut out of job retention scheme
Hudson Contract has warned that temporary construction workers are being shut out of the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Bouygues starts to reopen UK construction sites
Bouygues UK has revealed it will begin ‘progressively’ reopening its UK construction sites following a three-week shutdown.
Cumbria County Council resumes Pooley Bridge construction work
Cumbria County Council’s replacement bridge project at Pooley Bridge is set to resume today (20 April), following a review of the authority’s construction schemes in response to the outbreak.
Branch operating guidelines to help builders’ merchants operate safely
Branch operating guidelines have been published by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) to help builders’ merchants operate safely during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Joint partnership to support highways sector amid pandemic
The recently formed Highways Sector Council (HSC) has been working with Government to support the highways sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Construction work complete on NHS Louisa Jordan hospital
Construction work is complete on the NHS Louisa Jordan hospital in Glasgow, as it prepares to treat coronavirus patients.
Partnership to deliver modular coronavirus screening stations in UK
Medical support company, SSI Energy, has forged a partnership with Texo Accommodation to deliver modular coronavirus screening stations in the UK.
Celebrating tomorrow’s timber talent
TRADA’s University Challenge 2020 saw students from across the UK design timber community housing that is low-carbon, energy and water efficient, climate-resilient, healthy and desirable.
Signage is just the start of your wayfinding strategy
A well-designed wayfinding system can save time and reduce costs.
Legionella warning issued for vacant buildings amid coronavirus
Building owners and managers must be vigilant over potentially fatal Legionella at buildings left vacant due to coronavirus, urges property and construction consultancy, Ingleton Wood.
Leaders pledge to continue cladding remediation works during pandemic
Local leaders have pledged to ensure vital safety work to replace unsafe cladding on high-rise buildings will continue during the COVID-19 crisis.
£2m COVID-19 emergency fund to support heritage sector
Historic England has launched an emergency fund of up to £2m to help tackle the impact of coronavirus on the heritage sector.
Major development scheme for Birmingham gets green light
A deal with government housing agency, Homes England and Birmingham City Council has been agreed to release land and create one of the city’s largest developments.
Remediation of unsafe cladding to continue despite COVID-19
Although the issue has been partially obscured from public view by the coronavirus crisis, the UK government has said that work to replace flammable cladding on residential buildings of 18m or taller remains a priority. Helen Andrews, a construction law partner at Fieldfisher, takes a look.
Calls for government to issue planning guidance amid pandemic
The RTPI has called on the government to issue planning guidance to prevent delays to development and knock-on effects to the economy further down the line.
Social housing providers use AR to minimise COVID-19 risk
Social housing providers introduce innovative technology that supports residents, whilst reducing face-to-face contact during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ventilation industry will play ‘crucial role’ in wake of COVID-19
In the wake of COVID-19, every healthcare facility in the UK should adopt clean air technologies and strategies, urges the BESA.
Bentley Systems enables work from home infrastructure projects
Bentley Systems has opened its ProjectWise 365 cloud service and waived subscription fees until 30 September to virtually connect infrastructure project participants who are working from home.
Interserve hands over NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham
Interserve has handed over the new NHS Nightingale Hospital Birmingham to treat COVID-19 patients following 86,000 construction hours.
COVID-19: Can we build our way out of this?
In the post-pandemic period, can the construction industry become a catalyst for economic recovery? David Edwards of Place-Make believes it can.