This is Gravity to deliver new ‘smart campus’
This is Gravity ltd has appointed JLL as the sole agent for its smart campus, Gravity, which is currently under development, located in the south-west of England.
RTPI puts climate action first in new corporate strategy
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has launched a new corporate strategy putting climate action at the heart of all its activities over the next 10 years.
CITB levy and grant scheme ‘Robin Hood in reverse’, says Hudson...
Hudson Contract has said CITB’s levy and grant scheme is a ‘failing system which works against the interests of SMEs and favours the major contractors’.
Flood resilient repair: Lessons from the Cumbrian Flood Resilience Project
After participating in the Defra-sponsored Cumbrian Flood Resilience Project, Aquobex looks at the progress in the developing market for flood resilient repairs.
Project Etopia appoints James Pikett as development director
Project Etopia has appointed former Berkeley St Edward’s head of development, James Pikett as its new development director.
Newnham College fined £12,000 for asbestos failings
Newnham College has been fined £12,000 for failings that exposed employees and subcontractors to asbestos during refurbishment works on a flat owned by the college.
Digital transformation in M&E services
A new report from Mitie looks at the rise of digital transformation in M&E services. Here, Carlo Alloni, managing director of technical services, discusses the findings and the business benefits of embracing digital.
2020: The year modular construction goes mainstream?
2020 must be a year of great change in affordable housing. Modular construction offers a solution, says Richard Hyams of architect astudio.
Public sector investment key to redefining the housebuilding industry
Homes England announced £30m to boost production at ilke Homes’ factory. Executive chairman Dave Sheridan discusses the importance of the deal in the wider context of efforts to tackle the housing crisis.
Willmott Dixon wins £20m Humberside police force development
Willmott Dixon has been chosen by Humberside Police Force and developer Wykeland Group to construct a £20m operational support building.
Balancing risk for town centre development
Jacqueline Hughes, senior risk analyst at Equib, discusses how project managers for town centre developments can get their risk management strategy right.
Actis welcomes government’s revised Part L regulations
A proposal to include build quality guidance notes in revised Part L regulations, anticipated to come into effect later this year, has been welcomed by insulation specialist Actis.
Laing O’Rourke wins Gary Neville’s £200m St Michael’s scheme
Laing O’Rourke has been confirmed as the construction partner on Gary Neville’s £200m St Michael’s development.
HSE regulator at the fore of new building safety plans
Housing secretary, Robert Jenrick has announced measures that go further and faster to ensure residents are safe in their homes, slow improving building safety standards will “not be tolerated”.
Scotframe and Cairnrowan: A partnership creating sustainable homes
Scotframe’s timber frame kits help Cairnrowan build design-led, bespoke sustainable homes with exceptional thermal and environmental performance.
Architect Anthony Pettorino banished from Architects Register
The Architects Registration Board’s (ARB) Professional Conduct Committee has erased Anthony Pettorino of AJP Architects Ltd from the register following unacceptable conduct.
Midlands Connect urges Boris to release full Oakervee review
Midlands Connect has written to PM Boris Johnson stating that any delay or downgrade of HS2 is a “serious concern” and further leaks are “simply unacceptable".
Emirates Old Trafford extension gets the go-ahead
Trafford Council has approved the next phase of the £60m redevelopment at Emirates Old Trafford for Lancashire Cricket.
£620m financial support announced for UK infrastructure exports to Africa
The international trade secretary, Liz Truss, announced that UK Export Finance (UKEF) has provided financing worth £620m to support UK infrastructure exports to Ghana, Zambia, Gabon and Uganda.
Labour peer introduces 30-day limit to eliminate late payments
Labour peer Lord Mendelsohn has introduced legislation to help tackle the issue of late payments in construction and to strengthen the powers of the small business commissioner.
Audit slams ‘a decade of disastrous housing design’ in England
The design of new housing schemes in England is ‘mediocre’ and ‘poor’, leading to ‘a decade of disastrous housing design’, according to research conducted by UCL for CPRE and the Place Alliance.
Using External Wall Insulation to improve thermal performance
Simon Lloyd, technical project manager at Kiwa Building Products, discusses everything you need to know about External Wall Insulation (EWI).
Garden Communities, Local Plans and housing delivery
Garden Communities can help meet local housing needs, but require confidence over implementation to avoid housing delivery failure, says Lachlan Anderson-Frank of planning and development consultancy Lichfields.
Partnership to transform traditional GIS, BIM and CAD data
UK geospatial specialist, MGISS and Canada-based vGIS, have joined forces to transform traditional GIS, BIM and CAD data into augmented reality visualisations.
Trimble Technology Lab: Digitally enabling a sustainable built environment
Professor Robert Hairstans, head of Edinburgh Napier University’s Centre for Offsite Construction & Innovative Structures, discusses a new strategic partnership that brings together digital technologies, academic research and industry-driven innovation.
79% of fires in Scottish construction caused by hot works
A Freedom of Information request submitted to the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service has revealed that of 180 fires in the construction industry in 2018/19, 143 were the result of hot works.