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smart cities

Revolutionising the UK’s cities: taking the first practical steps

Chris Fry, a specialist in Infrastructure & Regeneration at international design and engineering consultancy Ramboll, discusses the importance of smart city integration and takes a look at the challenges faced when updating the infrastructure of established towns and cities.
AET Flexible Space

Underfloor Air Conditioning Upgrade for 16-18 Kirby Street

AET Flexible Space discuss the full upgrade of the underfloor air conditioning system in first floor offices in Camden, London
high-rise residential buildings

Government action plan to speed up removal of dangerous cladding on...

Secretary of State for Communities, Rt. Hon James Brokenshire MP has announced further plans to support councils as they work with owners of high-rise residentials blocks to remove unsafe cladding.
Script&Go

Groupe Lamotte reviews 5 years implementation of BatiScript

Groupe Lamotte discusses 5 years use of BatiScript, the intuitive defect management solution for property site management, by Script&Go Founded in 1955, Groupe Lamotte is a...
VR training

VR training to benefit highway contractors

Contractors on the M5 Oldbury viaduct project have been supplied with virtual reality simulators, allowing them to practise operations before carrying them out for real
digital estate

Building and maintaining a digital estate

From Zero to Hero: Establishing the structures, content and supply chain delivery approaches to support better decisions on asset optimisation
solving the housing crisis

New TV programme ‘Solving the Housing Crisis?’ questions the UK’s current...

A new programme, '‘Solving the Housing Crisis?’ takes a look at how social housing contributes to our society and how the government can help.
housing sector

Housing sector not doing enough to solve the housing crisis, report...

The latest report from Savills reveals industry opinion into the common causes behind the UK's housing crisis and how they can be altered.
MEP

Ramboll signs global BIM partnership with Progman

Ramboll has signed a global cooperation agreement with Progman, the developer of the Building Information Modelling (BIM) software MagiCAD for Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) design
BME housing associations

Brokenshire praises BME housing associations

Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has praised BME housing associations for their work in “promoting equality and diversity within the housing market” and “helping build the strong, integrated communities that we all want to see”
bim

Architectural firm choose BC Enterprise to support BIM processes

Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt, an award-winning architectural practice, has chosen BC Enterprise from GroupBC to enable them to adopt Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level 2 standards across their projects

Construction boss banned after breaking multiple health and safety regulations

Michael Allen, a 64 year-old construction boss based in Ashbourne has been banned after failing to pay fines following multiple health and safety breaches.
waste management centre

Avonmouth centre injects £5.3 million into local economy

A Resource Recovery Centre, in Avonmouth Bristil costing £252 million, has put £5.3 million back into the local economy.
modular buildings

Research reveals greater demand for volumetric modular buildings

Research from AMA Research has shown a 6% increase in prefabricated volumetric modular buildings and portable accommodation in 2017.
housing regeneration projects

Design team revealed for one of London’s biggest housing regeneration projects

Wates Residential announced a leading design team has been appointed to work on one of London’s biggest housing regeneration projects.
construction plant sector

CPA throws first Schools Experience Day to entice teens into construction...

The CPA has hosted its first ever Schools Experience Day to give secondary school pupils an insight into the construction plant sector.
heathrow expansion

Industry responds to vote in favour of Heathrow expansion

A recent vote in the House of Commons has allowed MPs across the board to support controversial plans to expand Heathrow airport by building a third runway.
buildings

New agreement to make buildings safer & better designed

A new agreement between the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and the Association for Project Safety (APS) will aim to ensure British buildings are safer and better designed
New Homes Ombudsman

New Homes Ombudsman should be mandatory for housebuilders

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Excellence in the Built Environment has set out proposals for a New Homes Ombudsman to help provide better redress for dissatisfied home buyers
modular homes

Ilke homes secures partnerships to deliver additional modular homes

ilke Homes, a British modular homes business, has announced partnerships to deliver an additional 56 new modular properties across the UK
affordable homes

Brokenshire announces multi-billion pound social housing boost

A multi-billion pound boost to social housing across England was confirmed today (26 June) by Secretary of State for Communities, James Brokenshire, as part of the effort to build the homes communities desperately require
Heathrow

MPs back Heathrow third runway

The House of Commons has voted by 415 votes to 119 in favour of the government’s airports national policy statement (NPS) on the Heathrow airport expansion
social housing

CIH calls on government to do more for social housing

In a report published at the start of Housing 2018 – the CIH’s annual conference – in Manchester today (26 June), the body has called on the government to suspend the Right to Buy in order to increase the supply of affordable housing
People Like Me

People Like Me initiative aims to inspire 200,000 girls into STEM...

As it launches the next phase of its People Like Me initiative, WISE is calling for more businesses to help it achieve its target of reaching 200,000 girls by 2020
road and rail improvement

Northern road and rail improvements to create thousands of jobs

The Department for Transport’s analysis of future spending has shown there will be greater spending on road and rail upgrades in the north.
FIA - Fire Industry Association

Servicing fire extinguishers – ‘Verified Alternatives’

Servicing fire extinguishers? Can you use generic parts or should you buy from the manufacturer? The Fire Industry Association sheds some light on BS 5306-9:2015