Preventing homes from overheating
Martin Twamley, UK technical manager at Steico, examines the factors behind overheating in housing and how the risks can be reduced.
Willmott Dixon appointed for second Wakefield leisure centre
Willmott Dixon has been successfully appointed by the council for a £17m contract to build Five Towns Leisure and Wellbeing Hub in Pontefract.
Aspin Group assets put up for auction
Over 600 lots from Aspin Group Limited, now in administration are being offered for sale by national asset and property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH).
Cushioning construction with the cloud
Lucy Atkinson, business support manager at Genilogic, discusses how health and safety software helps reduce fatalities within the construction industry.
Planning stability will drive housebuilding growth
Housebuilding is an emotive issue at the best of times but in the face of a full-blown crisis in supply, the need to deliver many more homes, in the right places, cannot be ignored. Joe Ridgeon, director of Hedley Planning Services, examines the key issues affecting supply.
First phase of Liberty Park, Widnes, complete
The first phase of Liberty Park, Widnes, has been completed, with a speculative warehouse and site infrastructure being delivered to provide the only new-build unit over 50,000 sq ft in the Halton and south Liverpool industrial and warehouse market.
Parties playing hide and seek with adjudicators
Parties can be quite ingenious when it comes to trying to avoid the will of an Adjudicator. They can even resort to playing the game of hide and seek in order to argue “it’s not me governor” and avoid the adjudication but getting away with this line of argument is not always that easy.
‘Unconventional living’ rising in popularity
Over half of residential property owners in the UK would consider living permanently in an unconventional type of home, according to a recent survey from BLP Insurance.
Digital construction: The future of the built environment
Melanie Dawson, director of digital construction at Graham, explains how the business is implementing cutting-edge technology.
Future Building Regulations: Commitment to change
David Mowatt, chairman of the Smoke Control Association, discusses Building Regulation compliance and the need for robust enforcement procedures
Stronger and broader training in the fire safety industry
Ian Moore, chief executive of the Fire Industry Association, discusses its efforts in raising the bar for professionalism in the fire safety industry.
Lendlease names new managing director
Lendlease has named Simon Gorski as its new managing director for Construction in Europe.
WMCA gains £41m to help unlock derelict land for housing
£41m has been secured by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to help unlock hundreds of acres of former industrial land for much-needed new homes.
Is a “rigid” planning system holding back an MMC revolution?
MMC offer the opportunity to rethink how homes are designed and built, is a potential revolution being held back by an outdated planning system?
Manchester College launches Architectural and Construction Engineering Scholarship
The Manchester College is launching a brand new industry-sponsored Architectural and Construction Engineering Scholarship in Construction and The Built Environment for 16 to 18 year-olds.
Transforming construction through collaboration and offsite innovation
Richard Crosby, director of construction consultants blacc, looks at how a pioneering consortium could transform the way schools are designed, procured and built offsite.
A digital replica for Hong Kong Science Park
Digital twin campus initiative drives smart facilities management for Hong Kong Science Park.
Highland Council cuts down on construction and demolition waste
The Highland Council is to restrict the amount of construction and demolition waste bought to its network of 21 Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Kier Highways reaches safety milestone on smart motorways
Two Kier Highways smart motorway projects have reached a safety milestone after over one million working hours without a reportable injury.
Pre-built apartments craned into position on Bristol’s Park Street
Nine pre-built apartments have been lifted by a 200-tonne crane into 50 Park Street, Bristol, through the open roof into the cleared shell of the building.
Willmott Dixon to finish Pochin’s Smithfield development scheme
Construction work is expected to continue on the stalled Smithfield development as Willmott Dixon is to be confirmed as replacement contractor for Pochin.
A world-first research hub to create Living Buildings
Experts from Northumbria and Newcastle Universities will develop new technologies to revolutionise how buildings are constructed and how they operate.
Timber: The smart, affordable way to build new UK homes
Jeremy English, sales director for manufacturing at Södra Wood, Sweden’s largest forest-owner association, explores how timber can facilitate less expensive, more efficient and attractive construction.
Radisson Hotel agrees partnership with £5bn London Resort
Radisson Hotel Group has partnered with The London Resort to become a stakeholder in the planned £5bn London Resort theme park in Kent.
Offsite manufacturing: Creating construction’s Uber moment
Scaling up and maturing the offsite manufacturing sector could create an “Uber moment” for housebuilding, says Dave Sheridan, executive chairman of ilke Homes.
Willmott Dixon appointed to University of Oxford’s framework
Willmott Dixon will be delivering projects for the University of Oxford with a value between £5m to £20m alongside other contractors
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