What’s on the Health and Safety and Environmental unit
The FIA launches the Health & Safety and the Environmental units from their qualification pathway, which are now available online.
Thames Water submits ambitious £11.7bn business plan
Water and wastewater company, Thames Water, is planning to spend £11.7bn on improving infrastructure, service and efficiency over the 2020-25 period
BRE seeks contractor for £10m Open Innovation Hub
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) is seeking a contractor to build a new advanced research centre at its campus in Garston, Watford
BIM as usual: A brave new world!
John Eynon imagines the data-driven built environment of tomorrow, where BIM and digital have become business as usual
Disruption warning: Construction industry figures call for digital transformation
Construction industry speakers meeting at the fifth British Information Modelling Event made a unanimous plea for change in the construction industry
The benefits and downfalls of AI in the construction industry
New research by Powertools2U has outlined the benefits and negatives of artificial intelligence and what the technology can bring to the construction industry
London’s £15bn Crossrail service to miss scheduled opening by months
London’s new Crossrail underground service will miss its deadline by almost a year, a spokesperson for the service has said
Why is CPD so important in the construction industry?
David Brown, sales director of purlins at voestalpine Metsec plc, explores how CPD sessions can help both organisations and construction professionals thrive in the digital era
Unite calls for public inquiry into Carillion ‘Ponzi-like’ tactics
The UK’s largest union, Unite, has urged a public inquiry into the collapse of Carillion, following a recent dispatches investigation which aired on Channel 4
UCL awards Marshgate 1 East Campus to Mace
University College London (UCL) has appointed Mace under a pre-construction agreement for Marshgate 1, the largest building in the first phase of the new UCL East campus on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Sadiq Kahn announces strategic partners to deliver affordable housing scheme
Catalyst and A2Dominion have been announced as strategic partners among eight other housing associations to deliver 60% of new homes as affordable housing.
Innovative smart cement mixtures could store electrical energy
Buildings, bridges, street lamps and even curb-stones could store electricity with the discovery of new smart cement mixtures
GSA restoration criticised for using flammable insulation following 2014 fire
Fire safety experts have criticised the decision to use flammable insulation in the £51m restoration of Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh Building, which was gutted by a blaze earlier this year
£2bn offsite housing framework revealed
Construction firms will have the chance to bid for a place on an offsite housing framework set to be renewed by procurement specialist LHC, worth around £2bn
Balfour Beatty completes £6.5m Dundee flood protection scheme
The new scheme is set to reduce the risk of flooding and to protect homes and main roads between Camperdown Dock and Dundee Airport
Redefining the digital landscape of rail and transit
Steve Cockerell, marketing director for Rail and Road at Bentley Systems, delves into the digital transformation of the infrastructure industry and how there is no future for rail and transit without digital
The FIA awards learners its first ever Nationally Recognised Qualification in...
Learners attending the FIA’s Advanced Installer beta course are the first candidates to achieve a qualification in Fire Detection and Alarm Installation.
Benefit freeze risks fuelling homelessness, warns CIH
The housing benefit freeze has put private renting out of reach for most low-income tenants and puts thousands at risk of poverty and homelessness, says the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
The Digital Estate: Driving innovation and investment
GroupBC released a white paper on the challenges of engaging owner operators with BIM Level 2 and summarises what Sainsbury’s underwent to create a Digital Estate.
Fire Industry Association to assess current fire market conditions
The Fire Industry Association (FIA) is to carry out a large-scale survey to assess the current market conditions within the UK fire market
Downing Construction lands two student accommodation contracts worth £140m
Downing Construction has been chosen to work on two student accommodation developments in London and Manchester worth a total of £140 million.
How can the construction industry support more women?
The construction industry is evolving in many exciting, positive ways, especially with the rise of technology and innovation. However, one area where it is falling behind is diversity, more specifically, gender diversity
Digital transformation of the construction industry: A manifesto for change
Eugenio Quintieri of the European Builders Confederation discusses the collaborative effort to develop digitalisation of the construction industry.
£6.2m offsite housing scheme to help families in need
Families awaiting social housing in Northern Ireland will be able to move in a year earlier as Clanmil Housing Association joins forces with McAvoy Group to deliver new homes using offsite solutions
GDPR: There is still work to be done
From site security and supply chains to the growing use of BIM, construction companies are holding – and sharing – more information. Matt Brown of independent law firm Brabners examines the implications of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation for the industry.
Balfour Beatty to move 1/4 of current onsite construction to factories
Leading infrastructure group, Balfour Beatty has released plans to incorporate more offsite construction and modular components in order to move 25% of workload to factories.