Manchester City Council approves installation of sprinkler systems in tower blocks
Manchester City Council has approved the installation of sprinkler systems in 36 of its high-rise tower blocks in response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy
Are we placing people with hearing loss at the heart of...
Jean Hewitt, inclusive environments consultant and director at the Centre for Accessible Environments, explores whether the needs of over 12m people with hearing loss in the UK are forgotten about in the design of new buildings and external spaces
Drexus XL – high capacity drainage solution
Whether it’s an airport, motorway, distribution centre or busy supermarket car park, large surfaced areas need drainage systems that can cope with the volumes of water the great British weather is likely to throw at them
BSRIA launches Inspiring Tomorrows Engineers publication
BSRIA has launched its Inspiring Tomorrow’s Engineers publication which was written by workplace student, Emma Hardacre
New era for Scotframe as timber frame market continues to grow
It’s an exciting time of expansion and growth for offsite timber frame specialist Scotframe
Exporting Ireland: Offsite, digital and the future of Irish construction
PBC Today talks to Enterprise Ireland’s John Hunt, about the role of offsite and in improving efficiency, delivering “wow factor” and tackling the housing crisis on both sides of the Irish Sea
BIM expert urges clients to engage with BIM Level 2
The managing director of Wynne Construction, Chris Wynne, has warned that clients will lose out financially unless they demand evidence that contractors are not only using BIM for modelling, but applying the full BIM level 2 process as well
Health & safety on site: Mitigating risk through BIM
Is BIM/virtual simulation and modelling emerging as a valuable tool for mitigating physical risk and promoting safety on site? Kier’s Andy Radley takes a look
Innovation through partnership: SFS collaboration with Bowater by Birtley
A partnership between SFS and the Birtley Group has improved the performance, quality and reliability of the company’s doors and hinges
Commission launches Following Grenfell
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched ‘Following Grenfell’, to look into the human rights and equality dimensions of the tragedy, and to determine if the State is fulfilling its duties under human rights and equality law
McAvoy wins place on modular buildings framework
The McAvoy Group has been appointed to the LHC Modular Buildings Framework, which has a combined value of more than £1bn. The LHC is one of the UK’s longest-established public sector procurement specialists
Extreme storms: International examples of building resilience
After a year of wild weather around the world and with Britain facing the threat of more extreme storms, Anthony Guay of Ramboll UK looks at what we can learn from international approaches to flood protection
Fairness, Inclusion & Respect at the core of tackling construction skills...
Leading contractors and clients have signed up to the construction industry’s Commitment to Fairness, Inclusion & Respect (FIR) as a key part of its strategy to modernise image and enhance perception of the sector
North West Women in Planning branch launches
A new network aimed at supporting and empowering women working in the planning industry is launching in the North West
Construction industry groups press Skills Minister for SME representation
Four construction industry bodies have asked the skills minister to reconsider the makeup of the panel chosen to select the next chair of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)
The rise of BIM: Joining up the dots
The rise of BIM is bringing major changes to how the construction industry works. George Adams, Director of Energy and Engineering for SPIE UK, examines the opportunities and challenges this presents, and how we join up the dots to realise the benefits
The forming of Markham & George Property Limited
Markham & George Property Limited is presented as the new vernture by Mick George Ltd and Campbell Buchanan, creating new developments for homes
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Housebuilders and construction firms win big at RoSPA Awards
A host of construction companies, housebuilders and property developers were among the biggest winners at this year’s RoSPA Health and Safety Awards
Quality and sustainability shift puts A4 stainless steel fasteners in pole...
A push for higher quality, longer lasting and more sustainable building envelopes has seen demand for A4 stainless steel fasteners increase across all types of roofing and cladding
Constructing Excellence calls for drastic digital transformation in construction
At its Annual Conference on 12 December, Constructing Excellence is revealing a new strategy that aims to accelerate the digital and offsite revolution (including AI, factory production, BIM and open data) in the construction sector
The story behind Stratic landscape furniture
Marshalls has announced the launch of a new collection of landscape furniture – Stratic is a fully coordinated collection, which consists of a seat, bench, litter bin, mixed recycle litter bin, planter, cycle stand and LED Marker
Construction Computing Awards crown UK BIM alliance ‘team of the year’
At the recent Construction Computing Awards, the UK BIM Alliance were presented with the Team of the Year 2017 award for digitally transforming the Construction and Infrastructure sectors
The two faces of digital transformation
As the public sector progresses beyond digital implementation to evolution, Idox shares its views on how a people-centred approach to digitisation can help organisations...
Build to Rent Newhall Square project underway
Spitfire Urbane and Legal & General have announced that work is now officially underway at the £53m Build to Rent (BTR) project in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter
The use of admixtures to waterproof concrete: Part 1
In this first of two articles on the use of admixtures to waterproof concrete, James McDonald of Cementaid discusses terminology, standards and specification
In deep water: Is the UK’s flood defence budget being well...
Matthew Elliott, director of engineering at WYG, warns that flood defence spending may not deliver the kind of protection we expect – but only another catastrophe will highlight the shortcoming