Excellence in workplace safety and health
Behavioural safety is a key part of a business’s journey towards ensuring excellence in workplace safety and health. Here Jill Joyce, Senior Policy &...
Prudent builders take less time being more accurate with HBXL’s EstimatorXpress
Time taken to create estimates and the accuracy of the quotes produced remains two of the primary concerns for SME builders.
One of the main...
First 12 months sees widespread use of NBS BIM Object Standard
The NBS BIM Object Standard is not tied to a particular software package, but is platform neutral and tailored to supporting all file formats...
Meeting the Challenge: Compliance and CDM 2015
Building Safety Group MD Paul Kimpton considers the challenges to companies complying with the recently updated Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations…
CDM 2015 is...
Are you complying with CDM2015?
Callsafe Services Limited help to explain the Health and Safety Executive’s interpretation of what is construction and the application of CDM2015…
As the transitional provisions...
CDM2015 and commercial projects
James Ritchie, Architect and RIBA Specialist Practice Consultant for CDM, provides some key points of advice for clients and professionals involved with commercial projects…
There...
Build Zone: Don’t put your project at risk!
<h2if you’re planning a renovation or extension project, making sure you have the right type of insurance is critical for your peace of mind
Did...
A warranty for historic buildings?
Peter Ward, Partner at Heritage Consulting Ltd examines how traditional buildings can still meet warranty conditions after renovations have taken place, along with the...
Britain facing a construction industry skills shortage
Britain is facing the biggest construction industry skills shortage for a generation. Whilst the government’s commitment to build more new homes is a welcome...
Asbestos management = competent decisions
Stuart Goodman of Lucion Environmental looks at the responsibilities associated with reducing the risks associated with asbestos management…
A previous HSE asbestos safety campaign highlighted...
Fire alarm power efficiency
The Fire Industry Association’s CEO Ian Moore, explains the importance of ensuring efficient power for fire and security alarm systems in line with environmental...
Ensuring fire safety
Association for Specialist Fire Protection CEO Wilf Butcher explains the vital role played by passive fire protection within buildings, and outlines issues that must...
A first for fire safety – the Welsh message
NHBC outline the new regulations on fire safety in Wales, making it the first country in the world to require the installation of an...
Functional Durability – BS 7543:2015
Stephanie Kosandiak, Lead Programme Manager at BSI and Kathryn Bourke, Technical Author of building components durability standard, BS 7543 discuss its fit with service...
A milestone for timber specification
Adrian Young, Technical Editor, Exova BM TRADA hails the release of TRADA’s new National Structural Timber Specification – providing best practice guidelines for timber...
Three initiatives for efficiency
Paul Wilkins, Chair of the ACAI details three recent initiatives that can improve the efficiency of what is already an effective and valued building...
Tekla Launches Structural Designer
A Powerful New Way for Engineers to Analyse and Design Buildings…
Tekla, a Trimble company, announced it has added a product to its portfolio, Tekla...
First 12 months sees widespread use of NBS BIM Object Standard
It’s just over a year since the NBS launched its BIM Object Standard. The first of its kind in the world, the Standard defines...
BIM and re-thinking conventional practice
Richard Shennan, Chair of ACE BIM Engagement and Support Group muses on re-thinking the boundaries between consulting engineers and contractors – a key step...
SpecifiedBy: Taking the Building Regulations Online
The team at SpecifiedBy recently converted the Building Regulations Approved Documents for England & Wales into web format. Founder Darren Lester talks through some...
South east sees construction employment growth
New figures have revealed an increase in the number of people employed in the construction industry in the south east when compared to the...
Product data templates for manufacturers
The initiative by CPA, BIM4M2, CIBSE and NBS to align their work on product data templates is a welcome move. Manufacturers already have lots...
Knowledge transformation for BIM implementation
At The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) 5th BIM conference, Nathan Baker, Director of Engineering Knowledge for ICE set out how we can transform...
Getting a structured BIM Strategy
In 2011 the UK Government Construction Strategy mandated the use of Level 2 BIM on all public sector projects by 2016. Recently the promotors...
BIM – is infrastructure an exception?
Nick Nisbet examines how we ensure that infrastructure doesn’t get left behind in the BIM journey…
The lorries took the ‘B of the Bang’ sculpture...
There’s No “I” in BIM
Jason Whittall, Director of Architecture & BIM for One Creative Environments Ltd argues that the ‘I’ in BIM needs to be taken seriously if...