Practical ‘BIM’ for the SME builder sector
Joanna Mulgrew, Marketing & Product Development Director, HBXL Building Software outlines how SMEs can embrace BIM...
BIM has been around for quite some time shaping some of...
Analogue villains in a digital world
The world has become increasingly digitalised and construction, as well as wider society, must adapt. John Eynon, Consultant at Open Water Consulting explains...
The saga of the...
Roofing firm fined after employee falls through skylight
A roofing company has been fined for breaching health and safety regulations after an employee fell and fractured his wrist…
Worcester-based roofing firm AES (Roofing...
£250m MOD training base gets final approval
Planning permission has been granted for a £250m MOD Winchester training base…
Winchester City Council has granted planning approval for a new defence college in...
BIM, IoT, big data: A vision for a data enabled built...
Graeme Forbes, Managing Director, Clearbox talks about BIM, the Internet of Things and big data in the built environment...
The building information modelling (BIM) journey is underway...
Building Control – a look ahead at the challenges
Paul Wilkins, Chair of the ACAI and Chief Executive at Butler and Young Group, summarises the latest developments and challenges for the building control...
Plans revealed for new station at Inverness Airport
Detailed plans have been released outlining the proposals for a new £2m railway station located at Inverness Airport…
Hitrans, the Highlands and Islands transport body,...
Health and Safety: A duty of CDM2015
John Banks, Director at The Association for Project Safety explains the role of the Principal Designer and how to comply with the CDM2015 Regulations…
So,...
Built heritage and BIM
Damien Campbell-Bell, Geomatics Officer at Wessex Archaeology examines the role BIM can play in built heritage projects, and the challenges it can present...
Our previous articles have...
Housing Quality Mark could help homebuyers with cheaper mortgages
A standard rating for new build homes could help buyers gain reduced mortgages and cheaper building insurance rates…
A new five-star rating standard for new...
180 blacklisted workers claims settled
Another £15-20m compensation has been paid out to workers blacklisted by construction companies…
Some 180 workers tied up in the blacklisting scandal have finally had...
Minister says Germany must embrace BIM
The German Transport and Digital Infrastructure Minister has said using BIM must become standard practice for construction projects in the nation…
Building information modelling (BIM)...
Structural faults see 17 Edinburgh schools close
Structural concerns have led to a number of schools across Edinburgh closing over safety fears…
A number of schools across Edinburgh have been closed after...
Contractor receives prison sentence for trench collapse death
A contractor has been given a six months prison sentence following the death of an employee after a trench collapsed…
Contractor William Ryan Evans, of...
Lords vote to moderate starter homes plans
The House of Lords has stood against some of the government’s plans for starter homes, namely the discounted rate for first time buyers…
The government...
Digitising healthcare: The future for the NHS
Karl Redmond, member of BIM4HEALTH and Director of BIM4SME details how the IoT, big data and the BIM agenda can help shape a digital...
UK Construction week will be hosted in October
After a successful launch last year, UK Construction week is set to return to Birmingham’s NEC in October…
A major construction industry event is set...
Planning and Building Control Today now live!
Welcome to the April edition of PBC Today where we lead with the challenges surrounding the Housing and Planning Bill for councils, which the...
Self-build register launched in the Isle of Wight
A new self-build register has been launched by the Isle of Wight Council to help people wishing to construct their own property…
The Isle of...
Mace celebrates reaching BIM Level 2
Mace has revealed it has achieved BIM Level 2 accreditation before the government’s deadline for public sector projects…
International consultancy and construction firm Mace has...
Section 237: Extinguishing the right to light
Tom Kibblewhite, Director for Watts Group PLC draws attention to Section 237 of The Town & Country Planning Act 1990, which gives local authorities...
Metalwork firm fined for unsafe practices
A firm specialising in metalwork casting and machining has been fined after a worker nearly fell through a fragile roof…
MJ Allen Holdings Limited, based...
European construction OEMs forecast to see growth
European manufacturers of construction equipment are expected to see growth until 2020, according to a new survey…
A survey of more than 75 OEMs has...
Tackling illegal working in construction
Edward Hardy, chief executive of the Considerate Constructors Scheme outlines the growing pressure on the industry to make sure that all of the checks...
NI construction industry assigns Carson McDowell as legal patron
The Construction Employers Federation has announced Carson McDowell will be the official legal patron of the construction industry in Northern Ireland…
Belfast-based firm Carson McDowell...
Cheshire councils join forces to improve building control services
Two Cheshire Councils have entered a new agreement aimed at streamlining building regulations services…
Cheshire East Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council have joined forces...