Aberdeen health campus expansion plans submitted
A pre-application notification to expand a health campus in Aberdeen have been submitted to the council…
University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian's jointly owned Foresterhill Campus is set...
Concrete strengthens resilience to fire and floods
Engineering resilience needn’t be rocket science. The challenge for designers is to be aware of the issues, and to think ahead, as Jenny Burridge...
BIM Today now live!
Welcome to the Summer 2015 edition of BIM Today.
The UK’s Digital Built Britain Strategy sets out what will essentially be Level 3 BIM –...
73 per cent of surveyors believe failure to adopt BIM will...
According to a new report, the majority of surveyors believe a lack of BIM adoption will lead to problems in the construction industry…
The Royal...
Damp in social housing caused by inappropriate insulation
A new report has revealed some Welsh social housing suffers damp due to inappropriate cavity wall insulation…
A draft report obtained under a Freedom of...
Kier delivers an integrated digital handover
In what is otherwise a complex manual process, Kier Construction and LSI Architects have delivered an integrated digital handover of some student residences for...
Construction wages see an eight per cent increase
Recruitment consultancy firm Ionic Recruitment said permanent construction workers saw their wages increase by eight per cent over the past 12 months…
Over the past...
Annual house price growth reaches lowest levels since June 2013
UK house prices reach the weakest annual pace since June 2013, according to data from mortgage provider Nationwide…
House prices across the UK saw a...
RG Carter Group reports a good year for revenue
Norfolk-based construction firm RG Carter Group has revealed annual revenues reached £270m…
RG Carter Group had a good year, with revenues reaching £270m. The family-owned...
Carillion on track to achieve growth in revenue
Despite seeing a decline in new orders, Carillion has announced it is on track to achieve full-year revenue growth…
Construction group Carillion has reported significant...
Former boss of Speedy heads plant hire merger
Two hire firms are set to merge in a bid to create a national hire business, with the former chief executive of Speedy at...
Airtightness topic guide published
BSRIA has relaunched a topic guide for airtightness as part of a drive to provide information and answer key questions…
The first release of the BSRIA’s ‘At...
Smart standards for a smart world
Henry Lawson, Market Research Consultant at BSRIA examines the possibilities of achieving common standards which are appropriate for the myriad of different “things” that...
Digital construction: going beyond BIM
Darren Lester, founder of SpecifiedBy.com, looks at some of the benefits of a digital construction industry beyond what is considered to be BIM
Industry body issues warning over counterfeit wiring guides
Electrical contractors have been warned to be aware of fake wiring guides being distributed…
The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) has warned electrical contractors...
Builders merchants see a rise in sales during Q2
Figures have revealed an increase in builders merchants sales during the second quarter of the year…
Data from the GfK’s Builders Merchants Panel showed sales...
The importance of BIM certification
Drew Wiggett, Head of Production Information, assesses how important BIM certification for BIM objects is for the construction industry…
There is no doubt that awareness...
BIM3 Initiatives Launched by Government – but what about BIM2?
The government has launched its building information modelling (BIM) level 3 initiatives with a view to implement in 2025 and aim of improving data...
Landscape industry CDM 2015 guidance agreed
CDM 2015 guidance has been agreed between the Landscape Industry and the Health and Safety Executive…
The Landscape Institute and Health and Safety Executive have...
Insecure site leads to construction firm receiving fine
A construction company has been fined for failing to secure a development, which allowed a two-year old boy to access the site…
The principal contractor...
Construction sector set for 13 per cent growth
The latest forecast estimates growth in UK construction output by 2017, with private house building and infrastructure improvements expected to be a key driver…
The...
UK construction firms awarded £1bn sewer contract
Around £1bn worth of contracts have been granted to joint ventures led by Balfour Beatty, Costain, and Laing O'Rourke to construct a major sewer...
BIM and building performance
Andera Al Saudi, Business Director for The BIM Hub explains how BIM provides for the accurate evaluation of design alternatives in the event of...
Funding granted to investigate urban greening
Cardiff University has been awarded funding to investigate the role of urban greening in boosting sustainability…
Cardiff University’s School of Planning and Geography and the...
Plans submitted for hundreds of new homes at former RAF base
A planning application has been submitted for hundreds of new homes on the site of a former RAF base in Uxbridge…
A former RAF base...
Update for building standards
Building standards are set to undergo a consultation to develop a new framework for BREEAM assessment…
A consultation will take place on a draft Strategic...