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Dispelling stereotypes of construction workers
Stereotypes of construction workers may be harming perceptions of the industry and contributing to a waning workforce and skills shortages.
Embracing drones for construction to achieve sustainability objectives
David Pounder, future aviation systems engineer, Connected Places Catapult, shares how embracing drones in construction can help meet sustainability objectives while increasing work efficiencies and safety measures.
Arcadis appointed by BEIS to aid government’s energy transition
Arcadis has been appointed by BEIS to help with the government's energy transition by advising on district heating development.
Hackathons: Helping construction harness data, the future of the sector
Hackathons can harness the full potential of data to bring forward groundbreaking ideas for the construction industry, says Gareth Parkes, head of data and analytics at Sir Robert McAlpine.
Futurebuild announces the finalists of the Big Innovation Pitch
Futurebuild has called out to its exhibitors to enter the Big Innovation Pitch, to celebrate the products and services that are solving the challenges that are facing the built environment and the drive towards a net-zero future.
How to achieve embodied carbon reduction, according to UKGBC
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published a study showing how housing developers can achieve a 20% embodied carbon reduction on low-rise residential developments through some simple and cost-effective masterplan-level design interventions.
The countdown to a more sustainable built environment with Futurebuild 2022
Futurebuild, the event that’s championed a more sustainable built environment for the past 16 years, returns to the ExCeL London from 1-3 March 2022. The net zero pioneer has curated an event that will connect specifiers, decision makers and disruptors with over 300 leading brands who are developing technologies and services to transform the built environment.
Aerial mapping the way to greener homes
Aerial mapping reveals the potential of roof spaces to mitigate the effects of climate change.
It’s time for construction to go digital
Facing a perfect storm of the climate emergency, a building safety crisis, rising costs and supply chain disruption, many are increasingly looking to digitalisation and modern methods of construction. However, Lanre Gbolade, project director of the COLAB Consortium, believes there are entrenched barriers that must be overcome before real progress can be made.
More apprentices needed to deliver net zero ambition by 2050
As National Apprenticeships Week begins, Actuate UK warn that skills shortages are hampering ambitions to deliver net zero buildings, as more new apprentices are needed if we are to achieve net zero by 2050.
Scottish Water services will rise by 4.2% in 2022/23
Scottish Water has announced that the amount households pay for its water and wastewater services will rise by 4.2 % in 2022/23.
Using sustainable construction materials must be a priority
Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, explores why switching to sustainable construction materials should be a priority for the industry.
CLC sets out improved construction plan for 2022
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has set out a greener, safer, more productive and better resourced construction plan for 2022.
Building for the post-pandemic workplace
A study of Arup’s 80 Charlotte Street by Rahul Patel, director, of building engineering, Arup.
Building a net zero future for cement and concrete requires government...
Thomas Guillot, CEO, Global Cement and Concrete Association, explains why it is crucial for the government to increase support for the cement and concrete...
How to build a better construction industry in 2022
Tom Noctor, team lead, Procore, shares his thoughts on what is in store for the construction industry in 2022 and why the year ahead will be crucial for stabilising the sector.
Can volumetric manufactured buildings deliver a net zero future?
Is the road to a net zero future a well mapped out route or is there uncertainty along the way? Richard Hipkiss, development director of the Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA), makes a case for volumetric manufactured buildings in shaping a more sustainable future.
The heat is on for housebuilders to adopt modular construction
Dave Lancaster, Senior Commercial Manager at Uponor, discusses how offsite construction and the systems used in modular assemblies have advanced in recent years and why housebuilders must adopt MMC to meet the demands of the housing crisis.
Net zero and electrical safety: The future is now
Our path to net zero requires fundamental changes to our homes and how we use energy. Yet in our increasingly electric world, the critical importance of electrical safety is rarely fully acknowledged in strategies for our low carbon future. Here, Lesley Rudd, chief executive of Electrical Safety First, explains how the campaigning charity is aiming to change this.
Building on sustainability through the construction lifecycle
Dr Axel Kaufmann, CFOO & Spokesman of the Executive Board, Nemetschek Group, explores how buildings can be planned, built and managed much more sustainably over the entire construction lifecycle.
What can planning departments do to prepare for Biodiversity Net Gains?
Paul Beaney, Customer Success Director at DEF Software, discusses Biodiversity Net Gain and the impact on local authorities in regards to planning applications, with a focus on legislation, what action planning departments need to take as well as challenges such as how biodiversity can be measured and enforced.
Five teams shortlisted for the University of Oxford design competition
Five teams selected to compete in the second stage of the University of Oxford design competition to oversee its world-leading £1 billion, 190-hectare mixed-use Innovation District at Begbroke, to the north of Oxford.
HS2 announces new zero carbon energy commitment
HS2 have announced that all trains will be powered by zero carbon energy from day one of operation, which will offer a cleaner alternative to long-distance car journeys and flights and support the government's climate target.
Futurebuild 2022 conference programme: achieving COP26 objectives
Futurebuild, the sustainable built environment event, has announced its new 2022 conference programme, which will explore how the industry can make the necessary changes to drive net zero goals.
Securing the built environment’s future with carbon tracking
As the construction industry continues moving towards a more sustainable future, tracking the amount of carbon embedded in building products will be crucial to companies becoming more environmentally friendly. Andrew Stolworthy, Director of Product and Market Development of SFS, explains what the industry needs to do to on this journey.
Construction needs to do more to reduce carbon emissions
Michael Sadler of Browne Jacobson discusses the law’s influence in decarbonising the construction sector.