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Offsite Expo: A masterclass in advanced building technology
Bringing together the sector’s most influential innovators, Offsite Expo provides unparalleled access to a wealth of industry intelligence and offsite expertise. Leading multidisciplinary offsite specialists from Cogent Consulting have played a central role in developing the Masterclass speaker programme – here, managing director Darren Richards shares a few of the many highlights.
Flat out on flat roofs: Adjustable fasteners and heat induction innovations
As construction gets back to work post-Covid, roofing installers and contractors will be asked to work more efficiently. The fastening solutions they choose can make all the difference to this effort, as explained by Martyn Holloway, business development manager – flat roof at SFS.
HS2 designers cut carbon with new viaduct design
HS2 designers are on track to more than half the amount of embedded carbon in one of the high speed rail project’s viaducts.
The buildability gap
The use of highly sophisticated building models has transformed how we design the built environment. But, how can we design better for buildability?
Skanska ‘tops out’ at new £57m Featherstone building
Skanska has reached a crucial milestone on the £57m mixed-use commercial development at The Featherstone Building with a topping out ceremony.
BAM Construct lands £95m St Pancras Campus deal
BAM Construction UK has signed a £95m contract to deliver the 230,0000 sq ft W.RE’s St Pancras Campus in Camden, London.
Don’t shoot yourself in the foot trying to reduce greenhouse gas...
A new report from the European Academies Science Advisory Council argues that a fundamental policy changes are needed if we are to successfully tackle greenhouse gas emissions from the built environment, construction processes and the supply of building products. Dr William Gillett and Professor Brian Norton take a look.
Trail launched for low carbon 3D construction printingÂ
A new partnership between United Utilities and Changemaker 3D Ltd has moved forward the possibilities of concrete printing technology in a way that will ultimately benefit construction.
Construction output expands at fastest pace since June 1997
Construction activity expanded at the fastest rate since 1997 in June, largely thanks to a sharp rise in new orders, according to the latest PMI data.
A sustainable answer to material shortages
Sourcing locally and using reclaimed building materials is possible and should be part of the solution towards zero carbon and current material shortages, argues Andrew Richards, co-chair of the Supply Chain Resilience Sub-group of the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum.
RED to deliver mixed-use scheme in London’s west end
RED Construction has been appointed to deliver a new mixed-use retail and office scheme in the heart of London’s West End.
New specifiers guide for light gauge steel frame external wall systems
FIS and the Steel Construction Institute (SCI) have launched a specifiers’ guide to light gauge steel framing systems (SFS) external wall systems.
HS2 landscape design to restore Midlands heritage hotspot
Landscape designs by HS2 show how an area around the River Cole in Warwickshire, identified as a Heritage Hotspot, can be transformed.
The future of UK housing and the construction industry
In this article, The Access Group talks about the future of UK housing and the construction industry, and explores how housebuilders can prepare as we look ahead.
Mace drives net-zero carbon on the MoJ’s prisons programme
Following the Ministry of Justice (MoJ)’s announcement in May that all new prisons will be built sustainably, Mace is supporting the organisation in introducing energy-saving technology.
Laing O’Rourke lands new library and leisure centre in Manchester
Laing O’Rourke has been chosen by Manchester City Council to deliver the new Abraham Moss Library and Leisure Centre.
BAM to reduce emissions from construction machinery by 90%
BAM has committed to running all of its UK construction machinery using recycled cooking oil, contributing to goals focused on reducing carbon emissions from its activities.
HS2’s Chiltern tunnel chalk grassland project gains approval
HS2 has gained approval for a scheme that will use material excavated from the Chiltern tunnels to create 127 hectares of new chalk grassland and wetland habitats around the tunnel’s south portal.
HS2 opens Chipping Warden relief road
HS2 has opened a new relief road around the village of Chipping Warden in Northamptonshire, allowing construction vehicles and other through traffic to avoid the centre of the village and the local primary school.
Graham secures £13m Southwark student accommodation contract
Graham has been awarded a contract by Student Urban Living Bermondsey to build a new £13m student accommodation block in Bermondsey Spa Gardens, Southwark.
VolkerFitzpatrick replaces London Victoria to Ramsgate footbridge
VolkerHighways and VolkerFitzpatrick have replaced an expired pedestrian footbridge over the London Victoria to Ramsgate railway cutting, at Gillingham, Kent
VolkerHighways and VolkerFitzpatrick replaced the...
Sub-contract opportunities unveiled for Scotland’s River Clyde project
Graham has disclosed sub-contract opportunities for local suppliers to help deliver and transform the bridge over Scotland’s River Clyde.
£218m investment to improve roads across East of England
Millions of road-users in the East of England are set to enjoy safer and quicker journeys as Highways England plans improvements across the region over the next 12 months.
2021 building materials shortage: What is the price of building materials?
Covid-19, Brexit and booming demand are combining to drive up prices for the essential materials the UK’s construction sector desperately needs. Bluebeam takes a look at the 2021 building materials shortage.
Graitec launches 2022 fabrication management information system
Graitec has released Advance Workshop 2022, a purpose-built fabrication management information system to give steel and rebar fabricators control over every stage of production.
HS2 opens its Innovation Accelerator programme to five SMEs
HS2 Ltd launched the search for five SMEs and start-ups to become part of its Innovation Accelerator programme, in partnership with Connected Places Catapult and Bruntwood SciTech.