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Infrared heating for futureproof eco-friendly homes: Protecting your wallet and the...
As awareness surrounding climate change and the need for eco-friendly solutions increases, iHelios Living explores how infrared heating technology could protect the planet and save money.
Passive fire protection: What is it, and how does it affect...
Explore how FireArrest is transforming passive fire protection with its digital tools. Learn how this ISO-accredited solution ensures compliance with the latest regulations and provides accurate documentation, enhancing safety for occupants and minimising property damage.
Mass timber: Why the industry should adapt and utilise, not hide
Mass Timber has numerous benefits and is an essential tool to meet sustainability goals, yet is still not used to maximum effect throughout the construction industry.
Morgan Sindall breaks ground on net-zero school
Morgan Sindall Construction has started work on Little Reddings Primary, a net-zero school in Bushey.
How can we improve the efficiency of buildings to better address...
Optimising building performance is the most urgently needed response to the energy crisis. Hariharan Natarajan, architect and energy engineer at SketchUp, explores how the industry can go about it.
Construction skills shortage: The industry has to do more to attract...
A new survey for Deconstruction, a campaign aimed at improving perceptions of the industry and attracting new construction talent, has found that 69% of adults and 77% of students aged 18-24 would not contemplate working in construction.
Construction skills gap will continue to widen until image problem is...
The construction skills gap may become a crisis, with 225,000 additional workers needed in four years. Ryan Jones, managing director of SLG Agency and founder of Deconstruction, says the industry needs to work on its image.
A digital and sustainable future for the built environment
The Bartlett explores how data, digitalisation and design are all key to achieving net zero and driving a sustainable built environment.
RAAC in the spotlight: Investigation and assessment
Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) has hit the headlines after hundreds of schools, as well as hospitals, courts, theatres, and leisure centers, were forced to close partially or fully due to the presence of the material. Patrick Hayes, technical director of the Institution of Structural Engineers, looks at how RAAC came to be so widespread and how it can be managed.
Opportunities in crisis: Is offsite construction at a tipping point?
Amid economic uncertainty and global turmoil, offsite construction is seemingly facing a bleak outlook. However, Mark Beirne of Cara EPS and a director of Offsite Alliance, argues that the crises besetting the sector can also prove a tipping point to go mainstream.
Bucket Manufacturing Company: Taking pride in the job
The Bucket Manufacturing Company is a privately owned British SME and this year will be celebrating its 20th anniversary.
AECOM streamlines communication and efficiency with Bluebeam
Learn how AECOM onboarded Bluebeam to streamline communication and efficiency for the Austin Independent School District (AISD) $1bn bond programme.
Pick Everard delivers £7m SEND School in Ipswich
Ipswich's latest special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) school has officially opened after Pick Everard completed building works.
What are the next steps for the Scottish equivalent of the...
Sarah Lewis, research and policy director at the Passivhaus Trust, discusses the recent UK Passivhaus Conference, which explored Scotland’s move to establish an equivalent to the Passivhaus standard for all newly built housing.
We need to talk about construction insurance – before things go...
Rising construction insurance premiums have prompted calls for collaboration by the Get It Right Initiative.
The construction industry must be prepared to answer questions on RAAC
Sheroze Nadim, associate at Forbes Solicitors, discusses the need for accountability for the RAAC crisis and advises construction businesses on how to proceed.
Sections of Scunthorpe General Hospital shut down due to RAAC
Parts of Scunthorpe General Hospital have been shut down following the discovery of dangerous RAAC concrete across the site.
LHC to deliver net zero solutions with Retrofit & Decarbonisation (N9)...
Dean Fazackerley, head of technical procurement at public sector framework provider LHC Procurement Group (LHC), sets the scene for its new Retrofit & Decarbonisation (N9) framework.
Why the need for modular construction has never been greater
David Johnson, pre-construction director at Volumetric Building Companies, shares his thoughts on why the demand for modular continues to increase and the urgent need for change.
Making buildings safer through offsite construction
With the recent focus on unsafe and aging school buildings compounded by the RAAC issue, Jackie Maginnis, chief executive of the Modular and Portable Building Association, discusses how a volumetric approach to construction can help remedy the situation and fast-track the school building programme.
New Passivhaus community campus approved for West Dunbartonshire
Planning permission has been granted for a new Passivhaus community campus in Faifley, West Dunbartonshire.
Morgan Sindall completes construction of Millside Spencer Academy
Morgan Sindall Construction has completed the construction of Millside Spencer Academy in Nottinghamshire, providing much-needed school spaces for the local community.
Willmott Dixon breaks ground on £9.3m net-zero school in Leicestershire
Willmott Dixon has worked alongside Leicestershire County Council's initiative to establish a new generation of environmentally sustainable schools in the area.
How can information management be leveraged to drive better societal outcomes...
John Millar of BIM Academy explores practical examples of how information management be leveraged to drive better societal outcomes for the public sector.
SFS rainscreen cladding solutions to meet your performance needs
SFS has developed its rainscreen cladding solutions to enable architects, design engineers and cladding contractors to achieve an installation which delivers the required thermal, structural, fire and other performance targets in a safe and economic manner.
Morgan Sindall Construction to deliver major upgrades to Newham Collegiate Sixth...
Morgan Sindall Construction has been selected to spearhead a comprehensive rejuvenation project for Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre