Parties playing hide and seek with adjudicators
Parties can be quite ingenious when it comes to trying to avoid the will of an Adjudicator. They can even resort to playing the game of hide and seek in order to argue “it’s not me governor” and avoid the adjudication but getting away with this line of argument is not always that easy.
‘Unconventional living’ rising in popularity
Over half of residential property owners in the UK would consider living permanently in an unconventional type of home, according to a recent survey from BLP Insurance.
Digital construction: The future of the built environment
Melanie Dawson, director of digital construction at Graham, explains how the business is implementing cutting-edge technology.
Future Building Regulations: Commitment to change
David Mowatt, chairman of the Smoke Control Association, discusses Building Regulation compliance and the need for robust enforcement procedures
Stronger and broader training in the fire safety industry
Ian Moore, chief executive of the Fire Industry Association, discusses its efforts in raising the bar for professionalism in the fire safety industry.
Lendlease names new managing director
Lendlease has named Simon Gorski as its new managing director for Construction in Europe.
WMCA gains £41m to help unlock derelict land for housing
£41m has been secured by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to help unlock hundreds of acres of former industrial land for much-needed new homes.
Is a “rigid” planning system holding back an MMC revolution?
MMC offer the opportunity to rethink how homes are designed and built, is a potential revolution being held back by an outdated planning system?
Manchester College launches Architectural and Construction Engineering Scholarship
The Manchester College is launching a brand new industry-sponsored Architectural and Construction Engineering Scholarship in Construction and The Built Environment for 16 to 18 year-olds.
Transforming construction through collaboration and offsite innovation
Richard Crosby, director of construction consultants blacc, looks at how a pioneering consortium could transform the way schools are designed, procured and built offsite.
A digital replica for Hong Kong Science Park
Digital twin campus initiative drives smart facilities management for Hong Kong Science Park.
Highland Council cuts down on construction and demolition waste
The Highland Council is to restrict the amount of construction and demolition waste bought to its network of 21 Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Kier Highways reaches safety milestone on smart motorways
Two Kier Highways smart motorway projects have reached a safety milestone after over one million working hours without a reportable injury.
Pre-built apartments craned into position on Bristol’s Park Street
Nine pre-built apartments have been lifted by a 200-tonne crane into 50 Park Street, Bristol, through the open roof into the cleared shell of the building.
Willmott Dixon to finish Pochin’s Smithfield development scheme
Construction work is expected to continue on the stalled Smithfield development as Willmott Dixon is to be confirmed as replacement contractor for Pochin.
A world-first research hub to create Living Buildings
Experts from Northumbria and Newcastle Universities will develop new technologies to revolutionise how buildings are constructed and how they operate.
Timber: The smart, affordable way to build new UK homes
Jeremy English, sales director for manufacturing at Södra Wood, Sweden’s largest forest-owner association, explores how timber can facilitate less expensive, more efficient and attractive construction.
Radisson Hotel agrees partnership with £5bn London Resort
Radisson Hotel Group has partnered with The London Resort to become a stakeholder in the planned £5bn London Resort theme park in Kent.
Offsite manufacturing: Creating construction’s Uber moment
Scaling up and maturing the offsite manufacturing sector could create an “Uber moment” for housebuilding, says Dave Sheridan, executive chairman of ilke Homes.
Willmott Dixon appointed to University of Oxford’s framework
Willmott Dixon will be delivering projects for the University of Oxford with a value between £5m to £20m alongside other contractors
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BIM4Water: A drive for digital transformation across the UK water sector
BIM4Water has moved from a start-up group in 2013, to become a leadership group with over 200 members, who are taking practical and collaborative steps to implement BIM in the water sector.
Excavator sales to grow as construction equipment industry bounces back
Comprehensive study on excavator market, opines that the excavator market will witness a modest 3.2% volume y-o-y in 2019 over 2018.
whg reveals plans for modular homes in Walsall
Midlands landlord whg is exploring the potential of modular homes to tackle the housing crisis, thanks to a £1m research grant.
The need for speed in housebuilding as new starts fall again
New build housing starts fell by 9% in the first quarter of 2019, according to the latest statistics. Joseph Daniels, chief executive of modular homes provider Project Etopia, argues that the system is clearly failing and there is a need for speed in both planning and construction.
Plans submitted to redesign M62 Rocket Junction
Transport for the North has submitted a £120m plan to redesign Liverpool’s Rocket Junction at the M62 to replace Queens Drive Flyover with a new roundabout.
CIOB joins the Northern Powerhouse
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has become a member of the government's Northern Powerhouse Partner Programme.