RTPI urges planners to embrace digital technology
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and Future Cities Catapult have urged the planning profession to strongly consider more use of digital technology.
Yotta to provide asset management services to Glasgow City Council
Technology company, Yotta has secured a 7-year deal with CGI, a leading independent IT firm, to deliver asset management services to Glasgow City Council.
Argyll Environmental discusses GIS in Data Visualisation
Jake Hawkey, consultancy manager at Argyll Environmental discusses the use of GIS in its new data visualisation service for property portfolios
A6 Manchester Airport relief road creates thousands of jobs
Greater Manchester is set to benefit from 5,000 more jobs thanks to a new road improving connections in and around the city to Manchester Airport.
Is your BIM fully optimised for your business?
There is growing and quite understandable hype concerning BIM, and how it is helping to transform both the UK residential and commercial building sectors?
Next in BIM: City Information Modelling (CIM)
BIM has radically changed the way we think about building design in terms of collaboration and visualisation. Can City Information Modelling do the same for urban planning?
Kier joins Highways England’s £8.7bn regional framework
Kier has been appointed to Highways England’s six-year Regional Delivery Partnership framework to deliver work across the north of England.
Future Generation to build luxury student accommodation in Guildford
Future Generation, a Southern Grove company, has secured planning permission for a state-of-the-art luxury student accommodation scheme in Guildford.
RICS launches series of expert thought pieces to end youth homelessness
RICS has launched a series of thought pieces from property experts and political figures to highlight solutions to eradicate homelessness.
Premier Mechanical uses Bluebeam Revu to compete with large firms
Bluebeam Revu has helped Premier Mechanical to rise above the competition and win more work.
Bentley Systems acquires machine learning and IoT specialists
Bentley Systems has announced it has entered an agreement to acquire Quebec City-based AIworx, Inc., provider of machine learning and internet of things (IoT) technologies and services.
Bristol housing project to provide affordable housing for young homeless
Bristol County Council has approved plans to restore an empty property into much-needed affordable housing for young homeless people
Planning permission granted for South Seaham Garden Village
Durham County Council are set to work in partnership with Tolent to build a 'Garden Village' in South Seaham.
Making the most of SuDS
Martin Lambley, product manager for stormwater at Wavin, explains how the effective use of sustainable urban drainage solutions (SuDS) can support change in the ways we plan, design and build towns and cities.
Bluebeam enhances global growth with new German subsidiary
Bluebeam, Inc., has announced the formation of a German subsidiary to better serve customers and strategically advance its overall investment and presence across the region
Man arrested on suspicion of modern slavery offences in East London
A man has been arrested on suspicion of modern slavery and human trafficking offences after a Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) operation found the victims had been exploited while working in construction.
Heathrow Airport names expansion delivery director
Heathrow Airport has appointed KPMG infrastructure director, Emma-Jane Houghton as delivery commercial director for airport expansion
Winvic wins Leicester build-to-rent project
Contractor Winvic will construct and fit-out a 384 apartment build-to-rent project for property rental agents Leicester Lettings Ltd
£5m scheme to regenerate historic Hull dock and flood defences
A construction project to regenerate an historic riverside dock area and to improve flood defenses in hull received a £5m investment to begin the works.
Offsite construction accelerates new Glasgow Hotel
A new 181-bedroom hotel is set to open in Glasgow after offsite construction techniques helped speed up its delivery.
BIM methodologies help Beijing Water increase water distribution
The South-to-North Water Diversion Project is a major foundational strategic project to alleviate the severe shortage of water resources in northern China, especially in the capital of Beijing.
Health and safety expert discusses asbestos risk management in schools
Louise Hosking, a chartered health and safety practitioner and director of Hosking Associates, discusses the challenges involved in identifying and monitoring asbestos in schools.
Construction industry suffers from highest number of suicides, report finds
Rubberbond's report looked at mental health in the construction industry and found the sector suffers from the most amount of suicides of any profession.
Mace hits £2bn turnover two years early
Mace has revealed it is now a £2bn turnover company with chief executive Mark Reynolds planning to deliver a more balanced return from consultancy and construction projects in the future.
Dealing more effectively with the asbestos problem in our buildings
Charles Pickles of Lucion says the UK needs to bring its asbestos monitoring regulations in line with other countries who have more robust controls.
UK launches first ‘Purple Tuesday’ to improve shopping for disabled
Today see’s the launch of “Purple Tuesday” as high street retailers are being urged to do more to help disabled shoppers