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Amazon Property announces £250m real estate fund in alternatives sectors
Amazon Property has committed a £250m real estate fund to invest in joint venture opportunities in the logistics, managed office solution, PBSA, Life Sciences, and retirement sectors.
I-Construct launches its Enterprise Readiness events programme
I-Construct launches its free Enterprise Readiness events programme to help spark entrepreneurship and innovation in the construction sector.
Construction underway on £15m Infinity Park research centre
Construction of Derby's new Infinity Park research centre is now underway, which will boost industry capabilities in decarbonisation technologies and generate 94 construction jobs over one year.
ID Manchester seals £1.5 billion innovation hub deal
The ID Manchester has announced the completion of the £1.5 billion project JV between The University of Manchester and Bruntwood SciTech.
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.
Merit to deliver new £30m Antibody Drug Conjugate manufacturing facility
Offsite construction specialist Merit Health has been appointed by Piramal to deliver their new £30m Antibody Drug Conjugate manufacturing facility expansion project in Grangemouth.
Peel NRE announce planning proposals for medicinal cannabis facility
Peel NRE has announced planning proposals for a new science innovation and research centre, sustainable energy park, and medicinal cannabis facility on Cooil Road, Braddan, Isle of Man.
Suppliers appointed to £100m SHED framework
18 suppliers have been appointed to the £100m Social Housing Emerging Disruptors (SHED) framework launched by Procurement for Housing.
Standout steel structure will house the future of neutron science
Unique steel structure, designed by engineering consultants Buro Happold and covering the European Spallation Source (ESS) facility, is the new home to the future of neutron science.
CSIC and SEPA sign Sustainable Growth Agreement
Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have signed the Sustainable Growth Agreement to advocate for a sustainable future for the built environment, supporting innovation and inclusive growth.
Construction firm receives £174K in tax relief for fixing stormwater tanks
Oakley Industrial Services has received £174k in government tax relief after perfecting a method for fixing underground stormwater tanks.
The built environment: Putting the future in the frame
A new Digital Capabilities Framework from the Construction Innovation Hub aims to support and nurture the digital capabilities of early career professionals across built environment disciplines. Henry Fenby-Taylor, information management delivery lead, explains.
Green light for £36m NHS eye hospital in Sunderland
Plans to create a new state-of-the-art £36m eye hospital in Sunderland have been given the go-ahead by Sunderland City Council.
Hunt begins for design team for £1bn Oxford Innovation District
Oxford University Development has launched an international design competition to find a masterplan team for its £1bn Innovation District.
Work commences on Oxford University’s Life and Mind Building
Legal & General, alongside Oxford University and Wates, announced that construction has commenced on the ‘Life and Mind Building’, as part of a £4bn partnership.
Driving innovation: AI timber design system and self-healing concrete
Winners have been announced for the 2021 COINS Grand Challenge, a global competition organised by Construction Industry Solutions (COINS), which aims to drive innovation across the construction industry.
Environmentally and socially sustainable multi-storey buildings
The European project Build-in-Wood aims to make timber the natural choice of material for multi-storey buildings.
Supporting TIP to 2030 – and beyond
The Construction Innovation Hub’s focus on innovation is central to the delivery of the Transforming Infrastructure Performance Roadmap to 2030 against a backdrop of an ever-increasing digitalised and technologically advanced built environment, writes impact director David Philp.
Could bacteria develop a new type of eco-friendly plasterboard?
Researchers at the University of Bath are exploring whether the natural properties of bacteria could develop a new type of environmentally friendly plasterboard.
Concrete-like material developed from space dust and astronaut blood
Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a concrete-like material made of space dust and the blood, sweat and tears of astronauts.
Study to explore how fungi could prevent landslips
Researchers at the University of Strathclyde, Cardiff University, the University of Naples Federico II and engineering company BAM Ritchies, are exploring the role of fungi in helping to prevent landslips.
Graphene resurfacing trials begin on A1 in Northumberland
National Highways will trial the use of graphene along three miles of the A1’s northbound carriageway between Newton on the Moor and West Cawledge, Northumberland.
Galliford Try gains funding for transport decarbonisation research
Galliford Try has secured funding from the Department of Transport for research into the electrification of the road network.
Partnership to explore 5G’s potential in property and infrastructure sectors
The new programme sees BAM Nuttall and AE Aerospace, working with 5PRING, to set a series of challenges for innovative start-ups and SMEs to solve using 5G.
Trail launched for low carbon 3D construction printing
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.
Laing O’Rourke secures funding to decarbonise manufactured concrete
Laing O’Rourke has secured a grant from the UK’s Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) to decarbonise manufactured concrete components used in construction.