{"id":48968,"date":"2018-11-12T13:59:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T13:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=48968"},"modified":"2022-10-19T15:17:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T14:17:42","slug":"case-study-mcaleer-rushe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/","title":{"rendered":"McAleer & Rushe delivers ahead of schedule for Belfast City Council"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BIM<\/h2>\n

McAleer & Rushe\u2019s<\/a> first BIM project embraced software to overcome a tight schedule, design delays and complex works to set a high standard of planning excellence and delivery<\/h2>\n

The tight programming and communications during the construction of 9 Adelaide for client Belfast City Council<\/a> was instrumental in helping McAleer & Rushe deliver its first BIM project not just on time, but early \u2013 despite design delays which required the company to make up four months and complex connections with the existing council building next door.<\/p>\n

This 18-month project saw the demolition of a 10-storey block and construction of a new 100,000 sq ft net internal area (9,300 sq m) office building in its place.<\/p>\n

Project manager Margaret Conway has been a Powerproject<\/a> user for 10 years, and it is McAleer & Rushe\u2019s standard planning solution. She used the software to balance progress against programme, maintaining solo control over the programme and progress reporting throughout.<\/p>\n

\"BIMFitout first<\/h3>\n

Conway produced the master programme at pre-contract stage and, when starting on site, developed more detailed programmes for the frame, envelope and internal fit-out elements using Powerproject.<\/p>\n

When diving into the detail, some concern arose about the original methodology and critical path. The project had two sectional handover dates because the client needed two floors completed ahead of the full project. Enabling this meant finding a way to bring fit-out works forward \u2013 yet curtain walling was to be installed on an elevational basis, and would not be complete until late in the programme.<\/p>\n

Conway explained: \u201cI looked at splitting the fitout into two zones, on each floor, with the central areas being completed independent of, and ahead of, the outer works. I used Powerproject to explore whether we could then do all the fitout work for the first sectional handover.\u201d<\/p>\n

Collaborative communication<\/h3>\n

As a BIM project, managing work demanded strong collaboration between the main contractor, consultants and subcontractors.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuccess depends not just on getting your programme across to every subcontractor but getting them to sign up to it,\u201d said Conway.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was able to use Powerproject code libraries to filter out each subcontractor programme, which was helpful as they could just see their own programme. It uncomplicated it, and was easy for them to understand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tight oversight<\/h3>\n

Tight control was critical from the outset. Conway used Powerproject to design an Information Release Schedule to help the team stay ahead on design and procurement.<\/p>\n

\u201cDates from the Information Release Schedule were plugged directly into the design and procurement schedule, and everything was worked back from the master programme,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI closely monitored progress on site by producing four-weekly look-ahead reports in Powerproject, for both the internal and external elements. Weekly coordination meetings were held for both fit-out and fa\u00e7ade works, and these programmes were reviewed at every meeting to ensure progress was maintained.\u201d<\/p>\n

Connected construction<\/h3>\n

\"BIMThe new office building was located close to the client\u2019s existing head office, creating additional factors to manage, including the need to construct a link bridge between the two to enable council staff to move between the buildings.<\/p>\n

Conway said: \u201cI used Powerproject<\/a> to help communication with the client\u2019s staff: to identify for them when we\u2019d need access to the link bridge, let them know when we were doing investigation work, notify them when their fire escapes would close, and when they\u2019d lose access to particular offices.\u201d<\/p>\n

Powerproject reports were used to help brief other internal departments, such as digital services, M&E and IT so that they could engage services at the right time, without impacting the programme.<\/p>\n

Fa\u00e7ade by fa\u00e7ade<\/h3>\n

The software also added in Conway\u2019s analysis to identify the least-cost choice for managing the fa\u00e7ade work.<\/p>\n

She said: \u201cI produced a programme in Powerproject analysing mast climbers versus scaffold. Powerproject is very good for that sort of thing because you can quickly see where you can lose resources, such as a tower crane, work everything into the prelim, and know how much each route is going to cost.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking forward<\/h3>\n

Ultimately, this tight project management approach paid dividends, not only meeting the first sectional handover date but with the main building handed over a full two months ahead of programme, on budget and with a flawless health and safety record. The relationship with the client was strengthened, and has already led to another contract award.<\/p>\n

Powerproject helped to support excellent project management on this landmark project. Reflecting on the software itself, Conway concluded: \u201cI don\u2019t use any other project management programmes. Powerproject is easy to use, and there\u2019s no reason to use anything else.<\/p>\n

\u201cIts greatest strength is as a communication tool, and getting everybody organised. When you\u2019re having meetings, and have a programme there that specifically sets out who has to do what by when, it gets rid of any confusion. It clearly establishes everybody\u2019s responsibilities and deadlines. It makes you think right from the start about how to construct the building and that forces you to recognise risks well in advance, so you can deal with them proactively.\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Elecosoft<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tel: +44 (0)1844 261 700<\/p>\n

info@elecosoft.com<\/a><\/p>\n

www.elecosoft.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter: @astapmsoftware<\/a><\/p>\n

\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

McAleer & Rushe\u2019s first BIM project embraced software to overcome a tight schedule, design delays and complex works to set a high standard of planning excellence and delivery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[428,576,676,856,1424,389],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172433],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-48968","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-bim","8":"tag-bim-software","9":"tag-construction","10":"tag-construction-technology","11":"tag-pbc-today-november-2018","12":"tag-sh-elecosoft","13":"stakeholder_rel_tag-eleco"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMcAleer & Rushe delivers ahead of schedule for Belfast City Council<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"McAleer & Rushe\u2019s first BIM project embraced software to overcome a tight schedule, design delays and complex works to set a high standard of planning\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Case study: McAleer & Rushe delivers ahead of schedule for Belfast City Council\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"McAleer & Rushe\u2019s first BIM project embraced software to overcome a tight schedule, design delays and complex works to set a high standard of planning excellence and delivery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building & Construction Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBCToday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-11-12T13:59:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-10-19T14:17:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BIM-project-e1542031104261.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"633\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"950\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Steph Blundell\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"McAleer & Rushe delivers ahead of schedule for Belfast City Council\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/Steph_PBCToday\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PBC_Today\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Steph Blundell\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/baf6766a43e70a35cada0c600519a2fb\"},\"headline\":\"McAleer & Rushe delivers ahead of schedule for Belfast City Council\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-11-12T13:59:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-19T14:17:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/\"},\"wordCount\":866,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BIM-project-e1542031104261.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"BIM\",\"BIM Software\",\"Construction Processes\",\"Construction Technology\",\"PBC Today November 2018\",\"SH Elecosoft\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Planning & Construction News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2018\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/\",\"name\":\"McAleer & Rushe delivers ahead of schedule for Belfast City Council\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BIM-project-e1542031104261.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-11-12T13:59:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-10-19T14:17:42+00:00\",\"description\":\"McAleer & Rushe\u2019s first BIM project embraced software to overcome a tight schedule, design delays and complex works to set a high standard of planning\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BIM-project-e1542031104261.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BIM-project-e1542031104261.jpg\",\"width\":633,\"height\":950,\"caption\":\"BIM project\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"McAleer & Rushe delivers ahead of schedule for Belfast City Council\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Planning, Building & Construction Today\",\"description\":\"The Latest Planning, Building & Construction News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Planning, Building & Construction Today\",\"alternateName\":\"PBC Today\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pbctoday-logo-yoast-seo-organisation-1920-1080-001.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pbctoday-logo-yoast-seo-organisation-1920-1080-001.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Planning, Building & Construction Today\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBCToday\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/PBC_Today\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/baf6766a43e70a35cada0c600519a2fb\",\"name\":\"Steph Blundell\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/62283f53e7b9ae55cd3516832342b97ce87c86f2c2130dfce68124d194b36df8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/62283f53e7b9ae55cd3516832342b97ce87c86f2c2130dfce68124d194b36df8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Steph Blundell\"},\"description\":\"Steph is the Senior Digital Editor here at PBC. When she\u2019s not working hard on cranking out first-class content for our online viewers to enjoy, she\u2019s keeping our social media lively and up to date\u2026 you could call her a social media guru? We\u2019re sure she\u2019d like that. With a BA in English and Journalism, Steph isn\u2019t fazed by attention to detail; on the contrary, she enjoys getting her teeth into a good article. In her downtime Steph loves nothing more than getting together with friends to enjoy a few (several) gin and tonics. Think you\u2019ve got some content Steph would be interested in? You can contact her either by phone on (01270) 502876 or by email at sblundell@pbctoday.co.uk\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/steph-blundell\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Steph_PBCToday\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/author\/stephblundell\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"McAleer & Rushe delivers ahead of schedule for Belfast City Council","description":"McAleer & Rushe\u2019s first BIM project embraced software to overcome a tight schedule, design delays and complex works to set a high standard of planning","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Case study: McAleer & Rushe delivers ahead of schedule for Belfast City Council","og_description":"McAleer & Rushe\u2019s first BIM project embraced software to overcome a tight schedule, design delays and complex works to set a high standard of planning excellence and delivery","og_url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/","og_site_name":"Planning, Building & Construction Today","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBCToday\/","article_published_time":"2018-11-12T13:59:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-10-19T14:17:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":633,"height":950,"url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BIM-project-e1542031104261.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Steph Blundell","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"McAleer & Rushe delivers ahead of schedule for Belfast City Council","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/Steph_PBCToday","twitter_site":"@PBC_Today","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/"},"author":{"name":"Steph Blundell","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/baf6766a43e70a35cada0c600519a2fb"},"headline":"McAleer & Rushe delivers ahead of schedule for Belfast City Council","datePublished":"2018-11-12T13:59:48+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-19T14:17:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/"},"wordCount":866,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BIM-project-e1542031104261.jpg","keywords":["BIM","BIM Software","Construction Processes","Construction Technology","PBC Today November 2018","SH Elecosoft"],"articleSection":["Planning & Construction News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2018","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/","name":"McAleer & Rushe delivers ahead of schedule for Belfast City Council","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BIM-project-e1542031104261.jpg","datePublished":"2018-11-12T13:59:48+00:00","dateModified":"2022-10-19T14:17:42+00:00","description":"McAleer & Rushe\u2019s first BIM project embraced software to overcome a tight schedule, design delays and complex works to set a high standard of planning","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BIM-project-e1542031104261.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BIM-project-e1542031104261.jpg","width":633,"height":950,"caption":"BIM project"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/case-study-mcaleer-rushe\/48968\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"McAleer & Rushe delivers ahead of schedule for Belfast City Council"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/","name":"Planning, Building & Construction Today","description":"The Latest Planning, Building & Construction News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization","name":"Planning, Building & Construction Today","alternateName":"PBC Today","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pbctoday-logo-yoast-seo-organisation-1920-1080-001.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pbctoday-logo-yoast-seo-organisation-1920-1080-001.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"Planning, Building & Construction Today"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBCToday\/","https:\/\/x.com\/PBC_Today"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/baf6766a43e70a35cada0c600519a2fb","name":"Steph Blundell","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/62283f53e7b9ae55cd3516832342b97ce87c86f2c2130dfce68124d194b36df8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/62283f53e7b9ae55cd3516832342b97ce87c86f2c2130dfce68124d194b36df8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Steph Blundell"},"description":"Steph is the Senior Digital Editor here at PBC. When she\u2019s not working hard on cranking out first-class content for our online viewers to enjoy, she\u2019s keeping our social media lively and up to date\u2026 you could call her a social media guru? We\u2019re sure she\u2019d like that. With a BA in English and Journalism, Steph isn\u2019t fazed by attention to detail; on the contrary, she enjoys getting her teeth into a good article. In her downtime Steph loves nothing more than getting together with friends to enjoy a few (several) gin and tonics. Think you\u2019ve got some content Steph would be interested in? You can contact her either by phone on (01270) 502876 or by email at sblundell@pbctoday.co.uk","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/steph-blundell\/","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Steph_PBCToday"],"url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/author\/stephblundell\/"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-06 09:27:59","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48968\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48968"},{"taxonomy":"stakeholder_rel_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stakeholder_rel_tag?post=48968"},{"taxonomy":"contributor_rel_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor_rel_tag?post=48968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}