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SuDS at the supermarket

SuDS at the supermarket

Martin Fairley Research Director at ACO Water Management explains how SuDS have been utilised to achieve effective surface water management and biodiversity… A collaboration between...
BIM: Library objects for AEC industries

BIM: Library objects for AEC industries

Stephanie Kosandiak Lead Programme Manager for Construction at BSI and Nick Nisbet Lead Technical Author discuss how the BS 8541-5 Library objects for architecture...
House prices expected to increase nationwide

House prices expected to increase nationwide

House prices are expected to increase 1.5 per cent nationwide, but London will see a 3.6 per cent dip... For the first time in six...
Multimillion-pound Hull housing scheme starts work

Multimillion-pound Hull housing scheme starts work

Work has begun on a new housing development that will deliver hundreds of new homes in Hull to enable independent living for residents... A new...
Engine emissions – 2020 vision

Engine emissions – 2020 vision

Malcolm Kent, Technical Consultant to the Construction Equipment Association gives an update on the progress towards new engine emissions legislation… You might be thinking that...
CDM2015 and domestic projects

CDM2015 and domestic projects

James Ritchie of The Association for Project Safety answers the questions most raised about the new CDM Regulations with regard to domestic projects… The phone...
Council gains funding for brownfield homes

Council gains funding for brownfield homes

Cheshire East Council has announced it has secured a government grant to build new homes on brownfield land in Macclesfield... The Department for Communities and...
The ground you work on

The ground you work on

Kevin Minton, Director of the Construction Plant Hire Association highlights the levels of risk involved in ground conditions for machinery and how it can...
Construction on Bangor's art centre 'chaotic'

Bangor’s art centre construction ‘chaotic’

A construction worker has revealed the chaos surrounding the development of Galliford Try's Pontio art centre at Bangor University... The art centre, which is expected...
Combatting machinery theft

Combating machinery theft

Commander Neil Basu of the Metropolitan Police outlines his involvement with the CEA’s Security and Registration Scheme – CESAR, and how machinery theft is...
Plans for Sheffield renovation submitted

Plans for Sheffield renovation submitted

Plans have been submitted to renovate Sheffield's historic grade II-listed Provincial House, which will create a hundred new apartments... Hartshead Square Developments has submitted plans...
Saint Gobain

Saint-Gobain Puts Comfort First

We spend roughly 90% of our time indoors or in vehicles, so it’s fair to say that the buildings we live, work and play...
£140m deal for next generation retail park

£140m deal for next generation retail park

Plans for a £140m retail and leisure complex take one step closer to reality after the Crown Estate purchases the site from LXB Retail...
NBS BIM Toolkit to support enhanced EIR

NBS BIM Toolkit to support enhanced EIR

Stephen Hamil, Director of Design and Innovation at the NBS, describes how the NBS BIM Toolkit is used to support Employer’s Information Requirements (EIR) A...
BIM hospital project bid race underway

BIM hospital project bid race underway

University College London Hospitals NHS Trust has called for contractors to put in their bids for a £50m BIM project... The £50m project will see...
Newcastle regeneration developer appointed

Newcastle regeneration developer appointed

A multimillion pound regeneration plan for Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, is set to get underway after a developer was appointed... Nottingham-based firm Henry Davidson Developments has been...
Fold Housing Association to revise Visteon plans

Fold Housing Association to revise Visteon plans

A Belfast-based housing association has been told it must revise plans to redeveloped the former Visteon factory site in west Belfast... Fold Housing Association is...
Overriding our Unconscious Bias

Overriding our Unconscious Bias

Elspeth Burrage, National Chairman of the Association of Women in Property explains what Unconscious Bias is, and how it can be overcome… Last year researchers...
The structural Eurocodes

The structural Eurocodes

Dr Graham Couchman, CEO of the Steel Construction Institute details the evolution of Eurocodes and what they mean for today’s practitioners… The lineage of international...
60 B&Q stores to close

Kingfisher announces 60 B&Q stores to close

The owner of DIY chain B&Q has announced plans to close 60 stores across the UK and Ireland... Kingfisher has revealed 60 of its B&Q...
BIM: A view from the coalface

BIM: A view from the coalface

Terry Gough, BIM champion at Kent County Council outlines the challenges faced as a Client attempting to implement BIM technology, along with the challenges...
Bridging the performance gap

Bridging the performance gap

Buildings rarely perform as well as their designers predicted – energy consumption can be as much as double what was expected, so annual energy...
New £20m dairy facility planned

New £20m dairy facility planned

Around 450 new jobs will be created if plans to build a new dairy facility in Stirling receive the go-head... Scottish firm Graham's The Family...
Confidence in Scottish builders at new high

Confidence in Scottish builders at new high

A survey of the construction industry in Scotland has found that confidence in the sector is at a record high... The Scottish Construction Monitor, which...
The practical challenges of BIM

The practical challenges of BIM

Hinesh Mistry, Water Global Technology Leader – BIM, at CH2M HILL outlines the current challenges of BIM, but also the confidence within industry that...
London City Airport expansion blocked by mayor

London City Airport expansion blocked by mayor

A bid worth £220m to double the capacity of London City Airport has been blocked by the mayor of London Boris Johnson... Concerns regarding noise...