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£176m highways maintenance contract awarded to Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty Living Places has been awarded an eight-year, £176m highways maintenance contract by Buckinghamshire Council.
How can factory-built homes cut carbon?
Modular construction is playing a vital role in the construction sector’s battle to cut carbon emissions with factory-built homes, says Nick Hillard, ESG lead at Tide Construction.
Capita sells real estate and infrastructure consultancy businesses to WSP
Capita has agreed to sell two real estate and infrastructure consultancy businesses to WSP for £60m, on a cash-free, debt-free basis.
99% of electricians believe there are major risks with EV charging...
A City and Guilds survey of 500 UK electricians has found that 99% of electricians understood there to be major risks associated with electrical vehicle charging work and only 28% have received specific training.
Bluebeam improves efficiency for public sector construction project in Wales
Bluebeam software has played a key role in boosting efficiency on an award-winning bus station construction project in Wales.
HS2 historic tunnelling breakthrough made with Dorothy the Massive Tunnel Boring...
HS2 Ltd celebrates the historic tunnelling breakthrough of a 2,000-tonne Tunnel Boring Machine named ‘Dorothy’, which has completed a one-mile dig under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire.
West Fraser’s products: Achieving net carbon negative is not the end
Steve Roebuck, European health & safety director at West Fraser says achieving net carbon negative status for its products is not the end of the company’s environmental journey.
How can we build a healthier built environment post Covid-19?
Professor Peter Guthrie OBE FREng, vice-president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, discusses its call for transformational changes across the built environment and its underlying regulatory framework in response to the weaknesses uncovered by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Zurich Airport redevelopment awarded to Pragma and team
Pragma, as part of an international consortium led by BIG and HOK, has been chosen to lead on the Zurich Airport redevelopment to create a new terminal extension.
TfL introduces cooling panel solution to reduce Tube Network temperatures
Transport for London (TfL) is trailing a new cooling panel solution on a disused platform at Holborn Station, to test its suitability for reducing Tube Network temperatures.
Blockchain innovation to cut costs in the rail industry with Amey...
A partnership between Amey Consulting and Finboot has won £30k funding to develop a solution using blockchain to cut conflict-associated costs in the rail industry.
Stockport interchange development providing skills and training for young people
Willmott Dixon’s Stockport interchange development is equipping local young people with skills to find work in the construction industry through hands-on training at the on-site Building Lives Academy.
North Prospect: A safer community
North Prospect, one of the country’s biggest residential redevelopments – and the largest and longest running in the South West – is being built incorporating Secured by Design police crime prevention techniques and measures to help reduce crime and build a safer community.
Dr Alison Vincent named Digital Twin Hub chair
Following its move to Connected Places Catapult, Dr Alison Vincent has been named the Digital Twin Hub chair of strategic board.
RIBA approved CPD training for architects and town planners
Architects and town planners can request a RIBA approved CPD training session on crime prevention and designing out crime from Secured by Design, the UK Police Service’s Flagship Crime Prevention Initiative.
Levelling Up Fund Round 2: Bidding begins for £4.8bn fund
The government’s Levelling Up Fund Round 2 has opened for bidding, allowing councils all over the country to bid for funding for projects that improve communities.
Industry accolades roll in for offsite specialist M-AR
Offsite specialist contractor M-AR has recently been shortlisted for several industry awards for its outstanding work within the offsite sector in the last 12 months.
Balfour Beatty rolls out industry first Automated Cone Laying Machines
Balfour Beatty becomes the first UK construction company to roll out the new FALCON ACLM® Automated Cone Laying Machines to reduce the risks associated with cone laying across its Highways operations.
Putting community at the heart of sustainable places
Community and identity are both characteristics of successful, sustainable places - but what do they really mean and how can they be influenced? David Edwards of architects and urban planners Place-Make takes a look.
HS2 Solihull Interchange Station contract secured by Laing O’Rourke
It has been announced that Laing O’Rourke Delivery Limited will build the new HS2 Solihull Interchange Station, bringing 30,000 new jobs to the West Midlands economy.
£9.5m Romsey flood alleviation scheme revealed
Caroline Nokes MP(Romsey and Southampton North) has unveiled the Romsey flood alleviation scheme, which will better protect 127 properties by reducing the risk of flooding from the River Test and surface water.
TfL announces Barking Riverside station opening date
TfL has announced that the new Barking Riverside Station will open to customers on 18 July, providing quicker and more sustainable journey options.
June construction PMI shows first housebuilding drop in two years
June construction PMI report shows the weakest rise in construction output since September 2021 and business optimism dips for the fifth month running.
Balfour Beatty VINCI and Esri UK save £20k a year digitising...
BBV has adopted software from Esri UK, rolling out its Site Scan for ArcGIS drone flight management and image processing software, to support its drone deployment strategy across 90km of the Midlands, digitising HS2 construction workflows.
Government announces all public buildings to have separate male and female...
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities(DLUHC) has announced that all new public buildings should have separate male and female toilets.
Bouygues UK delivers Translational Research Hub to Cardiff University
Bouygues UK has marked the completion of its work on the Cardiff Innovation Campus with the delivery of the Translational Research Hub(TRH), housing the Institute for Compound Semiconductors and Cardiff Catalysis Institute.