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Moor Lane development in Bolton part of regeneration masterplan
Step Places and Bolton at Home are working alongside Bolton Council to transform 4.5 acres of a brownfield site into the Moor Lane development.
Terra has entered an agreement for £67m mixed-use development in Boston
Following an agreement between Terra and a private landowner to purchase a 11Ha site, planning for a mixed-use development in Boston is now underway.
Embracing drones for construction to achieve sustainability objectives
David Pounder, future aviation systems engineer, Connected Places Catapult, shares how embracing drones in construction can help meet sustainability objectives while increasing work efficiencies and safety measures.
How will the Russia and Ukraine conflict impact the energy crisis?
This past year has seen the inflation of energy and fuel prices soar to some of the highest rates we’ve seen. Now as Russia invades Ukraine, the energy crisis stands to inevitably escalate as more economic sanctions are put in place.
Colas appoints Faïçal Lahmamsi as chief executive officer
Colas is pleased to announce that Faïçal Lahmamsi has been appointed as chief executive officer.
The role of public purpose technology in levelling up
With the government setting out its ambitions for levelling up the UK, Bluebell Drummond of StateUp examines the role of public purpose technology in building and improving infrastructure.
Hackathons: Helping construction harness data, the future of the sector
Hackathons can harness the full potential of data to bring forward groundbreaking ideas for the construction industry, says Gareth Parkes, head of data and analytics at Sir Robert McAlpine.
WCA welcomes Dutch cleantech company as associate corporate member
The World Cement Association (WCA) has announced that it is welcoming Dutch cleantech company Aeroborn as an associate corporate member to its international community.
How to achieve embodied carbon reduction, according to UKGBC
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published a study showing how housing developers can achieve a 20% embodied carbon reduction on low-rise residential developments through some simple and cost-effective masterplan-level design interventions.
Strengthening social value through modern methods of construction
It’s vital for those who are tendering or bidding for new projects to understand how MMC and social value can benefit their business, no matter where they sit within the supply chain, explains Robert Walton, Managing Director of Constructionline.
Fluor is designing a portable mental health Smart Pod
Fluor is currently designing a portable mental health Smart Pod than can be easily transported anywhere in the world to respond to global disasters.
Living Space gets green light for new eco-efficient affordable homes
Living Space Housing has received planning permission from Central Bedfordshire Council to build 57 new eco-efficient affordable homes, delivered by housing provider Stonewater to help meet local demand for high-quality affordable rent and shared ownership homes.
Timber MMC methods to reduce carbon impact of construction
The Whole Life Carbon Assessment of Homes report, published by the Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes, finds that using sustainable timber MMC methods for new builds can reduce the carbon impact of construction.
COWI wins its largest offshore wind engineering contract in the US
COWI has been contracted by Empire Offshore Wind, in a joint venture between Equinor and BP, to deliver a turnkey design for the wind turbine foundations for the Empire Wind projects off the coast of Long Island, New York.
Building future cities and communities: Converting digitalisation into value
Emilia Cardamone, programme manager for digital construction at BSI Group and a member of Women in BIM, discusses how we can move beyond a tech-only approach to build sustainable, resilient cities and communities of the future.
First crane company in the world moves to Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Ainscough Crane Hire has become the first crane company in the world to commit to using Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel across its entire fleet.
How digital technologies can contribute to the built environment’s drive to...
Digital technologies such as BIM and digital twins can play a key role in supporting the built environment sector's drive to net zero, say Shivani Soni and Daniel Giddins of Microdesk.
ilke Homes to deliver first home to guarantee zero energy bills
ilke Homes, in partnership with Gresham House and SO Resi, are set to deliver a home that promises zero energy bills in Essex.
Turner & Townsend secures industrial decarbonisation contract
Turner & Townsend have been appointed under new industrial decarbonisation contract to install Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technology at Viridor's Energy from Waste facility at Runcorn.
Henry Brothers announces new Journey to Net Zero strategy
Construction company Henry Brothers, named Northern Ireland’s Responsible Business of the Year, has announced its Journey to Net Zero strategy to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Burness Paull to let BAM TCP’s Atlantic Square development in Glasgow
Commercial law firm Burness Paull has completed a letting at BAM TCP Atlantic Square development in Glasgow’s International Financial Services District.
Mace Dragados offers procurement contract packages worth £500m
HS2’s Euston station construction partner, Mace Dragados JV, is offering procurement contract packages worth over £500m to help deliver the new HS2 Euston station.
First fully electric crawler cranes start work on HS2
HS2 has welcomed the UK's first fully electric crawler cranes to its construction sites as the project moves towards becoming diesel free.
Could containers be the missing jigsaw piece for commercial MMC?
Conversion expert Andy Capella from S Jones Containers discusses the benefits of using containers, modular buildings, and some of their most popular applications.
National Highways announce the final stages of M27 motorway upgrade
National Highways has announced the final stages of the M27 motorway upgrade, which includes the installation of a new lane, resulting in four lanes becoming available for traffic in each direction.
Kier appointed to build £107m digital campus in Gloucester
Kier has been appointed by Gloucester City Council and Reef Group to build a digital campus in Gloucester named 'The Forum' with construction expected to begin in March.