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BIM accreditation

How LR’s BIM accreditation benefited RoyalHaskoningDHV

Engineering design and project management consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV has harnessed LR’s BIM Level 2 accreditation to save time, cut costs and improve service
Argyll Environmental

Argyll Environmental discusses GIS in Data Visualisation

Jake Hawkey, consultancy manager at Argyll Environmental discusses the use of GIS in its new data visualisation service for property portfolios

Structural engineers reach for the cloud

Cloud services and machine learning can help engineers boost productivity, performance and predictability. Raoul Karp and Kaustubh Page of Bentley Systems explain how.
Script&Go

Digitisation in the construction industry

Script&Go discuss making environmental, health and safety and quality management compliance in construction easier using digital solutions
cavity wall

The science behind the best insulation retrofits

Rob McCormack, director of Consultancy, Investigation, Training, discusses the key issues to address to ensure the successful installation of cavity wall insulation
offsite construction

How offsite is set to revive the ailing housebuilding industry

Geoff Fawkes, director of The McAvoy Group, looks at how offsite construction is helping to address the housing crisis by increasing productivity.
private finance initiative

2018 Budget: Hammond abolishes private finance initiative for future projects

Chancellor Philip Hammond has called for an end to the private finance initiative for public contracts, pledging in his Autumn Budget speech to never sign another deal
landscape furniture products, protecting pedestrians, security products

A new aesthetic approach to protecting pedestrians 

Roger Knight, Head of New Product Development and Engineering for Landscape Protection at Marshalls plc, discusses new ways to protect pedestrians.
work at height rescue plan

New MEWPs safety document to facilitate work at height rescue plan

A new safety document entitled ‘Rescue of Persons from MEWPs’ has been published by the Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group (SFPSG), to provide guidance to facilitate work at height rescue plans
BIM Level 2 accreditation

Lloyd’s Register reveal full BIM Level 2 Accreditation process

Lloyd's Register has released a presentation detailing the full BIM Level 2 Accreditation process
crime prevention initiatives

Police Crime Prevention Academy: A new generation of crime prevention qualifications

September 2018 marks the launch and delivery of the first externally accredited crime prevention learning and development programme for more than 50 years
Royal Liverpool Hospital

Delayed Royal Liverpool Hospital gains public funding

The government has announced that it will offer public sector funding to the Royal Liverpool Hospital so that construction can resume
asbestos safety

New report calls for tighter abestos safety measures in schools and...

The latest white paper from Lucion Services explains how the UK’s historic record in the import and use of ACMs has contributed to the country’s position as having the worst asbestos health related problems in the world.
lloyd's register

BAM Nuttall: Turning virtual construction into a reality

Lloyd’s Register showcases how its independent third-party validation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) readiness assisted BAM Nuttall
Heritage database

Using modern technology to protect and plan for heritage places

Lincoln is using a purpose-built online heritage database to help planners, developers and property owners understand the city’s historic environment while protecting its rich heritage. Kieron Manning of the City of Lincoln Council and Annabel Enriquez of the Getty Conservation Institute discuss the project’s development
Approved inspectors

The Hackitt Review: Where it went wrong on approved inspectors

The Hackitt Review made a number of recommendations that will improve safety throughout the lifetime of a building. However, argues Paul Wilkins, it got it wrong on the role of private approved inspectors
Good acoustics

The value of good acoustics in housebuilding

Excessive noise is not just an irritant – it can have a real impact on our quality of life, health and wellbeing. David Garritt, a member of the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC), signposts professionals in the housebuilding sector to some of the ways acoustics can help mitigate the issue
rough sleeping strategy

Government pledges £100m to end homelessness by 2027

The government has released its rough sleeping strategy, vowing to offer rapid specialist assessments and support to 6,000 vulnerable people
ISO 45001

Building a safe and healthy workplace

Lloyd's Register looks into the new international standard for occupational health and safety, ISO 45001, which aims to prevent work-related injury and ill-health, and to provide a safe and healthy workplace.

Kier cancels Mackintosh building contract

Two weeks after a blaze that destroyed Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Building, both Kier and the school have decided to terminate the contract
rough sleepers

£30m boost to offer immediate support for rough sleepers

83 areas will split £30m to improve the immediate support available to people living on the streets and help them into accommodation Housing Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP has confirmed
permission in principle

Permission in principle applications go live

A new way to gain planning permission has arrived today (1 June), applications for permission in principle (PIP) for small housing developments can now be made to local authorities in England
supply chain disruption

How to handle disruptions to the supply chain on major projects

According to the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) annual report on global supply chain disruption, 65% of the 400 respondents experienced at least one supply chain disruption in 2017
NexGen App

Innovative asbestos 3D mapping app meets BIM requirements

A new digital app that combines data from asbestos surveys with 3D modelling technology to improve the safety and risk management assessments in buildings, is being developed by construction safety specialists Lucion Services 
Argyll Environmental

Thoughts from the shovel face: The time value of… information

Paul Nathanail, managing director of specialist environmental consultancy Land Quality Management Ltd discusses land contamination and remediation, and the requirement for sound site investigation Land contamination is...
surface water

Seven tips for managing surface water on construction sites

Simon Knott, Managing Director of environmental consultancy Naturally Compliant, shares seven tips to manage surface water on construction sites