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Modular build complete for Cambridge school
Modular construction specialists, Darwin Group has completed a new multi-use block for Gretton School in Cambridge.
Timber frame construction and sustainability
Richard Allen, sales director at specialist timber panel manufacturer MEDITE SMARTPLY, explores how timber frame construction could help us rise to sustainability challenges.
Exoskeleton systems to boost productivity in construction
The Hilti Group has joined forces with Ottobock to develop exoskeletal systems for health protection and productivity in the construction industry.
Scaffolding: Reaching greater heights with technology
Mattias Kuduk, VDC and innovation manager at global temporary access provider HAKI, discusses the technologies that are having a positive impact on a sector where safety, quality and performance are high demands on a project’s agenda.
Modular bridge supports Highways England’s North East improvement
A 142m modular bridge by Cleveland Bridge UK is supporting Highways England’s A19 Testo’s Junction Improvement Scheme as part of a major programme to improve journeys in the North East.
Thinking outside the offsite construction box
Modular construction is getting a lot of attention for the undoubted benefits it offers but it is only one of many offsite solutions, like timber frame, that have their own unique advantages, says Malcolm Thomson, sales director at Scotframe.
Wates to focus on housing and offsite manufacturing
Wates has unveiled a series of organisational changes, including a major commitment to housing and an intensified focus on design and offsite manufacturing.
Costain-Skanska JV introduces new hearing protection policyÂ
Costain and Skanska’s joint venture (CSjv) is spearheading industry change with a new hearing protection policy across all of its HS2 enabling works construction sites.
The CLT solution
Simpson strong-tie launches cross-laminated timber connectors and fasteners range.
Low-balling to win contracts: How some contractors hold construction back
The Access Group takes a look at the CBI’s recent Fine Margins report and discusses how estimating software can help contractors avoid unusually low or high tenders.
Embrace technology now to create homes fit for the future today
A new partnership between modular housebuilding specialist Etopia and technology giant Samsung aims to make smart technology the standard for new homes. Etopia founder and CEO Joseph Daniels and Murtaza Bukhari, GM of strategic partnerships at Samsung, set out its aims.
NHBC introduces new MMC acceptance service
NHBC has launched a new MMC acceptance service for the UK construction industry to build confidence in innovative construction.
Electric vehicle infrastructure and construction: Solving the riddle
Can infrastructure alone accelerate rapid growth to zero-emission vehicle adoption? Mark Richards of international law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner examines the riddle of supporting the massive shift to electric vehicles and the opportunities for the construction industry to take a leading role.
Wates FM wins three-year contract at Barings’ Old Bailey
Wates Facilities Management (FM) has secured a contract over a three-year period at Barings’ Old Bailey premises in London.
Northumbria joins €4.8m EU housing energy efficiency project
Northumbria University has been chosen to participate in a €4.8m project to make renovating residential buildings in Europe more energy efficient.
Engineering services SKILLcard goes ‘fully digital’
The engineering services SKILLcard has streamlined its service by making the recording of employer endorsements for card applicants fully digital.
Next steps for Common Data Environment
Richard Shennan, digital delivery director at Mott MacDonald discusses the importance of a Common Data Environment (CDE) as an essential element of collaborative working.
Plans in for ‘21st century’ Oxfordshire Garden Village
Plans for the Oxfordshire Garden Village in West Oxfordshire have been lodged by Grosvenor Britain & Ireland.
Why do we need standards for BIM?
Why standards? I hear you say. Why do we need standards such as ISO 19650 when we talk about BIM and all other codes of practice and guidance? Why can’t I just get on with my journey and do my job?
CHIC launches £2bn modular housing framework
The Central Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) is procuring three contracts for the manufacturing, supply and erection of new modular housing as part of a £2bn framework.
Galliford Try Highways introduces Active Hearing Protection
Galliford Try’s highways arm has adopted a new mandate requiring all of its sites to adopt Active Hearing Protection from July.
Mitie launches zero carbon service to drive green recovery
The Zero Carbon for Zero Cost service builds on Mitie’s own Plan Zero commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2025, 15 years ahead of the UK Government’s target.
CSIC to host webinar to boost adoption of exoskeletons
Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is part of an international team hosting a webinar to launch a new initiative that aims to accelerate the adoption of exoskeletons in construction and manufacturing SMEs.
Industry supports positive impact of BIM Interoperability
The CDBB, responsible for delivering the government’s BIM programme, has published a summary report following the public consultation on the CDBB’s BIEG report launched in April 2020.
Modular construction: Has its moment arrived?
In this ebook, Nick Johns, head of digital manufacturing - UK at Graitec, examines the case for modular construction as a game-changer that will shift many aspects of building activity away from traditional projects to offsite, precision manufacturing-led production.
Buildots becomes gold patron of UK BIM Alliance
The UK BIM Alliance has announced Buildots, the construction tech newcomer, as its latest ‘gold patron’ and newest member of the alliance technology group.