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ACE appoints Stephen Marcos Jones as new chief executive
Stephen Marcos Jones has been appointed new chief executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), the business association for the design and management of infrastructure and the built environment.
Morgan Sindall to deliver Hertfordshire Uni engineering building
Morgan Sindall has been appointed as preferred bidder to deliver the University of Hertfordshire’s new School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science (SPECS) building.
Kier to deliver £36m Sunderland eye hospital
Sunderland City Council has appointed Kier as preferred bidder to develop a new £36m eye hospital in Sunderland, for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.
A digital engineering approach to sustainable housing
Ian Risk, chief technology officer at the Centre for Modelling & Simulation, believes digital engineering must be at the heart of building design if the industry is to succeed in meeting net zero goals while addressing the housing crisis.
Wates appoints Balfour sustainability boss to drive net zero goal
Wates has appointed Bekir Andrews, former sustainability boss at Balfour Beatty, as its new environmental sustainability director.
Integrating 360-imaging with structured construction data
A picture says a thousand words, right? Finding an easy way to visualise the construction data that we need can help us make well-informed decisions.
Report calls for major projects to drive net zero and levelling...
Strengthening the role of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) to improve major project delivery can help the government’s net zero and levelling up agendas, says a new report by CBI and Turner and Townsend.
COP26: Week two construction highlights
As the final week of the COP26 climate conference draws to a close, and world leaders begin to finalise plans, we take a look at what the takeaways of the summit mean for the construction sector as the industry moves towards a sustainable future.
Willmott Dixon launches NEET training programme in Bedfordshire
Willmott Dixon has launched a new NEET training programme in Bedfordshire, which will provide a glimpse into life in the construction industry to at least 10 young people.
Wates to install Cardiff’s first sustainable modular homes
Wates, in collaboration with Cardiff Council, is installing Cardiff’s first affordable and sustainable modular homes in Plasnewydd.
Solving the construction industry’s digital dilemma
Mail Manager, the email management solution by Arup, explores the need to improve processes in order to solve the construction industry’s digital dilemma.
Construction outputs rises in September, but new orders fall
Monthly construction output grew 1.3% in volume terms in September, but quarterly figures dropped by 1.5%, reflecting the volatility in certain sectors.
Rolls-Royce secures funding for £400m nuclear reactors
Rolls-Royce announced the launch of its £400m modular nuclear reactor business, which will deliver low cost, low carbon nuclear power technology.
Coalition calls for zero carbon schools by 2030
Last week at the COP26 conference, the Let’s Go Zero coalition handed a letter to the secretary of state for education, calling for policies and funding to make all UK schools zero carbon by 2030.
COP26 construction: A rundown of week one
As the first week of the COP26 summit draws to a close and world leaders come together to tackle climate change head-on, we take a look at what week one of COP26 means for the future of the construction industry.
Collaboration is critical to the construction industry’s economic recovery
Elecosoft explains why better collaboration will be crucial to the ongoing recovery of the construction sector.
Roofing and cladding shortages major area of concern, reports NFRC
Roofing and cladding skills shortages are a ‘ticking time bomb’, with reports showing that 77% of contractors reported labour shortages in Q3 2021, warns the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC).
Speller Metcalfe appoints new finance director
Speller Metcalfe has appointed former Carillion finance director, Judith Lewis as its new finance director.
Building Bridges: Inclusion, diversity, and mental health in construction
The Construction Helpline has teamed up with the industry’s leading figures, including Andrew Triggs Hodge,  Anjali Pindoria, Balo Abisogun, Clive Holland, Christina Demetriou and Paul Cottam to discuss the issues surrounding inclusion, diversity, and mental health.
BAM to create blueprint for net zero school design
The Department for Education has appointed BAM to create a ‘pathfinder’ college that develops a sustainable design for building new schools.
Willmott Dixon wins £38m Brentford affordable housing scheme
Willmott Dixon has been selected by the London Borough of Hounslow to deliver 96 homes and commercial space as part of a £38m affordable housing scheme in Brentford.
Contractors warned to prepare for product price hikes
Contractors are being warned to prepare for significant price increases for ceramic products, glass, steel, bricks and concrete as energy costs soar.
Unlocking the potential of the UK’s homegrown timber
Sam Hart, innovation manager at the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) explores the research projects, innovation initiatives and prototypes harnessing the power of homegrown timber.
How data management can make our industry safer
Placing better information management and data sharing at the forefront of digital transformation will make construction safer – as well as smarter, says Zane Ulhaq, associate director for Atkins.
Has brownfield’s time come?
Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) latest research, Brownfield First, outlines how brownfield is, in fact, key to meeting government ambitions on housing and levelling up.
Counting carbon for a more sustainable future
Andrew Stolworthy of SFS explains why the company is embarking on a journey to start tracking how much carbon is embedded within its products.