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Demand for offsite housing construction increases
The market for offsite housing construction continued to grow during 2021, despite the impact of the pandemic, as confidence, capacity and quality in the sector continue to grow, according to the Offsite Construction Market Report – UK 2021-2025 from AMA Research.
Number of migrant construction workers falls whilst demand rises
The Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) annual migration report has revealed that the construction migrant workforce continues to fall and at a worryingly rapid speed, meanwhile demand, costs, and wages surge.
House prices rise for fifth consecutive month, reports Halifax
Halifax have reported that house prices have risen for the fifth consecutive month, with growth now at a 15-year high, and reaching record-breaking figures.
RECOM appointed to complete stalled Manchester apartment scheme Â
RECOM has been appointed as the main contractor to complete formerly stalled multi-million-pound apartment development, opposite Manchester O2 Apollo.
Information visualisation to unlock the path to digital transformation
4D visualisation can boost project certainty for infrastructure firms post-pandemic, says James Dean, CEO of Sensat.
Building Iceland’s new national hospital
The power of digital technology in construction is helping to create what will be one of Iceland’s largest and most vital buildings, a new national hospital.
Construction businesswoman of the year: Diversity, women & new entrants
We spoke with Carol Massay, head of construction at the Access Group and winner of the ‘Construction businesswoman of the year’ at the Great British Business Woman Awards, to discuss her journey in the industry, as she sheds light on women, diversity and new entrants coming into construction.
Sustainable construction: Five good reasons to think modular first
Here, Crown Commercial Service explains five good reasons to think modular first as part of their sustainable construction campaign.
Speller Metcalfe appoints new finance director
Speller Metcalfe has appointed former Carillion finance director, Judith Lewis as its new finance director.
The Heat & Buildings Strategy: Warm welcome or under fire?
The government has published the Heat & Buildings Strategy, its plan to incentivise householders to replace their old gas boilers with low-carbon alternatives, such as air source heat pumps. Here, PBC Today rounds up reaction to the strategy.
Decarbonising Construction: Industry must move faster to curb emissions
The UK construction industry needs to move more urgently to cut carbon emissions by adopting challenging targets, applying whole-life carbon assessment to public procurement and updating design and performance standards, according to a new report by the National Engineering Policy Centre.
Major projects and the net zero challenge
The underwhelming performance of the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme will unfortunately not come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the history of major government projects. The underlying issues behind these failures must be addressed if we are to meet net zero ambitions, warns Andrew Baldwin at the Association for Project Management.
Clash-free construction: Integrated collaboration + clash automation
Clash Automation enables project stakeholders to access the full benefits of BIM. Revizto 5 enables real-time collaboration across platforms and teams.
Construction output falls for fifth successive month
Construction output dropped for the fifth consecutive month in August, as the industry’s ongoing supply chain issues continue.
Procore enhances platform to offer greater flexibility for project teams
Procore Technologies, Inc. has enhanced its platform to deliver added flexibility and deeper insights for project teams.
Will construction supply shortages dent safety progress?
The Government’s bid to ‘build back better’ has reaffirmed an urgent need to improve construction output. Ian King, COO at Zeroignition explains why Brexit and the pandemic have together created a storm within the industry.
Making historic school buildings fit for modern education
Daniel Barker, head of education development at Darwin Group, explains how Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) are proving to be an effective solution for revamping outdated educational buildings.
New joint venture to develop low and zero-carbon heat networks
Gas distribution company SGN and Vital Energi are combining to form Energy Services Company (ESCO), a private sector initiative to develop and operate low and zero-carbon heat networks.
Protecting infrastructure from cyber-attacks: A compliance or risk-based approach
The NIS Regulations 2018 do an important job in helping to protect the UK’s key national critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks, but does following these regulations alone do enough to protect us? Sandra Connery, principal cybersecurity consultant at Atkins explores.
How can construction move towards a greener way of working?
David Hedley, technical sales engineer at ground engineering specialist Mainmark UK, discusses the key issues currently facing the UK building, construction and infrastructure industries.
Why cybersecurity matters in construction: Part 1 of 2
Justin Snell, E.R. Snell’s vice president of technology, recently sat down with Mike Dooley, Viewpoint’s information security officer, to discuss the recent cybersecurity event at the company and how it was addressed.
Germany and Russia close in on UK’s European BIM leader status
The UK still leads the way for European countries implementing BIM, but Germany and Russia are ‘snapping at its heels’, according to research.
Flexible working improves construction workers wellbeing
Timewise, the flexible working consultants today (23 June) publish the results of their Timewise Construction Pioneers programme – an 18-month project that has redesigned shift patterns in onsite roles to enable flexible working and enhance employee wellbeing.
Sisk becomes certified carbon neutral business
John Sisk & Son has reached the first milestone in its 2030 Sustainability Roadmap by achieving carbon neutral business certification.
VolkerFitzpatrick replaces London Victoria to Ramsgate footbridge
VolkerHighways and VolkerFitzpatrick have replaced an expired pedestrian footbridge over the London Victoria to Ramsgate railway cutting, at Gillingham, Kent
VolkerHighways and VolkerFitzpatrick replaced the...
Speedy’s fleet expansion plan underway
Speedy has invested in 130 new electric lifts as it begins a multi-million-pound equipment expansion plan for 2021.