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roadworkers,

Shocking footage prompts call for road workers to report abuse

To mark Road Safety Week (16 – 22 November 2020) Highways England is urging all road workers to ensure they report any and all incidents of both incursions and abuse.
Construction sector,

Pagabo and Sheffield university to ‘shake up’ construction sector

National framework provider Pagabo has forged a research agreement with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to challenge current methods in the construction sector.
Passivhaus school, Pave Aways

Pave Aways hands over Passivhaus school in Powys 

Construction firm Pave Aways has completed the first-ever Passivhaus school to be built for Powys County Council.
UK construction industry, construction sector

Government applauds UK construction industry

The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma MP, has written a letter paying tribute to the UK construction industry.
Digital strategy, digital technology,

Engineering: From surviving to thriving with a digital strategy

Many of the businesses that have survived – and even thrived – in these extraordinary circumstances are organisations that have digital technology at their heart. Or, at least, a plan to put it there, says Sam Stephens, chief engineer at Atkins.
modular framing system

METALOQ: An innovative modular framing system

METALOQ is a modular framing system whereby ‘kits of parts’ are made by steel fabricators and shipped to modular builders. Find out more here.
PAS 2080

HS2 becomes ‘first UK transport sector client’ to achieve PAS 2080

HS2 has become the first UK transport sector client to achieve global carbon management standard, PAS 2080.
digital twins, twin technology

Digital twin: Cities and their digital doppelgangers

As cities around the world begin adopting digital twins, the AECO industry must examine how exactly they impact large-scale projects and how this impact will develop in the future.
Northstowe, sustainable community

Keepmoat Homes to develop sustainable community in Cambridgeshire 

Keepmoat Homes has been confirmed as Homes England’s development partner for the Northstowe new town development in Cambridgeshire.
SIPs

Growth in demand for SIPs-built garden rooms & home offices

Hemsec responds to significant growth in demand as homeowners turn to structural insulated panels (SIPs)-built garden rooms and home offices.
Government Soft Landings, Building better, CIH

Government Soft Landings: Creating buildings that deliver for everyone

David Philp, digital impact director for the Construction Innovation Hub, highlights the benefits the Government Soft Landings (GSL) approach brings to improving performance and outcomes of our built assets to ensure they improve whole life value to users, owners and society at large.
'Build it in Britain'

Labour challenges Government to ‘Build it in Britain’

The Labour party has pledged to ‘Build it in Britain’ and support 400,000 new jobs as part of the drive towards a clean economy.
Innovation Accelerator, HS2

Five more tech firms join HS2 Innovation Accelerator initiative

HS2 Ltd has announced the names of the five new cutting-edge tech firms that will join its Innovation Accelerator programme.
renewable heating, Scottish Government

Scottish government introduces new renewable heat scheme

The Scottish Government has announced a new £4.5m incentive to help people install renewable and energy efficiency measures in their homes.
Construction companies,

UK construction growth falls to five-month low

Construction companies in the UK reported a sustained recovery in output volumes during October, as the rate of expansion grinds to a halt.
Robot, HS2, tunnelling machines

HS2 uses robot to improve safety on tunnelling machines

HS2 is using a robot to improve safety and efficiency on the high-speed rail project’s first two giant tunnelling machines, set to launch early next year.
ponteland school, kier,

Kier hands over new Ponteland school & leisure project

Kier has handed phase one of its Ponteland school & leisure project to Northumberland County Council (NCC).
product data,

Working groups call for single source of truth for product data

Fareed Patel, owner of Hamari Agency, takes a look at what manufacturers need to do to organise their product data.
Dagenham film studios

Construction work to begin next year on Dagenham film studios

Barking and Dagenham Council has signed an agreement with Hackman Capital Partners (HCP) to build London’s largest film and TV production centre in Dagenham The...
Digital Engineering, digital technologies

Digital engineering is needed to reach UK zero-carbon goals

It may appear the 2050 zero-carbon deadline is far off in the future. However, if we are to eliminate all carbon-based sources of energy throughout the UK, work must begin now on a whole-system approach.
meet the contractor, hs2

HS2 launches virtual ‘meet the contractor’ event

HS2 Ltd’s third annual ‘meet the contractor’ event takes place between 23 – 26 November and for the first time ever will be an entirely online.
Social Value Quality Mark Level 2,

Kier becomes first contractor to secure Social Value Quality Mark Level...

Kier Construction has become the first contractor in the UK to be awarded the Social Value Quality Mark Level 2.
modern methods of construction,

Building amid a pandemic: MMC leads the way

Darwin Group MD explains the benefits of modern methods of construction for the healthcare and education sectors during Covid-19.

Network Rail set ambitious target to reduce carbon emissions

Network Rail has taken a step forward in tackling climate change by becoming the first railway company to set the most ambitious Science-Based Targets to reduce carbon emissions and limit global warming.
Construction employment, skills, CITB

CITB calls on Government to invest in construction industry skills

Government investment is needed to support skills in the coming year to prevent a generation of talent being lost and boost construction employment, says CITB.
Location data, Geospatial Commission

Government launches £2m transport location data competition

The Geospatial Commission has partnered with Innovate UK to create a new £2m competition which will look at how location data can spark innovation and support the future of mobility for the United Kingdom. Abigail Page, head of innovation and skills at the Geospatial Commission, explains.