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Ramboll welcomes Kosh Kar as director for regenerative cities
The engineering and sustainability consultancy firm, Ramboll, has appointed Kosh Kar as director for its regenerative cities team.
Construction’s capacity crunch: The industry must be more creative
The aftershocks of the pandemic and subsequent periods of economic difficulty have made real estate and infrastructure delivery harder to achieve. Rising material prices and interest rates, a constrained supply chain and a severe skills shortage have led to a capacity crunch in these sectors.
UK National Metric Library: Accelerating change through a performance-led approach
Proposals for a UK National Metric Library could provide a structured repository of quantitative and qualitative performance metrics for the built environment, supporting the UK’s net zero ambitions. Paul Dodd of the Scottish Futures Trust explains how it would work.
UK relaxes visa rules for foreign construction workers amid skills shortage
The UK has relaxed visa rules for foreign construction workers amid a skills shortage. Bricklayers and other construction workers join care workers and engineers in a national shortage.
The UK’s first Passivhaus Plus school wins award for zero carbon...
The UK’s first Passivhaus Plus school, built by Willmott Dixon in 2019, has won an industry award for zero innovation in educational buildings.
Women in engineering: Shining a light on the brilliant work that...
Eager to advocate for women in engineering, PBC sat down with Svetlana Joao, structural engineer, TYPSA, and ICE President’s Future Leader, to talk about her career as a female engineer and encouraging more diversity in the sector.
700,000 students in danger due to poor school conditions in England
According to the National Audit Office (NAO), around 700,000 pupils are in danger due to poor school conditions in England.
Bro Ddyfi Hospital leads the way in transforming hospitals in Wales
Work has finished on the Bro Ddyfi Community Hospital, one of many major transformations taking place across hospitals in Wales.
Aberdeenshire Council boosts MEP productivity with Trimble’s Stabicad
Aberdeenshire Council has chosen Trimble's Stabidad to accelerate MEP productivity with automated BIM software and support.
Russell WBHO chosen work on £48m hotel development at Gateshead Quayside
Ask:PATRIZIA have appointed Russel WBHO to build a new 344-room hotel development at the Baltic Quarter on Gateshead Quayside.
Modular construction in Ukraine surges amidst rebuilding drive
Modular construction in Ukraine has taken off in order to rebuild the country. John McMullen, marketing director, Modular Building Institute explores the task at hand.
MMC and digital technology deliver “Be Lean, Be Clean, Be Green”...
MMC and digital technology have played a key role in the award-winning Merstham Park School in Surrey.
The Great British Retrofit: Challenges to retrofitting older properties
Meeting carbon emissions targets will require most buildings to undergo a retrofit, but retrofitting older properties presents a variety of challenges. Joe Martin, BCIS, explores.
UK’s first net zero school tops out
Buntingford First School is scheduled to open in 2023 and will be one of the first net zero school’s – in both embodied and operational carbon – in the UK.
Morgan Sindall appointed to lead construction of carbon-neutral school in Wales
Morgan Sindall has been appointed by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council to deliver a new carbon-neutral school in Wales.
New education and health facilities delivered across UK and Ireland
Sisk and Galliford Try have both worked on the development of new education and health facilities across the UK and Ireland.
Improving accessibility: Historic school highlights need to look forward as well...
Ian Streets, managing director of About Access, finds opportunities to achieve educational and commercial benefits by improving accessibility.
How can net zero architecture transform the construction industry?
In this article, Sarah Kaute, managing director of Construction PR, explores how net zero architecture is transforming the construction industry, and how you can make the most of it.
Modular house builder to deliver 140 energy-efficient homes in Milton Keynes
Leading modular house builder ilke Homes plans to deliver 140 energy-efficient homes on their recently purchased seven-acre site in Milton Keynes, as part of a wide 4,330-home masterplan.
Seven senior figures from public sector organisations appointed to LHC Procurement...
Seven senior figures from public sector organisations across Great Britain have been appointed to LHC Procurement Group's board.
Gove calls for Kingspan meeting to discuss cladding compensation
The UK government has called for a meeting with Kingspan, the manufacturer of combustible insulation used on Grenfell Tower, to discuss cladding compensation.
Kier and Boyer to deliver school refurbishment and new housing in...
Boyer has secured planning permission for Taylor Wimpey to deliver new housing in Gloucestershire, whilst Kier begins work on providing new facilities for historic Gloucestershire school.
Wates delivers DfE’s first net zero school and signs agreement for...
Wates has signed a development agreement with Brent Council to build more than 300 new homes and has completed the first net zero school, in Rochdale, as part of DfE's 10-year school rebuilding programme.
Decarbonise UK public buildings ‘five times faster’ to reach net zero...
Efforts to decarbonise UK public buildings must speed up significantly to reach net zero targets, a new report has warned.
How decarbonisation can help estates meet sustainability goals
Decarbonisation has a huge role to play when meeting the UK’s ambitious carbon targets – but does public sector support go far enough? Hannah Kissick, associate at international M&E consultancy CPW, thinks more funding is needed to help estates move away from fossil fuels.
Kier to deliver net zero and all-electric developments in Scotland &...
Kier has been appointed to deliver multiple net zero and all-electric developments in Scotland and Wales, including a £25m teaching block and £30m mortuary.