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The Egan Report 23 years on… Part 1: How has construction...
More than two decades on from the release of the influential Egan Report, Nathan Doughty, CEO of Asite, reflects on the progress the construction industry has made with five key drivers of change.
AIMCH progress report: Encouraging results for MMC
Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH), the research and development initiative set up to transform housebuilding, has published its second annual progress report showing “encouraging results” for Modern Methods of Construction. PBC Today takes a look.
Amey attains place on TfGM professional services framework
Amey Consulting has secured a three-year term on Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM) £88m professional services framework.
VolkerWessels C&RED and Solibri sign enterprise agreement
VolkerWessels C&RED has chosen a Solibri Enterprise Agreement to help deliver operational excellence and digital innovation.
Keltbrays wins major package of works on new Museum of London
Keltbray has landed a £17.5m deal to deliver enabling deconstruction and new structural works on the first phase of the new home for the Museum of London.
Asite CDE achieves BSI Kitemark™ for BIM software
In a landmark accomplishment, the Asite CDE has become one of the world’s first to achieve the new BSI Kitemark for BIM software.
Major installation at Bristol Temple Meads station complete
Passengers are set to get a glimpse of Bristol Temple Meads station following the installation of scaffolding towers ready for the roof restoration.
Arcadis to deliver UK’s first low-carbon aviation test centre in Scotland
Arcadis has secured a contract to plan, design and deliver the infrastructure needed to create UK’s first low-carbon aviation test centre in Scotland.
Change in the way we build homes is coming, whether you...
Stephen Stone, non-exec director and board member of ilke Homes, explores why new building regulations, on-going issues around build quality and a chronic lack of skilled labour mean housebuilding will now be forced to innovate.
Graham achieves two BIM accreditations
The digital construction team at Graham has successfully retained its BS EN ISO 19650 (construction) and PAS 1192-3 (asset management) accreditations.
Costain secures place on strategic national rail framework
Costain has been appointed to Network Rail’s Operational Programme Delivery framework to provide specialist client-side project management consultancy services.
Green light for zero carbon offices in Slough
AshbyCapital and U+I have gained planning permission for No 1 and No 3 The Future Works, a 260,000 sq ft commercial quarter in the heart of Slough.
SES lands £25m MEP contract on London smart building
SES Engineering Services (SES) has been appointed to deliver £25m worth of MEP services on 33 Charterhouse Street, a flagship ‘smart building’ in central London.
CLC publishes landmark construction skills plan
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published the first sector-wide construction skills plan, which proposes a ‘Talent View portal’, a drive towards increased direct employment and new construction traineeship programmes.
Amey expands technical compliance and energy management expertise
Amey’s secure infrastructure business is strengthening its technical compliance and energy management capability to support its customers' growing needs.
Report reveals panelised MMC systems are ‘viable alternative to masonry’
Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) has today (9 March) published its second-year progress report showing promising results and key learnings for the construction industry.
Crossrail hands over Farringdon Elizabeth line station
Crossrail has handed over the Farringdon Elizabeth line station, built by the BAM, Ferrovial, Kier joint venture (Team BFK), to Transport for London (TfL).
Review to leverage planning and housing location data
The Geospatial Commission has launched a new review to identify the challenges and opportunities for leveraging planning and housing location data.
Márkus Engineering solves collaboration challenges with Revu and Archicad
Budapest-based multi-disciplinary engineering and management firm, Márkus Engineering made a 50% time saving on design reviews using Bluebeam and GRAPHISOFT software
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Standardising structural elements: A platform for construction innovation
Building envelope manufacturers SFS and the Construction Innovation Hub discuss how they are using ‘platforms’ to bring about construction innovation. Learning from other manufacturing sectors is the key to making this a reality.
Mission control for mission critical construction processes
Construction has had a productivity problem for many years. With the use of outdated methods and the low rate of digitisation this is perhaps to be expected. But what can be done to accelerate the change and bring the necessary outputs that will raise standards and value in the sector?
How will Budget 2021 impact the construction industry?
Today (3 March) marks the arrival of Budget 2021, as chancellor Rishi Sunak vows to boost investment in infrastructure and inject £126m of new funding for 40,000 traineeships to build back better, greener and more efficiently post-Covid.
Dyer & Butler to enhance excavation safety procedures
Dyer & Butler, a part of the M Group Services Transport Division, has introduced a fleet of remote-controlled, miniature vacuum excavators to its plant and fleet portfolio, enhancing its excavation safety procedures.
Drones in construction: Taking remote inspection to the next level
Taking drones beyond visual line of sight will supercharge construction quality, productivity and efficiency, says John McKenna, CEO of sees.ai.
StateUp 21: Why built environment is the Geotech “sector to watch”
Dr Tanya Filer and Samuel Harrison discuss the StateUp 21 report, which profiles some of the most promising up-and-coming tech start-ups that are working with public sector organisations to modernise the built environment industry.
Construction projects: Accurate, standardised and robust data
Data capture demands are increasing. Cost and data management specialist Tristan Harvey-Rice shares steps organisations can take to incentivise and help their suppliers provide accurate construction project data.