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Property experts urge industry to push fight against climate change
A group of experts have called on the property industry to step up the fight against climate change by making sustainability a key priority in the UK's planning system.
Planning permission granted for new £70m cancer facility
Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH)’s planning application to create a new £70m cancer facility, known as the Oak Cancer Centre, has been approved by Sutton Council’s Planning Committee.
Key industry players to design nuclear power station
The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has provided initial match funding of £18m for a Rolls-Royce-led consortium to develop a Small Modular Reactor designed and manufactured in the UK.
How Modularize bridges the gap between architects and manufacturers
Gaynor Tennant, CBDO of Modularize, tells PBC Today how they can help address the gap between architects and manufacturers in the offsite construction sector.
NTU and Morgan Sindall join forces to improve procurement practices
Nottingham Trent University and Morgan Sindall Construction are working with CITB on one of their four pilot schemes to improve procurement practices for homebuilding and infrastructure projects.
New tool to improve carbon management in infrastructure
The Carbon Infrastructure Transformation Tool (CITT) Project has released a report spurring the next stages of development for a tool that could deliver changes in carbon management in infrastructure projects.
BSRIA whitepaper: How globalisation affects design and construction
Globalisation remains a hot topic of debate, and an often controversial one at that. Henry Lawson, author of a new BSRIA Megatrends white paper on the subject, looks at the key factors behind it and how it affects building design, construction and services.
Designing buildings to support creativity and innovation
Designing buildings to foster human interaction can support creativity, collaboration and innovation. Christoph Ackermann, principal at BDP, talks about how this approach was put into practice with the Technology & Innovation Centre and inovo building in Glasgow.
Social value in architecture and construction
Fiona Clark, practice director at David Miller Architects, discusses the firm’s own efforts to make social value business as usual.
UK BIM Framework publishes two new documents
The UK BIM Framework has released two new documents to support practitioners in embedding and implementing Building Information Modelling (BIM).
Government reveals winners of £30bn construction framework
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has named 128 suppliers on a major new procurement agreement which will help shape public sector construction.
BAM wins Scotland’s biggest health centre contract
BAM Construction has been appointed by hub west Scotland to build Scotland’s biggest health centre in Parkhead, Glasgow.
The journey towards the National Digital Twin and a digital built...
Alexandra Bolton, executive director at the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), reflects on the first-ever CDBB Week and calls for collaboration on the road towards the National Digital Twin.
Introducing DigiPLACE: The Digital Platform for Construction in Europe
DigiPLACE represents an unprecedented collaboration between European construction bodies, owners, architects, research institutes and ICT firms to create a platform for the integration of digital construction.
SIPs are coming to the fore in modular construction
There is no question that a contractor can construct better quality buildings, build them faster and provide exceptional eco-benefits, using Hemsec SIPs.
Innovative tool helps coastal engineers predict ‘wave overtopping’
Coastal engineers are using a tool developed by Manchester Metropolitan University to better understand how strong winds amplify waves that can crash damagingly over the shoreline.
Building a better future for construction
The Construction Innovation Hub, which launched last November, is a government-backed programme to bring wholesale, long-lasting change to the sector. Programme director Keith Waller sets out the challenge – and how it is being met.
Costain wins £150m highways sector contracts
Costain has been awarded a range of new highways contracts in the last quarter, totalling over £150m, include a major project for Lancashire County Council.
Passivhaus school to cut energy use by 80%
Pupils and teachers at the UK’s first Passivhaus secondary school will enjoy a swathe of benefits in the quality of their new teaching environment.
How the planning system can adopt new technologies to improve efficiency
James Harris and Stefan Webb discuss their collaboration looking at how the planning system can adopt new technologies to improve efficiency and free up planners to plan.
MMC and timber frame: The perfect duo for sustainable housebuilding
Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, discusses why Modern Methods of Construction coupled with a build fabric such as timber frame are key to meeting government housing targets sustainably.
Turn building cost estimation on its head with AI
Kreo Software offers a unique pre-construction planning solution. Kreo’s customers are using its technology to change the way the industry begins construction projects.
AmeySRM joint venture to deliver £43m M6 improvements
AmeySRM, a joint venture between Amey and Sir Robert McAlpine will begin the transformation of a key motorway junction in Cheshire next year.
Danish innovation to improve local flood resilience
A Danish company has partnered with Accelar to investigate the market for its automated flood protection system, Floodframe, in the UK.
Digital Construction Works to simplify digital transformation
Bentley Systems and Topcon Positioning Group have launched a new digital automation, integration, and digital twinning service, Digital Construction Works (DCW).
Year in Infrastructure 2019: Bentley Systems bolsters digital cities offerings
Bentley Systems has announced the acquisition of global mobility simulation and analytics software provider Citilabs and 3D and mobile mapping software provider Orbit Geospatial Technologies.