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Harnessing the Common Data Environment
PBC Today explores how the Common Data Environment (CDE) strengthens collaboration across the AEC industry and allows for seamless data sharing.
Building Resilience: Rethinking our approach to construction
This report by Asite provides a snapshot of the future trends shaping the industry, the opportunities and issues it faces in 2020 and exemplifies the virtues of a regionally engaged and globally responsive approach.
Next steps for Common Data Environment
Richard Shennan, digital delivery director at Mott MacDonald discusses the importance of a Common Data Environment (CDE) as an essential element of collaborative working.
Modular developments remain on track despite lockdown
Tide Construction and Vision Modular Systems have continued to deliver new homes, hotels and student accommodation during lockdown using modern methods of construction.
Liverpool unveils £1.4bn post-Covid recovery plan
Liverpool Council has unveiled £1.4bn plans to help boost the region’s post-Covid recovery, which includes launching more than 25 shovel-ready projects to create an extra 12,000 construction jobs.
Bristol partnership to trial innovative methods of housebuilding
Innovate UK has awarded funding for the Enabling Housing Innovation for Inclusive Growth project which will trial innovative methods of housebuilding in Bristol.
Galliford Try Highways introduces Active Hearing Protection
Galliford Try’s highways arm has adopted a new mandate requiring all of its sites to adopt Active Hearing Protection from July.
INWED20: Female engineers encouraged to ‘shape the world’
Today (23 June) marks the seventh International Women in Engineering Day (INWED20), as Leeds College of Building urges more women to enrol on engineering courses.
Mitie names MD for sustainability and energy services
Mitie has appointed Pradyumna Pandit to the newly created role of managing director of sustainability and energy services.
Industry experts collaborate to develop record-tall wind turbines
GE Renewable Energy, COBOD and LafargeHolcim are set to join forces to co-develop wind turbines with optimised 3D printed concrete bases, reaching record heights up to 200 meters.
Green light for next phase of £400m Kirkstall Forge development
Leeds City Council has granted planning consent for the next phase of the £400m Kirkstall Forge development in Leeds.
Bouygues UK to use ‘revolutionary’ air-purifying paint
Bouygues UK has signed a partnership with Airlite to use its air-purifying paint to improve sustainable environmental performance and air quality.
Modular construction: Has its moment arrived?
In this ebook, Nick Johns, head of digital manufacturing - UK at Graitec, examines the case for modular construction as a game-changer that will shift many aspects of building activity away from traditional projects to offsite, precision manufacturing-led production.
Buildots becomes gold patron of UK BIM Alliance
The UK BIM Alliance has announced Buildots, the construction tech newcomer, as its latest ‘gold patron’ and newest member of the alliance technology group.
Modular housebuilder to deliver pilot project in Rugby
Master developer Urban&Civic has chosen modular housebuilder TopHat to deliver a pilot project at its Houlton development in Rugby.
Homes England chair to lead offsite MMC project AIMCH
The Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) project has named Simon Dudley, interim chair of Homes England, as chair of its stakeholder group.
Collaboration is key: How Bimplus helps
Ineffective communication, planning and collaboration often result in construction projects that are delivered late, over budget and to inadequate quality standards. To overcome these challenges, the construction industry must find ways of working that allow them to deliver safe, fit-for-purpose projects faster and with fewer resources.
Gen Covid-19, construction and the new normal
John Eynon discusses the "Gen Covid-19" world in three acts – exeunt left with biting irony and cynicism… Snow, rain, hail, earthquake.
Advanced Manufacture in Construction to ramp up West Midlands housing
An Advanced Manufacture in Construction (AMC) advisory group has been formed by the WMCA to ramp up the delivery quality housing at pace and scale.
Construction project management specialists bring teams together
Construction project management specialists, Copronet, takes a look at the 'new normal' for the construction industry as a result of Covid-19.
Innovative tool to help care for Scotland’s traditional buildings
A new software tool which allows surveys and fabric inspections of traditional buildings to be carried out digitally, has been developed by Historic Environment Scotland (HES), The University of Edinburgh and Heriot Watt University.
The case for digitisation of construction has never been clearer
The construction industry is the second least digitised in the world, Copronet makes the case for digitalised construction processes in the wake of Covid-19.
How can weather data enhance BEM and real-time building management?
Integrating weather data into smart building management systems can save energy, improve the indoor environment and reduce climate impact.
3D laser scans reveal everything
Today’s laser scanning equipment can provide a complete digital image of any structure – top to bottom; slabs to columns; before, during and after construction.
Zoom construction case signals ‘shift in English courtroom history’
Barnet Council found liable for the repeated flooding of a family home in the first-ever entirely remote Technology and Construction Court trial in English legal history.
Laing O’Rourke appoints Rowan Baker as new CFO
Laing O’Rourke has announced the appointment of Rowan Baker as its new chief financial officer (CFO).