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Revolutionising the UK’s cities: taking the first practical steps
Chris Fry, a specialist in Infrastructure & Regeneration at international design and engineering consultancy Ramboll, discusses the importance of smart city integration and takes a look at the challenges faced when updating the infrastructure of established towns and cities.
Avonmouth centre injects £5.3 million into local economy
A Resource Recovery Centre, in Avonmouth Bristil costing £252 million, has put £5.3 million back into the local economy.
Design team revealed for one of London’s biggest housing regeneration projects
Wates Residential announced a leading design team has been appointed to work on one of London’s biggest housing regeneration projects.
Industry responds to vote in favour of Heathrow expansion
A recent vote in the House of Commons has allowed MPs across the board to support controversial plans to expand Heathrow airport by building a third runway.
MPs back Heathrow third runway
The House of Commons has voted by 415 votes to 119 in favour of the government’s airports national policy statement (NPS) on the Heathrow airport expansion
Northern road and rail improvements to create thousands of jobs
The Department for Transport’s analysis of future spending has shown there will be greater spending on road and rail upgrades in the north.
Minister quits to vote against third Heathrow runway
Greg Hands has resigned as trade minister so he can vote against the expansion of Heathrow Airport with a third runway
Promising plant apprentices recognised at Stars of the Future
The construction plant sector has a promising future judging by the outstanding calibre of the this year’s entrants for the Stars of the Future awards hosted by the Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA)
Planning function ‘watered down’ in 83% of councils
The planning function has been downgraded to lower positions in the corporate structure of local authorities across the UK, a new survey by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has revealed.
London CLT to deliver affordable homes on TfL sites
The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that he will extend his ‘small sites, small builders’ initiative with £3.8m of funding over the next 12 months
Property sales levy could raise £62bn for housing & infrastructure
A levy on the sale of property, mirrored on a scheme currently in place in New York, US, could raise as much as £62bn in long-term bonds in England
Mayor launches roadmap to make London “world’s smartest city”
Sadiq Khan has launched a major new initiative to make London's the world's smartest city.
How Perimeter Security can mitigate risk to people, premises and assets
Heras UK discuss how perimeter security is an important factor in mitigating risk by deterring, delaying and detecting unwanted intrusion.
Cabinet approves Heathrow Airport expansion
After nearly 20 years of debate, the government has finally approved the controversial plan to construct a third runway at Heathrow airport, despite opposition from campaigners
Grenfell Tower: Expert lists catalogue of serious safety breaches
The Grenfell Tower inquiry has been told that a litany of safety breaches including a faulty firefighting lift, more than 100 non-compliant fire doors and a “stay put” policy that failed, all added to a “culture of non-compliance”
Young planners chosen to present Airport City research at international workshop
Planners from Barton Willmore, Jen Samuelson and Alice Drew, were selected to take part in the European Council of Spatial Planners Young Planners Workshop, for their research into Southampton's viability as an 'Airport City'.
High-speed rail to ‘rocket fuel’ Britain’s economy
A leading transport think tank has advised that high-speed rail connecting all of UK mainland by 2050, will put 'rocket fuel in Britain's economy' by improving productivity for thousands of commuters.
Compliance in the Built Environment
How can organisations that are not only responsible for the construction but also those operating and maintaining built assets, keep up to date with legislation changes, and manage change
Bristol needs to be bold and build taller buildings to meet...
Bristol needs be bold in its vision and create denser centres, including taller buildings in the right places, to help meet its future needs, says Bristol studio of international architects BDP
Urban renewal begins at the bus stop
Alistair Branch, Director at Stephen George + Partners architects, gives his advice on how the regeneration of "depressing" bus stations can have a knock-on effect on the community as a whole
Ambitious plans set to ‘revamp’ Edinburgh
Edinburgh Council is examining ‘ambitious plans’ to revamp the public realm of the Scottish capital’s city centre. Delivering the opening keynote at a Built Environment Networking event, the authority’s Head of Place Development Michael Thain said the city was in the middle of a building boom
Using BIM to define criticality, vulnerability and risk
Iain Miskimmin of Bentley Systems explains the value of an asset tagging strategy in assessing criticality, vulnerability and risk to ultimately inform better decision making.
Building smart cities
Smart cities that harness data to improve the lives of citizens are no longer a far-off vision – they are a reality. Susie Tomson, Sustainability Director at PCSG, discusses their emergence – and a new initiative to create a blueprint for smart cities around the globe
EU’s first 3D printed house points the way to a more...
The first concrete 3D printed house in the EU has been revealed in Milan as part of the Salone del Mobile 2018. Guglielmo Carra, Europe materials consulting lead at Arup, takes a look at this groundbreaking project.
Report reveals how BIM benefits water projects
A new report has outlined how Building Information Modelling (BIM) is improving water projects by generating higher levels of client satisfaction, and improving critical aspects of the project design and delivery process
UK Construction PMI provides ‘relief’ for sector
A new report from Markit Economics has revealed that activity in the construction sector has shown a solid upturn and signalled a moderate expansion in overall construction output