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Building with nature in mind
Eco homes are becoming increasingly fashionable as a new generation of house builders grow more environmentally conscious, realising the financial benefits of choosing greener options when it comes to deciding how to live their lives.
Is virtual reality the future of building construction?
Research shows technologies such as virtual reality, smart technologies, modelling, and robotics will have an impact on building construction.
BIM adds value to intelligent buildings, says report
A new report from Navigant Research examines how building information modelling (BIM) adds value to intelligent buildings.
Could smart technology ensure safer construction sites?
Bradley Markham, director at Bull Products, believes that smart technology could minimise worker injuries and ensuring a safer construction site.
£36m boost for turning buildings into power stations
Research pioneered at Swansea University to create “active” buildings that generate their own clean energy has received a multi-million pound boost from the government
Innovative smart cement mixtures could store electrical energy
Buildings, bridges, street lamps and even curb-stones could store electricity with the discovery of new smart cement mixtures
Blockchain technology and BIM: Building-in proof
The blockchain could be the future of BIM, and can be leveraged today. Arnaud Gueguen of BIMCHAIN explains how
Turning buildings into power stations: The UK’s first energy-positive office
Dr Justin Searle, technology director of the SPECIFIC Innovation & Knowledge Centre at Swansea University, discusses a project that is harnessing technology to create ‘enery-positive’ structures
Improving productivity in housebuilding through BatiScript
Mobile, hand-held technology fostering greater collaboration and efficiency could have a crucial role in boosting productivity in housebuilding.
Modular construction vs Traditional building
A site in Gateshead has created the ultimate head-to-head, as modular homes and traditionally built houses are to be constructed so that potential buyers can compare the quality of both methods
Insurance Backed Building Guarantees – The lights are on but is...
Peter Vinden Managing Director of The Vinden Partnership explores how the same insurance-backed guarantees used for domestic properties should be, and are, available for commercial buildings
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.
Breakthrough smart wallpaper detects & resists fires
Researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed smart wallpaper that not only resists fire, but raises the alarm when one breaks out
May vows to halve energy usage in new buildings
Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged that the energy usage of new buildings will be halved by 2030. The pledge was outlined in an extensive speech on science and the industrial strategy, delivered by May yesterday (21 May)
Five of the UK’s most impressive eco-buildings
Whilst the industry is yet to see such a seismic move towards eco-friendly design within the UK, the construction industry is showing positive signs
BIM pilot project reveals the housebuilding sector could save millions
A BIM pilot project headed by Stewart Milne Timber Solutions, has shown that technology and collaborative working throughout the housebuilding, sector could save the industry more than £500 million a year.
Building for the future: Increasing productivity must be top priority for...
Simon Cross, director of SiteSmart at BRE and a member of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC), says increasing productivity – now more than ever as we lead up to Brexit – should be the sector’s number one priority in 2018
Building Tall with Underfloor Air Conditioning
By adopting floor-level services early on, designers can make use of this space-saving potential
Start-up enModus helps Virgin Media get smart about energy consumption
Smart building technology company, enModus, has successfully implemented a project with Virgin Media to radically reduce energy consumption at one of the telecom giant’s major UK technical facilities
BRE launches centre for smart homes
The world’s leading building science centre, BRE, is launching a Centre for Smart Homes and Buildings (CSHB) to exist as a collaborative central hub for industry, academia and the government
Transforming large estates through smart geospatial data
The ‘smart’ use of geospatial data can transform outcomes for large estate owners, writes Adrian Burgess of PCSG
Building on efficiency foundations
With housebuilders facing the pressures of rising demand, growing skills shortages and higher costs, Jason Ruddle of Elecosoft says it is time for a greater focus on improving efficiency
Creating a smarter smart meter
Most smart meters tell households how much energy they’ve used but do nothing to help them actually reduce that use. A new project led by Professor David Coley of the University of Bath aims to make smart meters smarter by providing practical advice on cutting consumption
Creating smart city visions of the future
The concept of smart city visions is advancing across the globe. But what will they look like and how will they work? Rohit Talwar, Steve Wells and Alexandra Whittington of Fast Future explore the possibilities
CIBSE unveils Building Performance Awards 2018 shortlist
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has unveiled the shortlisted buildings in the Building Performance Awards (BPA) 2018
Digital estates: Building and maintaining better data
A digital estates strategy can ensure accurate, trusted data is available to both maintain and develop for the future. Mark Stodgell of PCSG explains how