TopHat, a company that builds factory-made modular houses, has completed a deal with France’s largest house builder as it seeks to expand into Europe. The Goldman Sachs-backed firm said it had made an exclusive partnership with Nexity on Wednesday 14 June to “accelerate the development of offsite construction in France”. TopHat will contribute its modular […]
Copyright Octopus Energy UK festival gets an eye-catching 28 metre wind turbine Communities have the opportunity to host the turbine after its Glasto stint, under Octopus Energy’s ‘try before you buy’ scheme. It’s not as if Glastonbury Festival goers need another reason to feel delighted by next week’s line-up. But the likes of Lizzo, Lana […]
TRB Lightweight Structures recreates B-17 flooring panels after 35 years TRB Lightweight Structures is delighted to announce the successful manufacture of replacement balsa wood and aluminium floor panels as part of the B-17 Charitable Trust’s refurbishment of Sally B, Europe’s last remaining airworthy B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft. TRB has led the way in the design […]
We are seeing smart cities in the UK and overseas collecting a wealth of data by installing different sensors around the community. This can range from measuring air quality, as used by the London Air Quality Network, to detecting leaking water pipes, with Vodafone recently partnering with SES Water. Cities are increasingly making city-wide data […]
New public sector framework to deliver £1.2 billion-worth of modular homes Winning construction sector companies have been named for a Britain-wide £1.2 billion framework to provide thousands of homes built using modern methods of construction (MMC). The new modular and offsite homes will be delivered under not-for-profit public sector construction framework provider LHC Procurement […]
Construction AI & Sensors: Unlocking Productivity & Sustainability How integrating artificial intelligence with sensors can lead to a more efficient and sustainable concrete construction process and avoid overdesign. The construction industry is constantly evolving, and the use of concrete has seen significant advancements in recent years. As one of the most widely used building materials, […]
Lord Markham CBE has stated that the New Hospital Programme will only be possible by radically transforming the way building engineering projects are procured and delivered. In a webinar hosted by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), The Portfolio Minister for the New Hospital Programme Lord Markham said: “We need standardised designs using modern methods […]
Modular construction has been heralded for several years now as a construction methodology that saves time, reduces waste and minimises cost. It is therefore unsurprising that modular construction forms part of the various “modern methods of construction” that are now being encouraged by the UK Government. Use of modular construction can range from isolated elements […]
If you think greenwashing is limited to retail or fashion, think again. It’s rampant in the construction industry. So buying the right materials requires a lot of diligence, writes Victoria Brocklesby Brand after brand within the retail and packaging spaces is being undone by ‘greenwashing’ claims. Just look at Coca Cola, Unilever, Tesco and H&M […]
Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, visit a modular home in Cambridge. When Kevin McCloud, presenter of hit property TV show Grand Designs, went to the typically English town of Tunbridge Wells last September, it looked like a potentially revolutionary moment in Britain’s housing industry. One that might reverberate in Australia. McCloud was […]