The long-awaited new £35m hospital for Berwick is being built one year quicker than traditional construction methods would take. Work is well underway on the new hospital at manufacturing specialist Merit’s its offsite manufacturing factory in Cramlington. Marion Dickson, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust’s executive director for nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals and project lead […]
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has partnered with Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform to develop a fusion energy plant. Fusion energy harnesses the same processes that power the sun and stars. The collaboration aims to demonstrate the production of safe, virtually limitless energy through UKAEA’s Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme. Using the 3DEXPERIENCE […]
Trawsfynydd Lake, Snwdonia Companies including TerraPower, founded by the Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and Rolls-Royce have declared an interest in building small modular reactors (SMRs) in North Wales, according to reports. Development company Cwmni Egino – established by the Welsh government – recently completed the first phase of its viability study on the site […]
A programme of testing being carried out by one of the country’s leading research universities is expected to verify the team’s early findings around the WikiHouse offsite building system – indicating that West Fraser’s SterlingOSB Zero panels offer superior performance benefits for the production of their large format blocks, beams and other components. The material’s […]
Climate change is an urgent issue that needs to be addressed, particularly in the construction industry as buildings are responsible for 39% of global energy related carbon emissions1. This has led to demands to use more timber, and the release of new resources addressing concerns over fire safety in timber construction. For example, in […]
In short/abstract The sound insulation of a timber house must be designed on paper and integrated during the construction of the building. “SOUNDPROOFING SOLUTIONS” is the new Rothoblaas catalogue, 150 pages of in-depth information on sound propagation and products adapted to different types of building materials (timber, steel, masonry), loads and heights. New additions […]
Leakage and domestic consumption are the two primary strands of water conservation in the UK. Reduce leaks, Design out joints on pipes and prepare for smarter meters It has been calculated that 25% of water leakage is on the customer side1, i.e. service pipe leakage. Whilst this can be due to old and […]
Clive Feeney, managing director of not-for-profit construction framework provider LHC Procurement Group (LHC), discusses key things for construction leaders to be aware of in advance of the Procurement Bill. Each year, the public sector spends in the region of £300bn through public procurement – accounting for around one third of all public […]
As one of the largest independent flooring distributors in the UK, TradeChoice Carpet & Flooring have all your flooring needs covered with a comprehensive range of solutions when it comes to installing flooring in domestic, commercial and industrial settings. With 11 branches Nationwide, TradeChoice Carpet & Flooring are always on hand to offer the complete […]
A recycling trial by PVC drainage manufacturer Polypipe Building Services with the UK’s largest specialist trade distributor has proved so successful that it’s now being rolled out across 11 of their branches within the UK. The trial with Wolseley UK, the country’s largest plumbing, heating, and cooling trade merchant, began in three of their branches […]