A NEW flood defence wall is just one of the projects being worked on at the Salisbury River Park currently. The wall will go behind the recreation ground allotments once completed and is being built offsite and cast in units at a factory due to limited space onsite. The wet weather may have caused some […]
Modular and portable building specialist Wernick’s significant growth includes estate and factory investment, fleet expansion, and strategic acquisitions. Fleet expansion Investment in hire fleet exceeded £142m over the period which enabled the company to add more than 14,000 buildings and 4,000 generators across the three hire companies, Wernick Hire, Wernick Events, and Wernick Power Solutions. […]
Structures that utilize both panelized and modular construction are known as hybrid systems, and they provide owners and designers with the ultimate range of flexibility To reap all the benefits of hybrid construction systems, designers and builders make deliberate choices about which approach is used for each component of the structure. The most important benefit […]
First-of-its-kind jointless underfloor heating cable set to transform installation process What: ThermoSphere’s Membrane Heating Cable is the first and only underfloor heating cable that uses TwistedTwin construction and in-line hot-to-cold technology. Who: ThermoSphere, a leading British-based electrical heating manufacturer, has been using its technical expertise to drive innovation for over 25 years. Why: Many […]
The University of East London (UEL), in creative partnership with Grimshaw Architects, has developed a prototype floor slab made from sugarcane, as part of a groundbreaking project to find a new low cost, low carbon construction material. The UEL’s Master of Architecture and Sustainability Research Institute, supported by Tate & Lyle sugars, has developed the […]
HP’s SitePrint robot, which was launched in the US last year, is now being made available to customers in the UK and Ireland. The SitePrint robot is available to customers in the UK and Ireland from 3 May, extending the Early Access Programme launched for customers in the US and Canada in September 2022. […]
An artist’s impression of an Orbex Prime launch from Sutherland Spaceport (Credit: Orbex) Vertical rocket launches could soon lift off from UK soil after construction started on the first mainland spaceport with that capability. Scottish rocket firm Orbex announced the start of work on Sutherland Spaceport, formerly known as Space Hub Sutherland, today (5 May). […]
Image SSV Architekten, “PERI” EUROPE’S LARGEST 3D PRINTED BUILDING IS BEING CONSTRUCTED IN GERMANY Europe’s largest 3D printed building is being constructed by PERI in the city of Heidelberg, Germany, with COBOD’s BOD2 printer. The building is almost 600 m2 (6600 sft), 54m (162 ft) long, 11m (121 ft) wide and 9m (30 ft) high […]
Construction firms will be required to use off-site manufacturing for new public homes to speed up delivery. The new state contractual requirements will represent a move away from the tradition of building homes block by block. Modular construction panels, light steel frames or timber frames will be used instead. Government officials are hoping that the […]
Mark Gillespie, CEO of Recycl8 The importance of reducing the immense CO2 emissions of the concrete industry cannot be overstated. According to the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Low Carbon Concrete Routemap, in the UK alone, concrete accounts for approximately 1.2% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, although globally, the cement production GHG emissions associated […]