Ofwat’s Innovation Fund launches £4m open competition to reward innovators working in the construction industry with bold solutions for the water sector Ofwat today launches the Water Discovery Challenge, a new £4m competition for innovators outside of the water sector with bold ideas that can help solve some of its biggest challenges. Ofwat is calling […]
KINGDOM Housing Association has announced it has acquired eight ‘highly energy-efficient’ homes for mid-market rent in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, from Scotia Homes. The two and three-bedroom properties are Kingdom’s first mid-market rent homes in the Blairgowrie area and will be let and managed by Kingdom Initiatives. The £1.5 million project is part of the larger private […]
UK colleges are increasingly incorporating drones into their curriculums – and are turning to heliguy™ for consultancy, supply, and training. Find out how Oldham College and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) are introducing drones to help students working towards qualifications such as T Levels and HTQs. Rising number of UK colleges are incorporating drones into their […]
The School of Civil Engineering and the Built Environment, at Liverpool John Moores University, leads the way with ‘robot dog’ investment. LJMU is the first university in Europe to acquire Spot and the 3D Laser Scanner with software as a package and plans to use its £150k investment for teaching and research. Engineers at […]
Plaid Cymru has renewed calls for the devolution of the Crown Estate to Wales, following the Estate’s confirmation of six new offshore wind energy lease agreements, worth an estimated £1 billion. In response to the bonanza, announced on 19 January, the King had asked for profits from the new leases to be used for the […]
In response to the announcement that £60m will be made available to revive brownfield sites, Mark Powell, managing director of EDAROTH – a wholly owned subsidiary of Atkins – said: “Any investment in housing is a positive move. But looking at the scale of the problem across the UK today, this is barely a drop […]
Illustrative image of nuclear fusion concept South Oxfordshire District Council Planning Committee approves fusion energy project; construction to start this year at UKAEA’s Culham Campus. The fusion demonstration will be built to 70 per cent scale of a commercial power plant at UKAEA’s Culham Campus. The fusion machine is expected to be commissioned in 2026 […]
The relaunched PAS 2080 specification provides guidelines for cutting carbon emissions down the construction value chain. It recognizes the importance of climate resilience alongside emissions reductions. Digital twins are a valuable tool for collecting essential data for decarbonizing construction. Infrastructure is essential: We cannot live without it. But we must decarbonize it. According to the […]
Home internet in the UK is getting an upgrade. Two new regulations will now require most new housing construction projects to include gigabit internet, while pre-existing tenants will also have easier access to a high-speed connection. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media, & Sport announced the new laws earlier this week, with ministers having amended […]
Prefabrication and modular factory-built housing are on the rise in many parts of the world. In light of Toronto’s current housing supply crisis, we should be embracing these innovative ways of building. We are in desperate need of new housing and building more prefab and modular units is one way to help tackle the growing […]