With the Government’s target for the UK to reach net zero by 2050, the construction industry as a whole must reassess how buildings are designed and constructed to align with this objective. Here, Mike Polack, Structural Engineer at B&K Structures, talks to MMC about the role that engineered timber and hybrid offsite construction play in […]
The market for modular and prefabricated buildings continues to boom, but are we storing up problems for the future that may ultimately cost millions of pounds in repairs and heartache for home owners? According to Global, the country’s fastest growing supplier of insurance backed latent defect warranties, it is a real possibility. Manufacturers from every […]
Better, Faster, Greener Britain’s manufacturers invest more than £500 million to end Britain’s housing crisis – targeting 75,000 sustainable modular homes by end of decade and 50,000 highly skilled jobs across the UK Six modular homes can be installed each day by a single crane and heating costs are slashed by 20% Upscaling modular housing […]
Construction equipment manufacturer Komatsu has been selected by the Japanese government to work on developing autonomous construction equipment that can operate in space. As part of the aim of producing construction equipment that could operate on the moon, Komatsu is using digital twin technology to recreate site conditions and machines. Komatsu says that digital twin […]
HPS expands its product range by introducing storage systems for businesses and multi-family houses Year-round multi-picea electricity storage system can store up to 15,000 kilowatt hours of solar electricity Cascaded storage units enable flexible performance and storage capacity First commercial property equipped with multi-picea in Meckenheim Berlin, 7 December 2021 – HPS Home Power […]
Costs of MMC set to drop by a third, finds new report osts associated with modern methods of construction (MMC) could fall by a third as demand in the sector grows, reveals a new report published today by Constructing Excellence at its annual conference. Part of the BRE Group, Constructing Excellence is a leading not-for-profit […]
Last week the Government announced its “biggest investment in a generation” into Britain’s tidal power. The government will invest £20 million per year in Tidal Stream electricity as part of its renewable energy auction scheme. “UK government announces biggest investment in a generation into tidal power, kickstarting a new chapter for the UK’s tidal energy […]
Loughborough University joins the Smart Construction Network 25 November 2021 Loughborough’s School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering has become the latest member of the Smart Construction Network (SCN). The SCN is formed of academic institutions, R& D organisations, industry centres and trade bodies, and aspires to be the conduit through which expert knowledge, innovative ideas […]
Saudi Arabia has announced plans for the establishment of Oxagon, which would be the world’s largest floating city when completed. Comprising a large area in the southwest corner of Neom (a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia), the urban environment is centered around an integrated port and logistics hub […]
From wind turbine covers to work bags – tackling the textile mountain Whilst wind energy undoubtedly plays an important part in our fight against climate change – much controversy still surrounds air turbines & their parts being non-recyclable at end of life. Yorkshire based innovative recyclers MyGroup (www.mygroupltd.com) have developed a solution to upcycle the […]