Entries by Lyn

CURING INNOVATION FOR CONCRETE

INNOVATION FROM ARAMCO – One of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, part of the global effort toward building a low carbon economy.     After water, concrete is the most widely used material on earth. Approximately 4 billion tons were produced in 2019, and that amount is set to rise over the coming […]

CITIES – THE CARBON BATTLEFIELD

Digital Twins to play a key role in COP26 and the built environment through international and national programs Experts and industry leaders want Digital Twin technology to be top of the agenda for this year’s pivotal COP26 event in the UK from October 31st until November 12th. Digital Twins are being named as a potential […]

PREMIER MODULAR EXPANDS TEAM OF OFFSITE SPECIALISTS IN SCOTLAND

Left Paul Kyle and right Steven Ballantyne Premier Modular, one of the UK’s leading offsite construction specialists, has made two new appointments to increase its presence in Scotland.   Based in Renfrew, Paul Kyle has more than 30 years’ experience in the offsite sector gained from holding senior roles for a number of modular building […]

World First for Electric Power

Junttan Oy Unveils World’s First Electric Pile Driving Rig Junttan Oy is helping to ensure a sustainable future with the unveiling of the PMx2e, the world’s first fully battery-powered electric pile driving rig. The rig’s hydraulic system is controlled by a modern electric motor that generates power from a battery pack, which has replaced the […]

SIKA JOINS OFFSITE ALLIANCE

Gaynor Tennant – Co-Founder and Chair of the Offsite Alliance and Simon Griffiths – Head of Sales, Offsite Construction at Sika    As part of its commitment to offsite manufacturing across the nation, Sika has joined the Offsite Alliance, a membership organisation that increases the uptake and delivery of offsite technologies in the residential sector. […]

STUNNING SMART WINDOWS

A derelict mill in a Cumbrian hamlet has been transformed over a three and a half year self-build project into a stunning four bedroom, four bathroom house, together with workshop and office space. Featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs programme, the project saw a new timber-framed, SIPS-construction house built within the footprint of the existing […]

public sector sites can cut carbon emissions by 70%

Complex public sector sites – such as hospitals, prisons, and military barracks – could achieve a 70% reduction in carbon emissions by 2032 with an average capital cost of £12.6m per site, according to a two-year innovation pilot. The Modern Energy Partners (MEP) innovation programme was tasked with exploring how to decarbonise the public sector […]

Plastic Park Will Recycle 367,500 Tonnes of Plastic

Plans for the UK’s first £165m Plastic Park – designed to tackle a share of the UK’s 4.9 million tonnes of annual plastic waste – have moved a step closer. Peel NRE, part of Peel L&P, has submitted a planning application for the Plastic Park to be developed at Protos, the company’s strategic energy and […]