Land at the rear of Bexhill Road in Bulverhythe is the proposed site. A spokesman said: “The scheme will provide a range of much needed quality housing including a significant number of affordable homes for local families.” Cllr Andy Batsford, lead councillor for housing and homelessness, said: “We are thrilled to have submitted this exciting […]
Concrete 3D printed in patterns inspired by the internal structure of lobster shells. Bio-inspired: How lobsters can help make stronger 3D printed concrete New research shows that patterns inspired by lobster shells can make 3D printed concrete stronger, to support more complex and creative architectural structures. Digital manufacturing technologies like 3D concrete printing (3DCP) have immense potential to save time, effort and material in construction. They also promise to push the boundaries of […]
Contour Crafting’s 3D concrete printing technology. Image via CC Corp. A project carried out by the Tsinghua University’s School of Architecture has successfully constructed a 3D printed concrete bookstore in Shanghai’s Wisdom Bay Innovation Park. The bookstore is due to open to the public at the end of January, and was printed on-site in […]
L-R Scott Bibby of CoreHaus; Sarah Slaven of Business Durham; and Cllr Carl Marshall of Durham County Council Innovative modular housebuilder, CoreHaus, is opening its first UK manufacturing site at a County Durham business park as part of its scale-up plans. CoreHaus has secured its new 20,000 sq ft unit at Jade Business Park, in […]
Shearwater Energy, which describes itself as a UK-based hybrid clean energy company, is developing a wind-small modular reactor and hydrogen production hybrid energy project in North Wales. Shearwater says it has selected the SMR (Small Modular Reactor) technology being developed by NuScale and has signed a memorandum of understanding with the US company to further […]
Data may well be the new oil, but the ability to interpret it properly is the oxygen for any business. Rob O’Connor reports on an insightful webinar on how digital transformation can help the UK build back better in the post-Covid recovery. The vital importance of digital transformation to enable the construction industry to help […]
Support for all of those involved in the housing market, from renters and buyers to builders, and measures to help the construction industry to work safely during the pandemic, has led to an increase in the number of completed homes, new housebuilding figures show. The official statistics show 35,710 homes were started in July to […]
Rolls-Royce is planning to build 16 Small Modular Reactors, and says the first one could be on the grid by 2031 (Credit: Rolls-Royce). Rolls-Royce is planning to build 16 Small Modular Reactors, and says the first one could be on the grid by 2031. For many, nuclear power stations are eyesores – great slabs of […]
UK’S 1ST COHESIVE HOMES SCHEME, TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF NOTTINGHAM Ambitious plans for a ‘ground-breaking’ cohesive-use scheme at Nottingham’s The Island Quarter development have been submitted. The latest phase – which is the flagship of Conygar’s The Island Quarter development – would include a 223-room hotel, 247 residential apartments and an extensive food and […]
Flickr/Creative Commons License/Nicolás Boullosa Wikkelhouse, by Amsterdam-based Fiction Factory This time of year, paper and cardboard are omnipresent materials. One-time-use boxes, bags, and sacks have proliferated during the pandemic because of the increase in mail-order and food delivery services, and enjoyed another spike during the holiday gift-giving season. According to the Fibre Box Association, corrugated […]