The construction industry is vital to Europe’s economy, providing around 18 million direct jobs and contributing to about 9% of the EU’s GDP. Its importance as a sector has prompted research into making it even more competitive. HEPHAESTUS PROJECT The HEPHAESTUS project explores the innovative use of robots and autonomous systems […]
There’s a lot of buzz around self-driving cars, but autonomous driving technology could revolutionise the construction industry first. That industry hasn’t changed much over the last several decades, according to some experts, making it an ideal candidate for automation. “The way we build today is largely unchanged from the way we used to build 50 […]
Computer scientists at the University of the West of England are developing software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to help construction reduce the amount of embodied carbon in their building and infrastructure. Computer scientists at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) are developing software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) […]
A British company that was devastated by covid-19 has won a major US military contract just one week after winning a Lloyds National Business Award. Servicerobots.com, a robot specialist based in the West Midlands, has been selected to supply the US military with new UVC disinfection robots. The good news for the troubled company comes […]
Curtin University’s new Legacy Living Lab (L3) is a modular building designed using principles of the circular economy – an environmentally-friendly concept that aims to ‘design out’ waste by including as much recycling and re-use of materials as possible. Constructed as part of their thesis, Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute PhD candidates Timothy O’Grady and […]
LOW carbon housing, retrofitting to improve energy efficiency and training opportunities for prisoners will feature in projects receiving funding to create affordable homes for the future. The Welsh Government’s Innovative Housing Programme funding is focused on Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) this year, in particular using Welsh timber and supply chains to support our green […]
Suchit Punnose, Founder and CEO of Red Ribbon Asset Management on the new frontier for housing set to transform emerging markets. Modular construction as a concept goes back a long way. A really long way. Its origins date back to the 17th century when colonial Americans wanted their homes built in England. So they were. […]
By Andrew Gillard, Sika Business Unit Manager – Industry and MMC This year has seen events that have re-shaped the world we live in. The world around us has seen generational shifts, with rapid transformations in IT, and advances in technology. Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) continues to move towards the heart of […]
NHF’s Building Better alliance hunts for manufacturers to join £600m offsite homes framework Building Better, the National Housing Federation-supported alliance of housing associations developing offsite solutions for the social housing sector, has begun a search for three manufacturers to deliver its first framework for modern methods of construction (MMC). Procurement for Housing is working with […]
The new Offsite Show will be organised by Industry Expo, a Media 10 Group company, in partnership with Buildoffsite and will be co-located with UK Construction Week London (UKCW), four dedicated UK Construction Week Summits and Grand Designs Live. Whilst being an independent and vertical event, specifically for the offsite market, it will benefit from […]