The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) welcomes the release of the report following the first phase of the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire and will comment further once the findings have been examined in greater depth. It is well documented and understood that the major failing of the building was due to […]
Beware of bats this Halloween as over the winter months bats hibernate to stay out of the cold weather and residential buildings, in particular, present an ideal warm roosting site for female bats to rear their young. Leading property consultancy Galbraith reports that bats in buildings are an ever-increasing problem when it comes to undertaking […]
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The Government has made a commitment to more new homes being built in England using modern methods of construction (MMC). A centre for excellence is to be created for MMC across the North of England and Homes England is providing £38.2 million to help build 2,000 new homes in the sector. According to Housing Minister […]
The Village Green Medical Centre in Great Denham was built in 1994 using a modular building system for the speed of construction benefits. Planning authorities agreed to the project on the condition that the building would eventually be over clad with a finish that would blend in with the surrounding residential area. Today the building […]
Network rail looks to engage commuters in it’s design plans with the help of an app Use of AR – a first for Network Rail – puts architects’ designs into passengers’ smartphones. Network Rail has contributed its design data to an app that enables passengers to use augmented reality (AR) to see replacement footbridges […]
Modular construction, home-sharing platforms and rental tools could be the answer to housing challenges in the US, believes Nate Loewentheil of venture capital firm Camber Creek. At a time when macroeconomic and political forces are aggravating the challenges of affordable housing in the US, a new set of technologies, including modular construction, digitally enabled home-sharing […]
Construction on a low-cost vertical spaceport in the north of Scotland may commence within a year, pending the approval of a planning application by a local authority. The spaceport, to be called the Space Hub Sutherland, would be built at A’Mhoine on the Moine Peninsula in the county of Sutherland, a few miles from Scotland’s Atlantic […]
Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Ireland by Grafton Architects, winners of the 2020 RIBA gold medal. Photograph: ©Ros Kavanagh The Dublin cooperative, known for brutalist buildings that create generous open spaces, is only the second women-led practice to win the prize. Grafton Architects, the Dublin practice led by Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, has been […]
Digital twins and AI help to bridge the construction productivity gap Bam Nuttall, Cranfield University and Iotic create The Learning Camera In a drive to increase on-site productivity and operational performance in the construction industry, BAM Nuttall has teamed up with tech-firm Iotic and researchers at Cranfield University to develop an AI-based, computer-vision system […]