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£3.82m Government funding for mmc
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 […]
Eurobrick rejuvenates 1990’s Modular Building
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 […]
A BRIDGE TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS
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 […]
Affordable Housing, also a crisis in the USA – Modular Construction Can help
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 […]
Countdown ticking for the UK’s first Space Hub
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 […]
BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE WINS THE 2020 RIBA GOLD MEDAL
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 […]
MAKING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SMARTER WITH A DIGITAL TWIN
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 […]
18% OF UK ENERGY FROM OFFSHORE WINDFARMS
GREEN energy has come a long way since John Blyth installed the world’s first electricity-generating wind turbine to charge a battery at his holiday home in Scotland. That was July 1887, and it was not until 1951 that the first utility grid-connected wind turbine to operate in the UK would be built in the Orkney […]
Hearing the benefits of ‘old’ technology
By Andrew Thomas Chair of the International Hearing Access Committee (IHAC) The building industry has long been aware of the need to create spaces that are accessible, and now the focus is on environments that are inclusive and integrate everyone’s needs. Assistive listening technology is an essential part of inclusive design to make sure public […]