With Boris Johnson about to enter Downing Street as the 55th person to become the country’s prime minister, we must all prepare for the reality of a new administration headed by a man that has been called both the Heineken politician for his ability to reach part ….
The government is proposing to invest up to £18 million to help develop what will be the first mini nuclear power station in the UK. The funding for small and advanced modular reactors will be less expensive to build that traditional nuclear plants – they will be designed so much of the plant can be […]
What does it take to be net-zero in the desert in a decade? Joseph Wheeler, AIA, co-director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Design Research shares his team’s design, which placed first out of 60 entries with its modular construction technique and superior performance in the 2018 Solar Decathlon.
There has been a definite increase in the specification of timber as a construction material in the UK, according to a recent survey conducted by Södra Wood 63% of respondents say they believe timber is growing in popularity as a construction material. The survey generated insight from almost 350 architects, consultants, contractors and merchants. […]
CEMEX Ventures has celebrated its Pitch Day, an event at which the 10 winners of the Construction Startup Competition 2019 presented their solutions to a jury of experts in construction, innovation, and entrepreneurship. This global challenge, which doubled its participation compared to the 2018 competition, seeks new business models that work in the six priority […]
Apple’s new Vancouver office looks absolutely spectacular, whether it’s taking space in iconic buildings or creating one of Earth’s most valuable offices, Apple sure has an eye for architecture. Occupying two floors in a spectacular, still-under-construction development in Vancouver, BC. The 400 West Georgia building is set to open in 2020. Apple didn’t have a […]
London’s construction market appears to be losing patience with Brexit uncertainty, as output growth gains speed and workload expectations gather pace for the year ahead. According to a quarterly industry survey by RICS, 14 per cent more respondents reported an increase in construction workloads across London in the second three months of 2019. This is […]
More than 100 more tower blocks must be urgently stripped of combustible cladding panels in a significant widening of the fire safety crisis since the Grenfell Tower disaster. High-pressure laminate (HPL) panels, often made from compressed wood and paper and used to produce colourful patterns on new buildings, should be removed “as soon as possible” […]
A McKinsey & Co. study gives construction industry low ranking for AI adoption. Artificial intelligence (AI) has pervaded almost every industry; however, the construction industry is failing to take advantage of this technology, according to a 2018 report by the New York-based consulting firm McKinsey & Co. When discussing AI in the construction industry, the […]
An affordable housing project will see 11 one- and two-bedroom ‘pods’ built using modular technology above the Chalks Road car park in Bristol. A scheme to build 11 low-carbon, affordable homes above a car park has been granted planning permission by Bristol City Council. The project was proposed by housing developer ZED Pods, which specialises in the manufacture of […]