THE architectural practice behind the multi-award-winning Aerospace Integrated Research Centre (AIRC) at Cranfield University has designed four new buildings on the Bedfordshire campus.
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New car buyers made savings of over £2300 on average at the end of last year, despite a gradual fall in manufacturer discounts during the last quarter, according to the latest What Car? Target Price Report.
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WORK has started on the brand-new £65 million research facility for digital aviation at Cranfield University with support from the Birmingham office of built environment consultancy Curtins.
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The Christmas period is a time for celebration and joy, spent with friends and loved ones. Presents have been bought, ‘out of office’ has been switched on and festive cheer is in full swing. Yet amongst all the revelries, it can be easy to overlook home security during a period when homes are most p
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ISLAND Road West, a new prime urban logistics scheme in Reading, has seen the second phase of development completed this month on a former domestic landfill site off the A33.
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Whilst other industries have for many years focused on professional growth as a motivating factor for staff, as well as a means of ensuring that their skills remain relevant in today’s technological society, this has not been such a key focus in the construction space.
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There have been many repercussions felt by multiple UK sectors since the UK officially chose to leave the EU. With regard to the property market, a sense of uncertainty meant that many investments and deals fell through, and many buildings had to be withdrawn from the market.
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Within the next 20 years, we will reach the peak capacity for our oil consumption. However, demand continually appears to rise as the global production of oil decreases. In light of this, the construction industry still requires most of its energy sources from oil-based fuels.
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Mark Dyer from Audacia looks at the rise of mobile working in the construction industry and explores both the benefits and challenges of this potentially game-changing opportunity.
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The research shows that business owners are six times more likely (74%) to be in their dream job than employees(13%). Interestingly in construction over 54% of Business owners have always wanted to start their own business.
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The property and construction industries have seen a huge influx in the use of drones, due to the flexibility they bring to businesses. These small yet sophisticated devices could soon become as common on-site as trucks and diggers.
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The construction industry is seeing an increasing shift towards landfill redevelopment, as experts in the sector help more businesses and landowners identify real regeneration opportunities.
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Over 1,400 construction workers committed suicide between 2011 – 2015. Construction trades have the highest number of suicides of any profession. Risk of suicide for those working in building and construction trades is 1.6 times higher than the national average. More than a quarter of construction e
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Recent analysis of internal data from online training course provider findcourses.co.uk, has shown the traditional industry gender splits, which indicated more employees of one sex than the other in certain roles, are significantly changing.
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The benefits of using steel beams for your loft conversion
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The seismic impact of the Grenfell Tower fire on the construction industry is still being felt more than a year on.
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Smash Stereotypes to Bits
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NBT Signals Expansion as Woodfibre Insulation Market Heats Up
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Improving Sustainability within the Construction Industry
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The future of housebuilding: where will we be living in 30 years?
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Making the change to environmentally friendly construction
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Living off-grid: becoming self-sufficient
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Sourcing the Right Equipment for the Right Job: Onsite Rental
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James Myatt is executive chairman at Townscape Products. The company has over forty years’ experience providing counter terror systems for towns and cities in the UK and overseas.
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How to negotiate fair contract terms with the industry giants: a subcontractor’s guide
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Leading bridge and engineering services specialist Mabey today released a new report urging greater collaboration across the supply chain in a bid to tackle the construction industry’s productivity gap.
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In recent news, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Public Power and IGS Solar will begin construction this month (April) on one of the most innovative solar arrays installed in the state of Ohio, which will provide clean energy for decades to come.
Gracing the cover of this month’s issue of BUILD Magazine,
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Every year several thousand construction workers are injured whilst working on building sites. According to the Health and Safety Executive, during 2016/17 around 1,200 of these injuries were due to slips, trips or falls.
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Read the thoughts of Solicitors Kara Price and Sarah Wales from law firm Womble Bond Dickinson.
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The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has brushed off claims from other employers that the Government’s apprenticeship levy, introduced last April, is difficult to understand and use. The BMF has successfully launched Apprenticeships Plus including an Apprenticeship Training Agency to research and
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BUILDING Services Design (BSD) has been recognised by a government and industry-backed scheme for its commitment to preventing cyber attacks.
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UK developers are squandering £20m a year on interest they don’t need to pay, new research from specialist packager, Thistle Finance, revealed today.
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