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Construction NewsMansfield Sand – Overcoming the odds with record year
In early 2019, when Construction Industry News last spoke with Richard Abraham, Managing Director of Mansfield Sand, Covid-19 was unheard of and the disruption it was set to cause was still not known. Thankfully the company has not only successfully navigated its way through the pandemic, but has also managed a record year of sales, […]
admin · 9/17/2021
ArchitectureGio Ponti's towering Denver Art Museum is updated and expanded
A rounded, glazed welcome centre is among the enhancements made by US firms Machado Silvetti Architects and Fentress Architects to the Gio Ponti-designed Denver Art Museum, which opened in 1971. The museum sits within the heart of Denver, in a district known as the Golden Triangle. After being partly closed for years, the museum will […]
admin · 9/16/2021
Construction NewsTwo more visionary leaders elected to UKGBC’s Board of Trustees at today’s AGM
<p>UKGBC confirms appointment of Chris Oglesby and Estelle Bailey to its Board of Trustees.</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/two-more-visionary-leaders-elected-to-ukgbcs-board-of-trustees-at-todays-agm/">Two more visionary leaders elected to UKGBC’s Board of Trustees at today’s AGM</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.</p>
admin · 9/16/2021
SustainabilityHeliostat technology shifts sunlight to the streets below
The glittering golden jewel that crowns Billbergia’s 39-storey tower at Rhodes Central in Sydney’s Inner West is much more than an eye-catching architectural feature. The 27-m-high structure that crowns the building is a piece of world-leading technology that could place Australia firmly at the forefront of solar-related innovation. The heliostat — from ‘helios’ meaning ‘sun’ […]
admin · 9/16/2021
ArchitectureConcrete home by HK Associates looks onto the Arizona desert
American practice HK Associates has completed a geometric concrete home on a desert site at the base of the Catalina Mountains in Tucson, Arizona. Deep cuts in the cuboid form of Ventana House create a series of shaded terraces and covered balconies for the home, which the local practice has designed to be a “window […]
admin · 9/15/2021
UK NewsThe construction industry needs to respond to the climate challenges that are already happening now
Today’s Women for Sustainability guest is Anna Malhari of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation. Anna Malhari believes that in light of the IPCC report, that the construction and real estate industries need to really start paying attention. Not just when it comes to developing buildings with a lower carbon footprint, but also ensuring these are as resilient […]
Jackie De Burca · 9/15/2021
Construction NewsLatest episode of the Constructive Voices podcast discusses how the construction industry can attract workers with Kevin McLoughlin MBE
In episode 12 of the Constructive Voices podcast, Henry McDonald talks to Kevin McLoughlin MBE about how construction can attract workers into the industry. Meanwhile, Peter Finn, Ireland’s favourite TV builder, chats with Steve Randall about how getting into construction is a great way to travel and work abroad in other countries. This episode of Constructive […]
admin · 9/15/2021
Construction NewsWorldGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment expands scope to include embodied carbon
<p>Today, WorldGBC announces an update to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment (the Commitment), expanding its scope to recognise enhanced leadership action in tackling embodied carbon emissions from the building and construction […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/worldgbc-net-zero-carbon-buildings-commitment-expands-scope-to-include-embodied-carbon/">WorldGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment expands scope to include embodied carbon</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.</p>
admin · 9/15/2021
ArchitectureODA designs Manhattan tower that increases size as it ascends
American office ODA has released renderings of a residential building with cantilevered upper storeys, scheduled to be built on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Called Era, the 20-storey apartment building will have 57 units, each with two to five bedrooms, and cover 136,639 square feet (126,94 square metres). Era is set to be built on Manhattan’s […]
admin · 9/14/2021
Construction NewsBuilders urged to join in charity ‘Big Brew’ to tackle construction’s mental health crisis
Tradesman and tradeswomen are being urged to get involved with the ‘Big Brew’ – a new national campaign to highlight the mental health crisis in the construction sector that will start on 1st October. It aims to encourage tradespeople to connect and talk over a cuppa in a bid to remove the taboo around mental […]
admin · 9/14/2021
Construction NewsCarbon Numbers clinches BCIA Smart Buildings Award
Carbon Numbers, a leading Building Management Systems supplier and energy reduction specialist, has been announced as the winner of the Smart Buildings Award at the 2021 BCIA (Building Controls Industry Association) Awards. The BCIA Awards claims to be ‘the biggest and best awards in the controls and BEMS industry’ and aims to recognise ‘innovation, product development, project […]
admin · 9/14/2021
ArchitectureS9 Architecture creates gridded facade for 111 Varick tower in Manhattan
American firm S9 Architecture has completed a tall residential building in a post-industrial New York neighbourhood, incorporating design elements that “pay homage to the past”. The 111 Varick tower is located at Hudson Square, a once-industrial district that has morphed over the decades. The 30-storey tower was built atop the former site of a parking […]
admin · 9/13/2021
Construction NewsDefining Reuse: Why adopting ISO definitions will help encourage circularity
<p>Rachel Hoolahan from Orms answers the question 'what is reuse?' and explains the role it can have in a sustainable built environment. </p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/defining-reuse-why-adopting-iso-definitions-will-help-encourage-circularity/">Defining Reuse: Why adopting ISO definitions will help encourage circularity</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.</p>
admin · 9/13/2021
Construction NewsLatest construction output statistics offer little comfort to the sector, says the Scaffolding Association
The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show construction output in July 2021 was worth £257m (1.6% in volume terms) less than the month before the pandemic hit. It is the second month in a row where construction activity remained lower than pre-Covid levels according to the latest ONS figures. Rising prices […]
admin · 9/13/2021
ApprenticeshipsLargest ever intake of Spencer Group apprentices all secure full-time positions
The largest ever intake of apprentices taken on by engineering specialist Spencer Group have all now secured full-time positions with the company. Hull-based Spencer Group hired 14 apprentices two years ago, with the full cohort of 18-year-olds coming from the city’s employer-led school, Ron Dearing University Technical College (UTC). Having completed their two-year apprenticeships, all […]
admin · 9/13/2021
ArchitectureVerdant courtyard occupies centre of Seattle home by Chadbourne + Doss
A courtyard designed to create an “idealised atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest” sits at the centre of this house in Seattle by local architects Chadbourne + Doss. Named The Perch, the three-storey house is located in the city’s residential Queen Anne Hill neighbourhood. Facing west to enjoy views of the Puget Sound and the Olympic […]
admin · 9/12/2021
ArchitectureMatt Fajkus adds perforated steel screens to Austin boathouse
Austin studio Matt Fajkus Architecture has designed a boathouse in the Texas city with perforated metal facades calibrated to balance light and shade throughout the year. Located on the shore of a ravine in Austin, the Filtered Frame Dock is a two-storey boathouse positioned close to a nearby house built above water level. The boathouse […]
admin · 9/11/2021
ApprenticeshipsEpisode Twelve: How Can We Attract Workers To The Construction Industry With Kevin McLoughlin MBE
Henry McDonald talks to Kevin McLoughlin MBE about how we can attract workers into the industry. Kevin owns K&M McLoughlin Decorating, which has a turnover of £6m+ and a company that heavily invests in the apprenticeship scheme. In 2010 he created K&M Painting & Decorating College as his business needs were not being met by […]
Jackie De Burca · 9/11/2021
ArchitectureTribe Studio founder designs her own Australian weekend beach retreat
Australian firm Tribe Studio Architects has created a U-shaped, timber-clad dwelling in New South Wales that is meant to serve as an “affordable and sustainable prototype home”. The Bundeena House is located in a coastal hamlet of the same name that borders the Royal National Park. The home sits about 100 metres from Gunyah Beach. […]
admin · 9/10/2021
ArchitectureTríptico Building in Córdoba is divided into three vertical houses
Architects Mariela Marchisio, Cristián Nanzer and Germán Margherit have completed a concrete building in central Argentina that contains a trio of tall, skinny residences designed for both living and working. The Tríptico Building is located within the Ducasse neighbourhood on the northern outskirts of Córdoba, Argentina. It sits near a commercial sector that was once […]
admin · 9/9/2021
SustainabilityProgram to help councils supercharge climate action
The Cities Power Partnership and Ironbark Sustainability have joined forces to launch an Australian program that will enable local governments to make evidence-based decisions when investing in emissions reduction projects. The pilot program uses the Cities Activity Database (CAD), Ironbark Sustainability’s tool, that categorises data from about 13,000 climate activities from more than 800 cities […]
admin · 9/9/2021