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Built Environment Change Makers appointed to help shape the future of constructionConstruction News

Built Environment Change Makers appointed to help shape the future of construction

A group of 12 young professionals from the built environment and construction sector have formed an alliance to make sure the voices of the next generation are heard in creating an inclusive industry that is fit for the future. The Built Environment Change Makers are supported by Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and represent the [&hellip;]

admin · 10/25/2021

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners reveals design for Kentucky distilleryArchitecture

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners reveals design for Kentucky distillery

Architecture firm Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has unveiled its design for a distillery&nbsp;drinks brand Horse Soldier Bourbon in Kentucky. The distillery was designed for Horse Soldier Bourbon, an American bourbon brand founded by retired US Special Forces servicemen. It is named after US soldiers who fought on horseback in Afghanistan in the weeks following [&hellip;]

admin · 10/23/2021

Government must have an industrial energy strategyConstruction News

Government must have an industrial energy strategy

The construction industry is experiencing damaging material challenges due to worldwide shortages and rising costs of manufacture, raw materials, and shipping but energy prices may end up the nail in the coffin for many manufacturing businesses, especially in Britain. Richard Beresford, chief executive of the National Federation of Builders (NFB), said: “The Government must do [&hellip;]

admin · 10/22/2021

Southern Sheeting introduces labour-saving ground screwsConstruction News

Southern Sheeting introduces labour-saving ground screws

Building materials supplier Southern Sheeting has launched ground screws that make light work of creating secure foundations for many construction jobs, ending the need for complex concrete slab laying. Perfect for small to medium building projects, both permanent and temporary, ground screws do away with the need for extensive excavation, heavy-duty specialist construction machinery and [&hellip;]

admin · 10/22/2021

Additional measures required to support heat and buildings strategyConstruction News

Additional measures required to support heat and buildings strategy

The Government’s Heat and Buildings Strategy is a welcome development in decarbonising the UK heating sector, but must be supported by further policy if net zero is to be achieved, according to polymer pipework specialist REHAU. The long-awaited strategy was launched October 2021 by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), with the [&hellip;]

admin · 10/22/2021

Major solar PV project set to cut carbon in Coventry appoints partner engineerConstruction News

Major solar PV project set to cut carbon in Coventry appoints partner engineer

Midlands-based construction engineering consultancy, Howard Ward Associates (HWA), has been appointed by Ineco Energy to deliver a major solar PV project at 41 sites across Coventry. The scheme is part of a wider decarbonisation strategy in the city that will deliver carbon reductions and renewable energy generation improvements across a number of council-owned sites; such [&hellip;]

admin · 10/21/2021

UKGBC responds to Government’s Net Zero Strategy &amp; Net Zero ReviewConstruction News

UKGBC responds to Government’s Net Zero Strategy &amp; Net Zero Review

<p>The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has today responded to the Government’s Net Zero Strategy and Net Zero Review. </p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/ukgbc-responds-to-governments-net-zero-strategy-net-zero-review/">UKGBC responds to Government’s Net Zero Strategy &#038; Net Zero Review</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.</p>

admin · 10/20/2021

£21m National Cycling Centre project on trackConstruction News

£21m National Cycling Centre project on track

ISG is playing a key role in securing the future for the home of British cycling as the company is set to deliver a comprehensive £21m programme of modernisation and operational performance upgrades at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester. The iconic sporting venue, that has played an instrumental role in Great Britain’s dominance of [&hellip;]

admin · 10/20/2021

Masonry Frame Systems – Meeting the challenges of the pandemicConstruction News

Masonry Frame Systems – Meeting the challenges of the pandemic

While Covid-19 has resulted in wide-ranging implications for every business, in some ways it has played into the hands of Kent-based Masonry Frame Systems, as its i-Form Solution is ideally suited to the challenges the pandemic has placed on the construction industry. “The manufacturing process we have developed was arguably born ‘Covid-ready’, as it is [&hellip;]

admin · 10/20/2021

UKGBC reacts to Heat and Buildings StrategyConstruction News

UKGBC reacts to Heat and Buildings Strategy

<p>The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has today (19 October 2021) responded to the Government’s long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy. </p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/ukgbc-reacts-to-heat-and-buildings-strategy/">UKGBC reacts to Heat and Buildings Strategy</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.</p>

admin · 10/19/2021

A missed chance to kick-start the home heating revolutionConstruction News

A missed chance to kick-start the home heating revolution

As the government commits to ‘build back better’ there is also an urgent need to ‘build and retrofit greener’ if the UK is going to meet its carbon emission targets.&nbsp;The current gas crisis has brought home the vulnerability of the nation in terms of future power and heating&nbsp;and we welcome the publication of the&nbsp;Heat and [&hellip;]

admin · 10/19/2021

Roof tile manufacturer raises concern over legislation changesConstruction News

Roof tile manufacturer raises concern over legislation changes

Pitched roof-tile manufacturer, Russell Roof Tiles, has warned that there may be more disruption on the horizon for the building and construction sector if the UK adopts proposed changes outlined in forthcoming European legislation. Set for introduction in 2024, this will impact on the fixing requirements of UK manufactured roof tiles and slates and means [&hellip;]

admin · 10/18/2021

Construction industry recruitment: Attracting and retaining new talentConstruction News

Construction industry recruitment: Attracting and retaining new talent

The construction industry has adapted well throughout the last two years, but it’s still sometimes a problem to find new recruits. So, Kelly Friel from the construction tools expert, Zoro, has put together some top tips for attracting the best and brightest candidates to your business. The construction industry was quick to find and implement [&hellip;]

admin · 10/15/2021

Grafton's Stirling Prize-winning Town House is "the future of education" says Norman FosterArchitecture

Grafton's Stirling Prize-winning Town House is "the future of education" says Norman Foster

British architect&nbsp;Norman Foster has praised Grafton Architects&#8217; Stirling Prize-winning&nbsp;Kingston University London – Town House as a &#8220;progressive new model for higher education&#8221;. Foster, who was head of the 2021 RIBA Stirling Prize jury, stated that the building sets the benchmark for future university buildings in the UK. &#8220;In this highly original work of architecture, quiet [&hellip;]

admin · 10/14/2021

Is a spike in insolvencies on the cards for construction?Construction News

Is a spike in insolvencies on the cards for construction?

Insolvencies in the construction sector could rise as much as 25% in the next six months despite a rebound in orders, warns a new industry report. In its new Industry Trends: Construction report, Atradius details how the UK construction sector is benefiting from a robust demand-driven rebound that will see growth return after the negative [&hellip;]

admin · 10/14/2021

How dialing up the green revolution would give UK construction something to sink its teeth intoConstruction News

How dialing up the green revolution would give UK construction something to sink its teeth into

Ahead of the autumn budget on 27th October, Brendan Sharkey, Head of Construction and Real Estate at MHA, says that with the pandemic subsiding, the Chancellor should introduce more measures to get the construction industry to focus on sustainability. “With the pandemic subsiding and the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) approaching, the autumn [&hellip;]

admin · 10/13/2021

Tackling Emissions from Office Operations: Start with UsageConstruction News

Tackling Emissions from Office Operations: Start with Usage

<p>Kristin Marin, CUBE programme manager, writes for UKGBC about tackling waste in our office buildings. </p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/tackling-emissions-from-operations-cube-competition/">Tackling Emissions from Office Operations: Start with Usage</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.</p>

admin · 10/13/2021

Government consider deterrents for demolishing buildingsConstruction News

Government consider deterrents for demolishing buildings

Rather than knocking down existing buildings, experts are urging ministers to encourage developers to explore refurbishments, as making steel, concrete and bricks for new buildings generate vast carbon emissions. Business minister, Lord Callanan, told delegates at a Property Week conference that the government would be looking at this issue in its forthcoming heat and building [&hellip;]

admin · 10/12/2021

Shortages see wages pushed up in construction industry professional services rolesConstruction News

Shortages see wages pushed up in construction industry professional services roles

Professional services within the construction and real estate industry are seeing unprecedented rises in wages, which is causing a disparity between role levels and pay, explains Christine Scott, director of development and construction at real estate recruitment firm Madison Berkeley. ONS figures showed that business services within the construction industry saw the highest rise in [&hellip;]

admin · 10/12/2021

Five key tips for MIG weldingConstruction News

Five key tips for MIG welding

When searching for the MIG welder that meets your requirements, there are a host of key factors to consider, which Eng-Weld goes through in this piece to enable you to find the best fit for you. What is MIG welding? Metal Inert Gas or MIG welding is an arc welding process that uses a continuous [&hellip;]

admin · 10/11/2021

When does the banter go too far? One in five construction employees have suffered from bullying in the last year, impacting their mental healthConstruction News

When does the banter go too far? One in five construction employees have suffered from bullying in the last year, impacting their mental health

21% of construction employees have experienced bullying in the last year. Half of these suffered from anxiety or stress as a result, with just 6% saying they had sufficient mental health support from management and HR. The findings, from a nationwide survey ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10th October, come as poor mental [&hellip;]

admin · 10/8/2021