Is this how construction is seen in popular culture?

The construction industry, often overlooked in the realm of popular culture, has played a surprisingly significant role in shaping our...
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Making construction work in extreme environments

No challenge is too much for the world’s construction workers and engineers who continue to push the limits of human ingenuity and...
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The rush to sustainability and how it affects affordable housing

New Mexico, like many states in the USA and other countries across the world, is grappling with a persistent housing affordability crisis....
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How Government will influence the choice of construction materials

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the USA has published a groundbreaking labelling programme designed to promote the use of...
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Unlike other platforms, we're free from publishing group shackles. Our sole focus is bringing you unfiltered, knowledge-driven content on the latest trends, innovations, and challenges shaping the industry via informative construction blogs, construction case studies, construction news, appointments - plus a few weird facts at Construct IQ - where we explore the unusual with construction.

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Will a four-day week be a game-changer for the construction industry?

There is now serious talk about introducing a four-day working week for all industries in the UK and this is being actively discussed in other countries across the world – but what will it mean for...

MEES compliance - building controls can make it easy

As we enter the final stretch before the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations likely come into effect in 2030, it is clear that this piece of legislation is going to have a...

Fire safety and sustainability - a blindspot

With the built environment contributing a significant amount of the UK’s total carbon footprint, there is no question that the sector needs to act to ensure buildings meet their sustainable...

The story of construction tools – a journey through time

As societies advanced and civilizations flourished, so too did the tools they used to construct their buildings. A gradual move from simple stone tools to bronze and iron marked...

The evolution of energy-efficient windows

The humble window has undergone a remarkable transformation from a simple aperture to a sophisticated technological marvel. Today's windows are no longer mere openings in walls,...

Joseph Aspdin and the birth of Portland Cement

The world we live in is a landscape of concrete - the ubiquitous building material that underpins our modern environment, but have you ever stopped to wonder where it all began?...

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Successful sound absorption in schools

When designing educational spaces, classroom acoustics often aren’t the first consideration. However, studies have shown that the intelligibility of speech in the fourth row of a classroom can be as...

Grayson is now officially carbon neutral

Multi-award-winning construction consumables supplier, Grayson, is proud to have achieved the ambitious goal of becoming a PAS 2060 accredited and UKAS certified Carbon Neutral business, the first of...

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Sprinklers - back to basics

In today’s built environment, where safety and sustainability dominate industry...

Knauf Airless provides speed and quality for hospital extension

Knauf Airless Finish spray plaster has provided a flawless, sustainable interior wall...

Decomesh solution for college campus

Construction is underway on a new building at Warwickshire Southam College campus. The...