• Rewilding construction sites to boost local biodiversity

    At a time when the UK is facing a serious decline in wildlife, the construction industry has an opportunity to rethink its relationship...

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  • The rise of adaptive building skins that respond to weather conditions

    For generations, building façades have been designed to protect occupants from the weather. Walls, windows, insulation and external shading...

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  • Is drone swarm technology the next frontier for site surveys?

    Construction site surveys are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Drones have already transformed the way surveyors capture information,...

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  • Has lowest-price tendering done more damage to construction than we admit?

    Construction has spent years talking about quality, competence, collaboration, building safety, sustainability, social value and whole-life...

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Climate Adaptation vs. Mitigation: What Commercial Builders Need to Know

Climate change has introduced many unpredictable variables that builders need to factor into their building designs, from wildfires to floods and much more. Protecting commercial spaces against these...

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Why Is construction still so bad at making money?

Construction is one of Britain's biggest industries, but size has never guaranteed financial strength. The sector generates hundreds of billions of pounds in activity each year, yet many businesses...

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The classification game: why ‘extra care’ isn’t ‘care’

The Business Sprinkler Alliance (BSA) continues to press the case for a fundamental rethink of how fire safety regulations treat housing for vulnerable people. At the heart of the issue lies a simple...

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The 3,000-Year History of Scaffolding

The basic idea behind scaffolding is far older than steel, standardised fittings or modern health and safety. In fact, the first scaffolds were probably nothing more sophisticated...

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The Victorian ventilation revolution and what we forgot

Long before air conditioning, Victorian architects were designing buildings around a problem that has returned with a vengeance. How do you keep large, crowded buildings supplied...

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Why Georgian houses have surprisingly thin walls

Walk into a Georgian townhouse and the proportions can feel almost impossibly elegant. Tall windows, narrow façades and beautifully ordered brickwork give the impression of...

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Changing the way the trade delivers the complete home

CasaVera is raising the bar for residential construction and interiors with a new West London Experience Centre that brings the entire journey from foundations to furnishings together in one place -...

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Whitecode Consulting’s Alex Hill to join panel of experts on the ‘Golden Triangle’ of low-carbon heating at elementalLondon

Alex Hill, Managing Director at Whitecode Consulting, will join other notable industry leaders to address the key barriers and opportunities surrounding solar power, heat pump and battery adoption at...

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New Sika roof for Lancashire cricket

Located between Lostock Hall and Leyland within the Lancashire green belt, the...

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GOLDBECK overcomes complex tunnel and infrastructure constraints to deliver Cardiff Bay landmark

GOLDBECK has completed a multi-storey car park in Cardiff Bay after overcoming...

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Cognisant Construction appointed as principal contractor for Eddeva Park Phase 2, Cambridge

Cognisant Construction is delighted to have been appointed as Principal Contractor...

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