New technical guidance published for housebuilders to boost uptake of gable wall spandrel panelsA new technical
guide is being issued to housebuilders in the UK to boost uptake of gable wall
spandrel panels, a readily available component that can support the industry as
it moves towards modern methods of construction (MMC).
Gable wall
spandrel panels are an offsite manufactured product, put…
How will digital transformation bolster the real estate industry?Most sectors have benefited greatly from
their processes being dismantled and reconstructed by digital transformation. However,
to date the real estate industry has only undergone very minor improvements,
such as housing adverts moving online. Read through our guide below, which
helps to outline the changes we can expect to see in…
Civils chiefs raise alarm over rampant insurance cost hikesThe full scale of the growing Professional Indemnity cover crisis in construction has been revealed in a survey by the Civil Engineering Contractors Association.
CECA members are reporting spiralling costs for insurance as the market for cover continues to harden.
The survey revealed:
92% of contractors have experienced…
£500m funding to bring back historic rail linesThe Government has pledged to spend £500m reopening old railway connections in a move to roll back the Beeching era of cuts to the network.
The benefits of reversing the Beeching cuts have already been seen. In 2015, a £10m project restored ‘Todmorden Curve’ enabling direct services from Burnley and Accrington to…
What is the value of apprentices in construction?It’s been a concern for a while that the construction
industry doesn’t have enough skilled workers. City & Guilds found that 87%
of employers were already finding it difficult to recruit the necessary number
of skilled workers last year and, Construction News reported that official
figures show 12.6% of UK construction
workers com…
Trade body webinar sets out best practice in structural waterproofing for podium decksA
national trade body has produced a webinar to support architects and building
professionals with the challenges of waterproofing podium decks.
While
the construction of podium decks has been around for some time, the use of a
basement roof structure to extend beyond the building line and under gardens
has…
Late Payments Can Cripple Commercial Electrical Contractors: Here Are Some Tips On How To Get Paid PromptlyWith late payments costing SMEs across the UK thousands of
pounds to collect, and the total amount owed to small and medium sized
enterprises across the country now totally £23.4
billion, it’s clear that this is a serious issue that needs to be
addressed.
This is particularly…
SOFiSTiK Seminar on March 27 and 28 in Munich: International Conference for Civil and Structural Engineers on new Developments and Recent Projects in the Construction Industry.SOFiSTiK
Seminar on March 27 and 28 in Munich: International Conference for Civil and
Structural Engineers on new Developments and Recent Projects in the
Construction Industry.
Key topics:
design and analysis for…
SOFiSTiK Seminar on March 27 and 28 in Munich: International Conference for Civil and Structural Engineers on new Developments and Recent Projects in the Construction Industry. Key topics: design and analysis for bridges, buildings, and infrastructurePresentations by Werner Sobek AG, Royal HaskoningDHV, FINLEY Engineering Group, and more The 2020 SOFiSTiK Seminar on March 27 and 28 is guided by the theme Connecting People. Oberschleißheim, January 21, 2020 —- The construction software company SOFiSTiK will be hosting the 2020 SOFiSTiK Seminar at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in Munich, Germany on March 27 and 28. This international conference for professionals is recognized as one of the major events for construction engineers in German-speaking countries and will cover topics such as design, analysis, and engineering. In keeping with this year’s theme Connecting People, structural …
Eco-friendly hotelWithin the next 20
years, our planet could reach the peak regarding oil consumption. What’s more
worrying is that the demand for oil continues to grow year upon year as the
global production of oil appears to decrease.
This ever-growing
problem will impact the way that hotels are constructed in the future, and how
eco-friendly strategies can benefit hotels in terms of…