Trimble has created a model context protocol (MCP) service to connect its SketchUp design environment with other tools. The SketchUp Connector allows Trimble’s 3D modelling software, already used widely across…

Construction teams are still relying heavily on spreadsheets to manage critical project data, despite widespread recognition that the approach is inefficient and error-prone. That was one of the key insights…

The government proposal to ban retention payments under construction contracts may prove tricky to implement. Benjamin Garvey and Adam Thompson explain. Image: Dreamstime In March 2026, the Department for Business…

An online catalogue went live this week, listing redundant steel bridge structures around the country that clients might want to use to reduce the carbon footprint of their projects. Asset…

Members of Parliament are calling for the Health and Safety Executive’s funding to be restored to pre-2010 levels. The All-Parliamentary Group (APPG) on occupational health and safety is using Workers’…

The Department for Education’s Richard Taylor tells Will Mann about the new design standards for school buildings and why collaboration with contractors is key to delivering net zero Richard Taylor…

A talk to school students left a lasting impression on Gallaway Construction MD Renée Preston, which led to the creation of Construction for Women and the National Site Standard. She…

New schools are built to rigorous sustainability standards and must be net zero in operation. A year after its completion, CM visited Little Reddings school in Hertfordshire, built by Morgan…

Kier Group has launched a six-week programme in Norfolk aimed at helping care-experienced young people move into employment, training or further education. The initiative, delivered with Norfolk County Council, Norfolk…

Symbolic event marks start of new Wembley Campus, which will deliver construction-focused education  Students and staff Breaking the Wall of the new College of North West London campus on Olympic…