The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has submitted its response to the government’s consultation on a proposed merger between the construction and engineering industry training boards (CITB and ECITB), which closed on 14…
United Wholesale Scotland (UWS), Scotland’s largest independent cash-and-carry and wholesale operator, has identified £18,000-£21,700 in annual savings opportunities at its Queenslie HQ in Glasgow via a digital twin. Developed by IES, the…
The government is planning to create a public register of approved insulation installers to clean up the scandal-hit retrofit market. Under plans unveiled for consultation yesterday by the Department for…
The government’s AI-enabled digital planning tool that can extract structured data from poor scans, pdfs and paper documents is now available to all local planning authorities. Trials of the Extract…
Product platforms are starting to move from theory to reality, but they need a fundamental shift in how buildings are conceived and coordinated. Mott MacDonald’s Paul Taylor explains. The UK’s…
Construction management academic and CIOB Fellow, Professor Peter Farrell, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to higher education and the construction industry. Farrell is…
Morgan Sindall is celebrating the opening of the new £25m Portfield School in Haverfordwest, a 2,600 sq ft school for pupils with special educational needs that will be carbon net-zero…
Three track workers were put in danger after the wrong tunnel was closed despite multiple checks, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said in its report on a near miss…
FM Conway and National Highways have repaved a 5.7-mile section of the M4 near Swindon using hydrogen and electric plant and recycled asphalt in what they’re calling a first-of-its-kind low-carbon…
The new towns programme presents an opportunity to establish a more connected, modern and resilient approach to housing delivery, argues Autodesk’s Nathan Brown. The government has identified seven new areas…