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NBS AND ASFP ANNOUNCE SAFETY-BASED COLLABORATION Today, NBS, a leading specification and product information platform for the construction industry, has entered into a new partnership agreement with the ASFP (Association for Specialist Fire Protection), the UK’s leading association for the passive fire protection sector. The partnership aims to assist with peer review and ensure the […]
The way that the construction industry builds major infrastructure is broken, says Atkins CEO Richard Robinson. Below he outlines his ideas on how to fix it. Covid-19 and advances in digital technology have come together to create a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for construction to shift dramatically closer to outcome-based delivery models. “The transactional model for delivering […]
Countries around the world need to urgently scale up deployment of wind power in order to address the climate emergency, according to the Global Wind Coalition for COP26, which officially launches today on Global Wind Day. The world is in a ‘make or break’ decade for climate action, and it is against this backdrop that […]
Construction output fell unexpectedly by 2.0 per cent in April – although the ONS said this followed a hefty 5.8 per cent jump in March. Britain’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic sped up in April as lockdown measures eased, with the fastest monthly growth since July leaving output a record 27.6 per cent higher […]
The Daily Star and KSRM (Kabir Steel Re-Rolling Mills Limited) jointly organised an online discussion titled “Green Construction – The Future of the Industry” on June 5, 2021. Here we publish a summary of the discussion We are always surrounded by concrete because it is the most common building material. Even now, all of […]
New Air Purifier offers 99.9999 percent Coronavirus Protection for Internal Spaces Air decontamination technology can provide up to 99.9999 per cent real-time protection for internal spaces from the aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, says its UK developers, to enable the full return of customers and workers to retail, hospitality, office and other locations, […]
Polypipe Building Services, the UK’s leading developer of water management solutions for the commercial and industrial sector, provided an array of key services for mechanical and electrical specialists, Aberla M&E, on a luxurious new development in Manchester. The £72m No1 Old Trafford development consists of two towers, 15 and 18 storeys, across 214,000 sq ft on […]
As part of the commitment to a full circular economy by 2050, the Netherlands has set an important interim goal to halve primary resource usage by 2030 by keeping existing materials in the economy. What role can the construction sector play? And how can Canada and the Netherlands learn from each other when it comes to […]
By Tim Clark Labour and the Liberal Democrat MPs have called on the government to publish details of all ministerial meetings after it was revealed that ex-financier Lex Greensill privately met with HS2 Ltd and “approved” the body’s payment methods. It has been revealed that Greensill met with HS2 Ltd on three separate occasions during […]
Tom Roche, Secretary, Business Sprinkler Alliance In a post-Covid world, governments are being urged by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to implement deep building renovation and performance standards for newly constructed buildings into pandemic recovery packages. While reducing energy demand and carbon emissions through the use of natural construction materials, greater insulation and renewables […]
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