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Joe Bradbury discusses the fourth industrial revolution which is currently underway and what digitisation and technological advancement might spell for our industry: We find ourselves on the brink of a fourth industrial revolution. Industrial Revolution, in modern history, can be defined as the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated […]
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced £7.1bn of funding for the National Home Building Fund in the government’s Spending Review. Here’s how it could impact the UK housing market. In the Spending Review, the government introduced a raft of funding that will impact the UK housing stock. Through the National Home Building Fund, the Chancellor has pledged […]
The Weinstein Company office at 99 Hudson before and after the renovation, Photo: Camila Amaral The Weinstein Company’s offices at 99 Hudson Street have sat vacant since 2018 following widespread allegations of sexual misconduct against its founder, Harvey Weinstein. The space has deep roots for Harvey and his brother Bob, who built Miramax from inside […]
Neste is launching a new product, Neste RE, a 100% renewable and recycled raw material for plastics and chemicals production. It is a product for tackling climate change through reducing the need to use virgin fossil resources, while it also provides a new solution to the end-of-life related challenges the polymers and chemicals industries are […]
By Andrew Gillard, Sika Business Unit Manager – Industry and MMC This year has seen events that have re-shaped the world we live in. The world around us has seen generational shifts, with rapid transformations in IT, and advances in technology. Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) continues to move towards the heart of […]
Professor Gabriela Medero with the K-Briq A new recycled brick, made using a tenth of the energy of a standard clay brick, has been named STEM Research Project of the Year at the UK’s Times Higher Education awards. The brainchild of academics at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, the K-Briq was recognised by competition judges […]
The British Automatic Fire Sprinkler Association (BAFSA) welcomes the changes to Fire Safety : Approved Document B (ADB) which come into force today, 26th November 2020 However we do question does the measure go far enough? The changes with regard to the mandatory installation of automatic fire sprinklers in England, affect new build, material alteration, […]
Fluor team to design nuclear plants for NuScale’s small modular reactors American engineer Fluor has partnered with energy firm Sargent & Lundy to design and build future American nuclear power stations for NuScale, the small modular reactor company that it part owns. Fluor will design the turbine island and balance-of-plant facilities and Sargent & Lundy […]
A Cumbria County Council committee has asked to be included in a new working group exploring the suitability of Copeland for the site of an underground radioactive waste facility. The council’s local committee for Copeland agreed on Tuesday to submit a request to Radioactive Waste Management to join its newly-formed working group, exploring the viability […]
On October 28, 2020, Hilti introduced its first robot, Jaibot, a semi-autonomous mobile ceiling-drilling robot. The Hilti Jaibot will help MEP installation contractors tackle productivity, safety and labor shortage challenges. With this new robotic solution Hilti makes a further step toward the digitization of construction sites. Hilti Jaibot – ceiling drilling robot The Jaibot executes […]
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