Entries by Lyn

Yesterdays shops could become tomorrows homes

Could empty retail units provide a solution to housing shortages? Craig Middleton, mortgage sales & distribution manager at Harpenden Building Society, believes it is possible During recent months we’ve all needed to adapt to a life changed by Covid-19. There’s not been a more disruptive incident in a generation with its fallout impacting our futures […]

Construction to lead recovery

As the Covid news barometer seems to sweep endlessly back and forth leaving a question mark regarding what the actual situation is in the minds of the World’s populations, Governments are turning their attention to the financial fall out. Hopefully, the major impact will be felt post pandemic, but the invasive erosion of our life […]

Highland Spaceport on the launchpad

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has been given the green light to build a vertical launch spaceport in Sutherland. The approval by the Highland Council’s north planning applications committee means that small commercial satellites and launch vehicles designed and manufactured in Scotland could be heading into orbit from a Scottish spaceport within the next few […]

£2.5 billion Prison Plan

Four new jails at heart of Government’s commitment to 10,000 additional prison places. Two in the north, two in the south – supporting local economies and the construction industry with thousands of jobs. Buildings will use new technology and modern methods of construction. Four new prisons are to be built across England over the next […]

THE HUNT FOR CARBON NEUTRAL ENERGY

Engineers are setting lofty goals by finding ways to make green jet fuel, building taller wind turbines with old-school construction material, and harvesting energy from atmospheric humidity. Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel Transportation, including air travel, is responsible for more than one-fourth of all human-generated greenhouse gases. While ground-based electric vehicles are poised to make a dent […]

NEW MEASURES TO BOOST CONSTRUCTION

The government has announced new measures to help boost the construction industry that will be introduced this week, including flexible working hours, deadline extensions and speedy planning Sites with consent that have an expiry date between the start of lockdown and the end of this year will now see their deadlines extended to 1 April […]

WORLD CUP 22’ VENUE RECEIVED 5 STAR RATING

Education City Stadium is the third FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament venue to be completed, following the successful redevelopment of Khalifa International Stadium in 2017 and the inauguration of Al Janoub Stadium in 2019. To-date, Education City Stadium is the first Qatar 2022 venue to receive a five-star rating under the Global Sustainability Assessment […]

WE NEED CLARITY

Industry leaders are urging the government to make a strong and clear decision on closing construction sites to protect public health as the Covid-19 crisis gathers pace. A growing number of firms are already voting with their feet by closing construction sites, ignoring government advice to keep sites open despite the UK being placed on […]