circular construction Archives - Construction Management

The concrete runway is 250mm thick and laid on an asphalt base. Images: OCL Regeneration.

WWII-era runway recycled for new housing development

Concrete runway used in D-Day to become paving and foundation materials.

SRM joins circularity initiative inspired by King Charles

Sir Robert McAlpine has joined Circularity in Practice as a signatory, marking its commitment to the nationwide initiative.

Image: Henry Woide at Tipping Point East

News

Circular construction hub unveiled in London

An ambitious circular construction scheme has been launched in London’s Royal Docks.

Will Rundle from Nexus ReGen and Dean Wigley from Persimmon

Digital Construction

Persimmon drives circularity with materials exchange platform

Persimmon has mandated a materials exchange platform across its business as it aims to shift towards circular construction at scale.

Recycled steel sections, image: Dreamstime.

Technical

Circular construction: putting theory into practice

Adopting circular economy principles means changing mindsets and ways of working, but it needn’t be difficult, writes Mott MacDonald’s Tom McDonald.

Digital Construction

Monitoring structural integrity of bridges with cosmic rays

A research project will use cosmic rays to measure the structural integrity of bridges in Glasgow.

Digital Construction

Rapid take-up of plant and machinery security tool

More than 600 UK police officers have registered for the new RAPID asset search tool in its first week. RAPID, the registered assets police information database, is a web search…