News Costain uses robots to print 90 concrete bases for Teesside captured CO2 pipeline It’ll require less soil excavation, cut concrete and steel by 40%, and reduce carbon emissions by up to 50%.
News ‘No more energy bills’: Housebuilder adopts Finnish timber system touted as better than Passivhaus Developer Oakmont goes all in on offsite system used in the Nordics for 48 years, telling CM it’s twice as fast.
News Modular glass-house builder targets growth after double win A company scaling up an industrialised system for building homes from structural panels made of recycled glass has begun the year with two major boosts.
News Developer targets key-worker housing shortage with German prefab system First scheme in Dorchester set to complete early next year with a 25% faster build time predicted.
Technical Hospital 2.0: Industrialising healthcare construction The New Hospitals Programme promises more efficient delivery through industrialisation. Kristina Smith speaks to programme leads from the NHS, Mace and Turner & Townsend
Opinion Investing in technology: the key to unlocking UK construction productivity For construction firms under pressure to deliver more with tighter resources, smarter digital tools are no longer optional – they’re essential.
Legal New homes delivery: time for an MMC renaissance? From improving quality and efficiency to addressing skills shortages, modern methods of construction (MMC) could be the answer to a number of challenges facing new homes delivery.
News Premier Modular wins trio of airport projects Offsite manufacturing specialist Premier Modular has been awarded the contract to deliver new security buildings across three UK airports.
News ‘1.5 million homes is completely achievable – but they must be good quality’ Former Mace director Mike Reader MP has made his mark in Parliament since last year’s election and chairs the newly formed APPG for Excellence in the Built Environment. He talks to CM.
Technical Kilnbridge covers all angles with Triangle Bridge Multi-disciplinary contractor Kilnbridge had to prefabricate a new triangle-shaped bridge before floating it by barge to a site in east London and assembling the structure.
News Reds10 starts construction of Thorney Island modular barracks Modular specialist Reds10 has begun the groundworks on three new single living accommodation blocks for Army personnel at Baker Barracks, in Thorney Island.
News MoD contractor ‘alliance’ to start building first MMC military bedspaces A contractor ‘alliance’ established last year to build single-living accommodation for the British army using MMC has been allocated its first projects as part of a ‘programmatic approach’ to construct 16,000 new bedspaces by 2034.
News Laing O’Rourke installs first modular lift at Network Rail testing site Laing O’Rourke and Finnish lift engineering company Kone have manufactured and installed the first off-site constructed lift at the Network Rail Test Track in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
News Regulatory ambiguity holding back MMC, timber frame manufacturers say Lack of regulatory clarity and joined-up standards are hindering adoption at scale of modern methods of construction (MMC), a new survey suggests.
News BSI publishes first MMC standard for residential developments The UK’s leading standard-setting body has published a new modern methods of construction (MMC) specification for residential developments.
People ‘We need to get people excited about construction again’ Mark Whitehead, construction director at CPAC Modular, tells CIOB People how turbocharging the modular construction sector in Ireland could help to attract the next generation of talent
News In pictures | The best images from March A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.
News Wates appointed for £300m Suffolk prison expansion The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has appointed Wates to deliver a £300m expansion programme at HMP Highpoint in Suffolk.
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