Digital Construction BAM is first to use nPlan’s AI for portfolio risk analysis BAM is the first contractor to use AI and big data to quantify and manage schedule risk across a portfolio of projects.
Technical How to repurpose steel-framed buildings steel-framed buildings Existing buildings can be reused and repurposed, rather than demolished in favour of new-build, and steel-framed structures provide many examples of how this is possible, writes Martin Cooper.
News McAlpine achieves 85% emissions and fuel savings by going hybrid Sir Robert McAlpine has cut emissions and fuel by 85% in five live tower cranes on one of its construction projects during a four-month period by using hybrid energy sources.
News Lower Thames Crossing to use hydrogen-fuelled plant National Highways has launched one of the UK’s largest ever purchases of low-carbon hydrogen ever bought in the UK to reduce the carbon footprint of the Lower Thames Crossing.
Powered Access ‘World first’ hydrogen-powered access platform launched Two British companies have launched what they claim it is the world’s first hydrogen-powered boom lift.
News Spending watchdog ‘sceptical’ about govt decarbonisation plans A new report by the cross-party Public Accounts Committee says that the government’s lack of coherent and integrated decarbonisation plans are jeopardising the country’s net zero objectives.
Digital Construction Cat successfully tests smart detection system on Flannery’s HS2 plant Cat dealer Finning UK & Ireland has successfully tested a smart personnel detection system on equipment on HS2 operated by Flannery Plant Hire.
News Major contractors back diesel-free sites plan Government and industry have launched a plan to eliminate 78% of diesel machinery from UK’s construction sites by 2035.
News Major contractors to develop automated embodied carbon reporting Balfour Beatty, Galliford Try and Morgan Sindall Group are to trial new technology which could provide automated, real-time reporting of scope 3 carbon emissions.
Opinion Don’t forget safety in the push for net zero Retrofitting and recycling will help cut construction’s carbon footprint – but too often we overlook the safety risks in the process, says Lesley McLeod.
Opinion We must learn to love old and unattractive buildings Professor Saul Humphrey says a change in mindset is needed if the construction sector wants to succeed in its retrofitting mission.
People Retrofit Academy enrolls 5,000th learner The Retrofit Academy is on course to train 200,000 learners by 2030
Digital Construction Digital Construction Awards 2023 shortlist: Digital Innovation in Asset Management The Digital Construction Awards attracted more than 140 entries this year, 62 of which have been shortlisted. Here we detail the shortlist for the Digital Innovation in Asset Management category.
People Net zero skills centre opens in Ipswich Suffolk New College’s net zero facility will offer training for students and businesses
People Green apprenticeships celebrated in honour of the Coronation Six green apprenticeships will be marked with the Coronation emblem in recognition of their sustainability credentials
Digital Construction Digital Construction Awards 2023 shortlist: Best Application of Technology The Digital Construction Awards attracted more than 140 entries, 62 of which have been shortlisted. Here we detail the shortlist for the Best Application of Technology.
People Why sustainability jobs must not be a ‘token gesture’ Empowering the next generation of built environment leaders
News Novel sugarcane-waste construction blocks could save 1bn tonnes of CO2 Researchers have developed an ultra-low carbon construction material made with sugarcane fibres that could be used instead of brick and concrete.
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