Technical McLaren restores an art deco dream Transforming London’s 1930s Brettenham House into top-class office accommodation has required high-quality heritage skills from contractor McLaren
Opinion Circularity’s becoming a requirement, so we need to start measuring it We need robust way of measuring circularity, otherwise we’ll drown in ‘circular-washing’
News Spitalfields Market gets London’s biggest rooftop solar array The 2,730-panel array can generate around 1.27 gigawatt-hours of electricity a year.
News Five-year strategy led to 33% carbon reduction for Sir Robert McAlpine Contractor also diverted 98% of non-hazardous waste from landfill.
News, Technical New guidance on managing water risk in mass timber buildings due in October With mass timber being adopted in more buildings, practical guidance will build confidence for industry and insurers.
News Campaigners rally next week to pressure Scottish government on data centres Fourteen campaign groups have written to First Minister John Swinney demanding a moratorium.
News Piling specialists hail first-ever embodied carbon dataset for UK foundations The review drew on data from 63 projects done in 2025, with contractors contributing detailed information.
Technical More aircon is not the answer. How do we make buildings more heat resilient? Building owners and operators should act now to protect their assets against overheating risks, writes Mott MacDonald’s Ruth Shilston
News Willmott Dixon asks public for photos of material reuse to spur change in construction Selected photos will be exhibited at the British Science Festival in Southampton next month.
Digital Construction German contractor uses 3D printing for walls of new HQ A German contractor has used 3D printing for the walls its new headquarters building which were produced in under five days.
News Oktra teams up with Material Index to turn sea of waste into new materials The partnership targets some £60bn worth of useable materials that now go to landfill.
Digital Construction Our CM AI reading list AI has become a reality for almost all professional fields in the last two or three years and construction is no exception. In response to a recent CM reader’s comment…
News Deal reached on £530m net-zero student digs at University of Manchester The Fallowfield campus will have 3,300 rooms and use half the energy conventional student accommodation does.
News £60,000 if you can prove diesel-free equipment works on construction sites Four SMEs will get £60,000 each if they can prove diesel-free equipment can work on water infrastructure sites.
News Winvic’s mammoth logistics park crosses finish line amid industry accolades The new Segro Logistics Park Northampton is one of the UK’s biggest rail-connected logistics hubs.
News UCL’s breakthrough solar window generates power from inside and out The technology could turn buildings into power generators at all hours of the day.
Academic articles Can virtual reality help build a more sustainable construction industry? New research by Don Samarasinghe MCIOB indicates that VR-based training can play an important role in preparing the construction workforce for emerging sustainable technologies
News Kier bags £45m Lancashire low-carbon school scheme Kier has won a £45m education project in Lancashire which is part of a government programme shaping the future of low-carbon school design.
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