News Major regeneration scheme sees first UK use of lower-carbon calcined clay concrete Calcined clay concrete has been used in an apartment building going up in North London.
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 OS mapping tool shows exactly what’s on the land to ease BNG planning The tool shows what’s on a plot of land to help developers plan their BNG commitments more easily.
News Murphy makes first UK low-carbon concrete pour for permanent works on Transpennine Route Upgrade 150 cubic metres mixed with Ecocem cement makes capping beam for a contiguous pile wall at the Shipley Depot.
News Construction plans for new stations between Oxford and Cambridge brought forward Developer speeds up as a new town and a Universal theme park juice travel demand between Oxford and Cambridge.
News How Barratt Redrow is building the UK’s biggest net-zero carbon neighbourhood Ground-source heat pumps, solar panels, home batteries and smart controls will exceed the Future Homes Standard.
Opinion Working with the value chain is key to innovation The construction industry faces a skills shortage, which is being addressed with innovation. The key is collaboration, writes Morgan Sindall’s Steffan Speer MCIOB
People My CEnv career: ‘Without client trust, you can’t achieve anything’ After two decades working across continents and disciplines, Mania Alabadla reflects on how sustainability has evolved – and why trust, technical credibility and long-term thinking are essential to delivering real impact.
Powered Access Powered access survey: identifying construction’s priorities CM’s inaugural Powered Access in Construction survey offers a detailed snapshot of how powered access equipment is perceived and used across the industry.
Opinion Monument or workshop of democracy? Westminster’s £40bn conundrum The crumbling Palace is too important to be left to rot, but heritage alone can’t justify a full restoration.
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 Morgan Sindall starts Passivhaus scheme at Cambridge University Morgan Sindall Construction has started construction of Passivhaus student housing at the University of Cambridge.
News 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.
Digital Construction Cardiff Metropolitan University wins Delivering Sustainability with Digital Innovation at the Digital Construction Awards Cardiff Metropolitan University’s estate relied on standard automated meter reading (AMR) data, which showed a large amount of energy was being consumed when buildings were virtually empty. With mounting financial…
Opinion ‘I’m scoring construction 5 out of 10 on sustainability’ Paloma Hermoso FCIOB works for a B Corp-certified company. But she wonders how much progress the wider built environment is making on green issues
News Circular construction hub unveiled in London An ambitious circular construction scheme has been launched in London’s Royal Docks.
Technical Client survey – refurbishment tops pipeline priorities How are client pipelines holding up after the recent economic headwinds? Find out in part 1 of the 2026 CM and CIOB client survey
News Kier names new sustainability director Kier Group has appointed Tracey Collins as its new sustainability director.
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.