1. 6,000 workers to resit CSCS H&S test
Following investigations prompted by October’s Newsnight exposé, at least 6,000 individuals were to resit the CITB’s Health, Safety & Environment test after suspicious patterns at the test centres where they had taken the test were identified. Read more…
2. HSE targets clients and designers under CDM 2015
The latest “blitz” of inspection visits on 1,908 refurbishment sites across the country found almost half fell below acceptable standards. For the first time, many clients and designers also received improvement notices under CDM 2015. Read more…
3. BIM community reacts to sexist attitudes at Construction Computing Awards
Delegates at “The Hammers” Construction Computing Awards last month took to Twitter to criticise sexist jokes told by comedian Josh Daniels’. There was a chorus of disapproval on the night, with at least two attendees walking out of the event. Read more…
4. Call for update on fire safety regs after Lakanal recommendations ignored
The Fire Sector Federation (FSF) – in conjunction with the Construction Industry Council – called for an overhaul of Approved Document B on fire safety after gathering evidence that even the experts find the document confusing and inconsistent. Read more…
5. Crossrail: drones are today’s technology
William Reddaway, an innovation and reporting consultant at Crossrail, explains the widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – also known as drones – on the project. Read more…
6. Oil price slump brings late payment and cancelled projects to Middle East
UK contractors active in the Middle East are adjusting to an environment where the oil price slump will lead to some projects being shelved, and where they will increasingly have to bring finance to the table to win future work. Read more…
7. Disclaimer: this project is Level 2 lite
Is the spirit of BIM being scuppered by avoidant employers? Chris Hallam a partner at Pinsent Masons specialising in infrastructure, construction and engineering transactions, asks around. Read more…
8. Catalogue of failed installations shrinks insulation market, report finds
A government-backed report published last month calls for action to address the poor installation standards, inadequate regulations and lack of workable funding initiatives that have shrunk the market for solid wall. Read more…
9. The lost masterpiece of Sir John Soane brought back to life in BIM
A unique collaboration between a New York architect, a London museum, two IT corporations and 430 volunteers around the world completed the first stage of a scheme to resurrect one of the world’s lost masterpieces of building design – Sir John Soane’s Bank of England. Read more…
10. DECC backs research to emulate Australia’s success in closing performance gap
A research project supported by the Department of Energy and Climate Change is to examine whether Australia’s approach to closing the “performance gap” in commercial buildings could also work in the UK. Read more…
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Steel is today’s focus, but we need transparency across the supply chain
Ian Nicholson, managing director of Responsible Solutions, on a new ethical design guide for an industry seeking more sustainable procurement. Read more…
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10 ways to boost housing output
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Holyhead Primary School, Anglesey
One of Wales’ first BIM Level 2 exemplars and Anglesey County Council’s most advanced BIM project to date, building Holyhead Primary School put pressure on the relatively inexperienced client and project team and exposed compatibility issues between construction and infrastructure BIM software. Read more…
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Deconstructing COBie – from the US Army Corps of Engineers to designers’ laptops
In a continuing series explaining BIM concepts from first principles, Stefan Mordue, co-author of BIM for Dummies and an architect and NBS business solutions consultant, looks at COBie – which originated with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Read more…
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