Integrating BIM into your business
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is changing the way we work, and for the better. However, according to construction research specialist Competitive Advantage, less than half of businesses are BIM Level 2 compliant and more than half are unable to name the person responsible for BIM in their business, says Erica Coulehan, Content Marketing Manager at GroupBC.
Perceptions of physical security design
To understand the most pressing physical security concerns into the future and how best to prepare, Jacksons Fencing has commissioned original research among industry professionals to get a clearer picture of what is and might be. Here, Managing Director, Peter Jackson, talks us through the findings.
Commodore Kitchens completes fifth phase of Aura installations
Leading contract kitchen specialist, Commodore Kitchens, has completed the installation of more than 250 kitchens across five phases for Countryside Properties’ Aura Development in Cambridge. Here, FC&A takes a look at the project.
Digital design vision made watertight with HERTALAN EPDM
The BUGA Wood Pavilion celebrates a new approach to digital timber construction. The segmented wood shell is based on biological principles found in the plate skeleton of sea urchins, which have been studied by the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and the Institute for Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) at the University of Stuttgart for almost a decade.
Mitigating the risks of Brexit for the construction industry
Britain is just weeks away from leaving the EU, and ongoing political disarray and a lack of clarity on what life beyond the 31st October will look like is pushing the construction industry into a deepening state of distress. This month, data from the Office of National Statistics reignited fears the sector could fall into recession, as it suffered its sharpest drop in new orders in a decade, with clients delaying projects as they wait for the pre-Brexit ambiguity to clear. Here, Mark Robinson, Scape Group Chief Executive, investigates.
How the skills gap has affected the Government’s home-building targets
It’s no secret that the construction industry is currently facing an increasingly large skills shortage. The industry has long suffered from a lack of skilled workers, making it more difficult than ever to hit deadlines due to the shrinking talent pool.
Rockwool Unveils New STA Certified Timber Frame Insulation Solution
Purpose-designed range brings acknowledged benefits of stone wool insulation to timber frame developers and builders
Fire Doors Protected by Yeoman Shield
After carrying out a fire door survey, Warwick Hospital undertook measures to protect and refurbish the fire doors throughout their sterilisation unit with Yeoman Shield door protection products.
Vitra Tiles Introduces new and Revamped CPD Presentations
VitrA Tiles is launching a new RIBA-approved CPD presentation on ‘Swimming Pools with a Tile Finish’. At the same time the company is introducing revamped versions of its existing CPDs on ‘Specifying Tiles in the Hospitality Sector’ and ‘Understanding Designing and Specifying with Tiles’.
DML Expanded Metal Lathing Hits 100,000 Sheets a year!
This summer, construction connector manufacturer Simpson Strong-Tie is celebrating the production of its one hundred thousandth ‘ DML’ Expanded Metal Lathing sheet.
