Kier has signed the contract to build a new £400m prison in East Yorkshire with construction set to start this autumn.
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Andrew Carpenter, chief executive of the Structural Timber Association talks to Build in Digital about the growth of offsite timber construction.
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Architecture and DesignBIMNews
Work begins on Birmingham’s first smart-enabled building
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerWork is underway on the construction of Birmingham’s first smart-enabled building, Enterprise Wharf, at the Innovation Birmingham Campus.
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Laing O’Rourke has launched global sustainability targets which include a commitment to decarbonise its operations by 2030 and to achieve equal numbers of men and women among its 5,500 staff.
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Q-Bot is a ‘Queen’s Award for Innovation’ winning developer of intelligent systems to inspect, monitor and maintain the health of buildings using Robotics and AI.
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Kier trials carbon-saving flywheel technology for static cranes
by Liam Turnerby Liam TurnerIn a UK first, Kier has trialled a carbon-saving flywheel technology similar to that used in Formula 1 which could reduce the energy required to power a static crane.
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Carbon Literacy Trust’s Robin Lawler outlines the issues inherent in the government’s approach to sustainable housing.