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RIBA Installation in Regent’s Park by POoR Collective Opens Today – Bringing Home to the Unknown

13th October 2021

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is marking the centenary of the ground-breaking Becontree Estate in East London with an ambitious series of art and architecture commissions, accompanied by events and a learning programme.

Edinburgh Biomes project at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

A vision for the Future: Balfour Beatty Launches Roadmap Towards a Zero Carbon Construction Site

11th October 2021

Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today shines a light on the future of construction by launching its roadmap towards a zero carbon construction site, harnessing the spirit of innovation and demonstrating the art of

UK’s First Large-Scale Water Source Heat Pump Project Officially Opens

11th October 2021

The award-winning Queens Quay Heat Pump Energy Centre is providing low-carbon heating to the first phases of the £250m Clydebank-based development and members of West Dunbartonshire Council, Vital Energi and Star Renewables recently gathered to

UK Trades Businesses Bounce Back from Covid, but Soaring Costs Mean One-in-eight Fears Failure Within a Year

8th October 2021

Demand for UK trades has boomed since the end of the initial lockdown in July 2020. Plumbers, electricians, building-maintenance firms and other trades making up the UK’s 1.3-million-business field-service sector have seen their workloads increase

Darrell McGuckian, buildings operations director, Farrans Construction and Belfast Harbour’s CEO, Joe O’Neill

Belfast Harbour and Farrans Construction Reach Topping Out Milestone on City Quays 3

8th October 2021

Northern Ireland’s largest Grade A office development has taken a significant step forward today with the announcement from Belfast Harbour that Farrans Construction has topped out on City Quays 3 seeing the completion of the

Demand for Life Science Business Space in London Increases Four-Fold

8th October 2021

LONDON’S LIFE SCIENCES companies are growing significantly and competing for lab space in London. Identified demand for space exceeds 500,000 square feet and over half of that needs to be satisfied within two years –

Europe’s Largest Wooden Framed Building Goes Green

7th October 2021

One of Europe’s largest wooden framed buildings, the Gramophone Works in Kensal Green, West London, has been brought back to life following a £25 million refurbishment programme as part of a major collaboration between main

Pan-Regional Benefits of Northern Powerhouse Rail Revealed in New Analysis

7th October 2021

The transformational impact of investment in the North of England’s rail system has been revealed in new analysis by the region’s Sub-national Transport Body. Latest figures from Transport for the North’s rail modelling system show

NBS Announces Russell Haworth as New CEO

7th October 2021

NBS, the construction technology platform business, has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer, Russell Haworth, who is tasked with furthering NBS’ already-impressive growth – which has been at double-digit levels for the past two years

Global Smart Grid Deployment to Save over 1,000 Terawatt Hours in Energy by 2026, as Sustainability Drives Deployment

6th October 2021

A new study from Juniper Research has found that global smart grid deployments will lead to annual energy savings of 1,060 terawatt-hours by 2026, from 316 terawatt-hours in 2021. This is the equivalent of powering