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London needs technological innovation to solve its housing crisis
It is generally agreed that the UK's housebuilding sector has been very slow to innovate. We still build homes using labour-intensive technologies of bricks and mortar, while innovation in other secto …
Plans submitted for the final phase of '1bn Chelsea Barracks scheme
Qatari Diar has submitted plans for the final phase of its '1bn Chelsea Barracks residential-led mixed-use project. The developer has lodged plans for Phase 6B, which was designed by'architects Piercy …
Top tips to secure a government contract
Should your business bid for government contracts? The number of public sector tenders given to small firms is soaring - here's how to win one
GOVERNMENT GIVES LIMITED RESPONSE TO CARILLION JOINT INQUIRY
The government has published its response to six recommendations made by MPs to try and stop major corporate collapses like that of Carillion earlier this year from happening again and to beef up regu …
LONDON'S SUPER SEWER ' AN INTERVIEW WITH STEVE CROFTS, HEAD OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLBEING (HSW) AT TIDEWAY
The construction of London's 'super sewer' will mark the end to millions of tonnes of raw, untreated sewage overflowing the system and spilling into the Thames each year. ' As the population of London …
HYBRID POWER SOLUTION FOR LONDON UNDERGROUND PROJECT

HYBRID POWER SOLUTION FOR LONDON UNDERGROUND PROJECT

23 Jul 2018 Power Engineering International
UK'construction industry power provider Off Grid Energy has installed its largest and most powerful temporary power hybrid unit at a London Underground train station. Four new customer passageways are …
GALLIARD HOMES UNVEILS PENTHOUSES AT BALTIMORE WHARF'S ARENA TOWER
A pair of penthouses atop one of the Isle Of Dogs' most unusual buildings have gone on sale.'
PTOLEMY DEAN ARCHITECT WILL BE ADDING TWO EXTENSIONS TO A 19TH-CENTURY CRICKET PAVILION IN AN EXCLUSIVE RESIDENTIAL SQUARE
Planners stump up consent for architect to extend Westminster School sporting landmark
PAOLO PININFARINA: FROM AUTOMOBILE DESIGN TO ARCHITECTURE
The Italian businessman on diversifying outside of automobiles into everything from bicycles and bridges to skyscrapers and football stadiums'
THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT WILL BE OPENING THE THIRD JAPAN HOUSE IN LONDON THIS SUMMER
The Japanese Government has already initiated two other Japan House operations in Los Angeles and S'o Paulo, with the third opening in London this summer. With around 70,000 Japanese nationals living …
MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY HAS STARTED THE SEARCH FOR A CONTRACTOR TO BUILD THEIR DIGITAL SCHOOL
Manchester Metropolitan University has started the search for a contractor to build its Feilden Clegg Bradley-designed digital school at the All Saints campus, with an opening date for the building ta …
LONDON HAS THE MOST INCLUSIVE APPROACH TOWARDS SMART CITY
The independent ranking investigates the roles that city governments play in leading a smart city strategy
HOUSE OF LORDS COMMITTEE CALLS FOR 'RADICAL OVERHAUL' OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
The construction sector as it currently operates cannot meet the UK's need for housing and may struggle to meet the need for infrastructure, according to the'House of Lords Science and Technology Comm …
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY EXPECTED TO TRANSFORM UK AIRPORTS
UK airports and their logistical operations are set to benefit from the autonomous vehicle technology revolution, a new report has highlighted.
TINY GEORGIAN 'GAP HOUSE' IN PUTNEY DOUBLES ITS VALUE WITH INNOVATIVE DESIGN
This innovative'home began as a tiny vertical Georgian'house the size of a two-bedroom flat, with just one room on each of four floors. Now, a daring basement extension has added 50 per cent more livi …
STEFAN HITTHALER DISCOVERS AND RESTORES A TYROLEAN MOUNTAIN CHALET WHICH RESEMBLES A UFO
Architect Stefan Hitthaler completes his restoration of a forgotten mountain chalet, now named the UFO house, which was originally constructed in 1973. The late Innsbruck based architect Josef Lackner …
BRITISH CONSTRUCTION FIRM, VERMONT CONSTRUCTION, HAS WON A CONTRACT TO BUILD THE FIRST TOWER OF LIVERPOOL'S INFINITY PROJECT
British construction firm, Vermont Construction, has won a contract to build the first tower of Liverpool's Infinity project. The 27-story tower will be the first of three to make up the '250mn ($329. …
THE BEST ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE OF 2018
When you think of the age of hand drafted architecture drawings, what images come to mind? Is it the iconic plans of the Palladian Villas? Fast forward to present day, where'architecture software'is f …
WORLD'S FIRST 100% SOLAR-POWERED 24-HOUR OFF-GRID MOBILE CABIN HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY PILOTED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE
The world's first 100% solar-powered 24-hour off-grid mobile cabin has been successfully piloted for the construction workforce by global leader Consolidated Contractors Company. Partnering with Germa …
ANNA'S SUCCESS NOW INSPIRING WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION
With diversity and inclusion a big issue with the construction industry, we talk here with Anna Nasalska-Olczyk, who combines her own career as a design and technical manager at developer L&Q with the …
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