Digital Twins in Construction: The Ideal Reality Mirror?
Software engineers creating digital twins in construction mean that designers and contractors can monitor the viability of technologies before they are put into a construction project
Computer-Aided Design in Construction: Endless Possibilities?
While some designers still use physical drawings to map out a construction project, increasingly architects and others are turning to computer-aided design technologies and software packages to speed up the process, save money and increase quality
How Important Are Takeoffs in Construction?
Knowing how much material to use on a construction project is vital. A ‘takeoff’ list sets out the volumes of bricks, the lengths of steel, the amount of glass, etc., that a building is likely to require to be completed.
Protecting Homes from the Threat of Hurricanes
As the battle to tackle climate change intensifies, the threat of increasing hurricane activity is forcing designers and engineers to come up with solutions to protect existing homes and deliver new ones that are better prepared for the storms to come.
What Is Snagging in Construction? Solving the Problem
Moving into a newly built home should be a dream come true, and for most people it is. But often there are little issues with a new home that mean the experience is not all it could be. How can buyers deal with ‘snags,’ and how can the construction industry do more to solve the problem?
Going Green: Reducing Carbon Emissions in Construction
Construction activity generates around 10% of the world’s carbon emissions, with much of that coming from the heavy equipment used on building sites. That’s why it’s not surprising that the race is on to develop heavy machinery that can be powered by more environmentally friendly means than diesel.
The Drive for Economic Sustainability in Construction
As part of the battle to stem, or even reverse, climate change, the built environment must address the issue of sustainability: economic, environmental and social. Following the recent COP26 conference in Glasgow, calls for greener solutions to preserve the future, the industry will be even more mindful of the need to build now with future generations in mind.
How to make construction more sustainable
The built environment accounts for around 40% of the U.K.’s carbon emissions. The need to address this is becoming more pressing, but there are steps the industry can take to do things differently, as Bluebeam and the B1M Network set out in a new video.
Designing and Delivering a Low-Carbon Building
With pressure building for the construction sector to address its carbon emissions as part of the battle to reverse the impact of climate change, designers and others are coming up with innovative ways ‘to do their bit’, using materials like timber.
Circular Economy in Construction: How Cities Can Build a Greener Future
By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. The pressure on the Earth’s resources will be immense, but with careful planning urban areas can becomes circular cities: centres of sustainability and fairer economies.
The Pre-Construction Phase Plan: Key to Delivering a Good Project
Construction projects can range in size, but they all require extensive planning, and this in turn demands collaboration from an early stage, known as the pre-construction phase.
How Will Low Carbon Construction Lead the Fight to Reverse Climate Change?
The built environment generates more than a third of the U.K.’s carbon emissions. Confronting its role in accelerating climate change is a priority for the construction industry.
The Art of Biomimicry in Architecture: How It Helps Construction and Other Sectors
The world is awash with modern technology, but engineers and designers aren’t averse to referring to the natural world for inspiration, using biomimicry to make construction and other sectors more efficient and sustainable
Protecting Biodiversity – Construction’s Challenge
As climate change continues to dominate the news, social and business agenda, architects and developers are increasingly seeking to deliver biodiversity in construction —giving back to nature—and have minimal impact on the environment, both in construction and operation.
The $140 Billion National Infrastructure Strategy to Change the Nation
The U.K. government might have launched its National Infrastructure Strategy in the middle of a pandemic, but nothing should detract from the fact that it is one of the most ambitious set of projects to boost the country’s roads, underpasses, railways and broadband networks in a generation.
