Category: Featured
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How McLaughlin & Harvey demonstrates competency under the Building Safety Act
Trade bodies Guidance from industry bodies is starting to emerge, such as the Joint Competency Initiative (envelope) and the Association of Specialist Fire Protection, which have developed standards for assessing individual competencies. However, we need a set of standards for every trade and there is some way to go before this is achieved. Professional bodies…
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Virginia starts construction in Alexandria to improve passenger rail
Dive Brief: Construction began last week on a series of passenger rail-related projects to improve and expand train service in Northern Virginia. Plans call for a new fourth track extending for six miles between Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia, to increase capacity for Amtrak and Virginia Railway Express commuter trains; improvements at the Alexandria VRE station;…
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SkillBuild 2025 winners announced – Construction Management
The final involved the competitors constructing a project within 18 hours. A panel of judges assessed them on several characteristics: technical ability, time management, problem solving, working under pressure, and compliance with health and safety requirements. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Building Into Luxury Concrete | For Construction Pros
Let’s be honest, concrete isn’t going to be the number one response in a short list of decorative building material options for luxury construction projects. But, if you think about it, that mentality has been slowly changing. The context of luxury construction changes, reflecting the culture and time of the moment. For instance, in the…
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How to clean carpet properly without calling in the pros
Even if yours is a shoe-free household with no pets, there is no escaping the fact that, over time, carpet can start to look pretty grimy, losing its newly-fitted, immaculate appearance – which is why learning how to clean carpet it on a DIY basis is a skill well-worth knowing. All types of carpet need…
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Trying Another Sofa Set-Up In Our Living Room: The Milo Sectional Sofa
What a totally abnormal experiment – to be able to try out a few different configurations in your living room in the name of “photographing your sofa line”. Not exactly typical, but my goodness, I wish this on everyone. I suppose that could be the future of AI (so far, it’s doing a terrible job…
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A New Era for BIM: Inside the Fourth Edition of the BIM Handbook
The newly released fourth edition of the BIM Handbook arrives at a moment when digital construction is undergoing its most profound transformation since BIM first surfaced. To explore what has changed and how it has reflected on the handbook, I spoke with one of the book’s co-authors, Dr. Marzia Bolpagni, Head of BIM International and…
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Is it cheaper to extend up or out? I’m about to do both
Is it cheaper to extend up or out? This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot just lately as I plan, early next year, to submit plans to do both as a way of adding some much needed space to the home we have decided to stay in rather than sell and move. I…
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Digital Collaboration Drives the Future of Global Construction
Global construction is at a turning point. Trillions are being invested to renew aging infrastructure and deliver the next generation of digital and physical assets – data centers powering the digital economy, transport networks connecting cities, hospitals caring for growing populations and homes for a changing world. Yet despite this unprecedented wave of investment, the…
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Moving a staircase: Pros, cons, costs and more
There are few home renovation projects that are more disruptive, or dramatic than moving a staircase. It’s the kind of project that instantly transforms a space, but it can be messy and complicated, particularly in an occupied home. A staircase isn’t just a way of getting from one floor to another. It’s often one of…