Category: Technical
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Structural Steel Design Awards 2025: Commended projects
Six structural steel projects received commendations at this year’s awards. Originally opened in 2000, the third phase of construction at ExCeL London has extended the facility by a further 215m (the building is now 820m-long), delivering an additional 40,000m2, which includes 12,000m2 of ground floor exhibition space and 9,500m2 of conferencing accommodation on the uppermost…
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Structural Steel Design Awards 2025: Commended projects
Six structural steel projects received commendations at this year’s awards. Originally opened in 2000, the third phase of construction at ExCeL London has extended the facility by a further 215m (the building is now 820m-long), delivering an additional 40,000m2, which includes 12,000m2 of ground floor exhibition space and 9,500m2 of conferencing accommodation on the uppermost…
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Temporary works: new guidance highlights early engagement benefits
Recent work by Mott MacDonald used this method to construct a new underbridge below an existing railway during a track possession, delivering a £1.2m saving on a conventional approach. The use of temporary works, combined with the observational method, gave the project team more certainty about how long the work would take, so there was…
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NHBC to host tour of its training hub
Construction professionals can take a tour of the NHBC Multi-Skill Training Hub in Tamworth next month and see how the facility prepares trades apprentices for working on an active site. Focusing on the trades that are in the greatest demand for building houses – bricklaying, groundworking and site carpentry – the hub is funded in…
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It’s complicated: how Jenner Group thrives on delivering challenging projects
From Europe’s largest concrete roof in 1936 to a multi-storey suspended skate park in 2022, chartered company Jenner Group has a 150-year history of tackling complex projects. Nicky Roger reports F51 is the world’s first multi-storey skate park. Image: Jenner Group Whether it’s delivering an affordable housing complex on a tight budget or creating feats…
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Kilnbridge covers all angles with Triangle Bridge
Triangle Bridge project manager Conor Hogan began his career as a junior engineer and land surveyor with Ncwsurveys in 2012 before moving to Murphy Geospatial. He went on to gain site management and engineering experience with Oliver Connell and Son and John Sisk and Son, before joining J Coffey Group as a site engineer in…
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UWE Bristol: inside the UK’s largest Passivhaus development
Stuart Brown FCIOB, director – project management at JLL, shares the challenge of creating Passivhaus-certified student housing at Purdown View in Bristol. Working with Stuart and the JLL team on the Purdown View project at UWE Bristol was an absolute pleasure. The team were hugely experienced and helped the UWE project team deliver a world-class…
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UWE Bristol sets new standard for student accommodation with UK’s largest Passivhaus development
Stuart Brown FCIOB, director – project management at JLL, shares the challenge of creating Passivhaus-certified student housing at Purdown View in Bristol. Working with Stuart and the JLL team on the Purdown View project at UWE Bristol was an absolute pleasure. The team were hugely experienced and helped the UWE project team deliver a world-class…
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Fire safety standards: what’s coming next for construction?
Aman Sharma MBE is the new chair of BSI’s strategic fire safety committee for the built environment. He tells Will Mann what new standards construction should look out for. Image: Dreamstime Will Mann: Tell us about your work as chair of the FSH/0 committee. What changes can the construction industry expect in fire safety standards…
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Explainer: BREEAM V7 and how it raises the sustainability bar
Changes to the world’s leading system for assessing sustainability in the built environment aim to raise the bar even further. Mott MacDonald’s Selin Demirci takes a look at the changes brought in by BREEAM V7. Houghton Primary Care Centre in Sunderland was the first NHS healthcare building to achieve a BREEAM Outstanding rating at both…