Technology

Tristan Hughes is business unit manager at water-services company OSSO There has been little discussion of how to manage the environmental risks posed by the unprecedented expansion of power grids envisaged in the UK. Long-distance, high-voltage transmission grids are set to connect cities to remotely located renewable power sources. However,…

Jozefa Lewis is sustainability and wellbeing manager at ODGroup As we all know, the construction industry has a carbon problem. In the UK, the built environment produces more than 10 million metric tons of carbon per year, making it one of the most significant polluters of the major industries. At…

Sam Stacey is the former director of the Transforming Construction Challenge For four years from 2018, I led the transforming construction challenge (TCC) – a UK Research & Innovation-backed initiative that was match funded by industry to encourage the shift towards manufacturing and digital processes. It set out to champion…

Hannah Tsurkan is the founder of construction project management company Agora Project Management   As the UK pushes towards its ambitious 2050 net-zero target, the construction and demolition industry stands at a critical juncture. Despite significant progress being made, our sector contributes 60 per cent of all waste in the UK,…

Calum Forsyth is managing director of materials manufacturer H+H UK Despite millions of pounds of government investment, the modular housing industry has seen a series of failures over the past 12 months. Are we on the wrong track with this approach to solving the housing crisis? The concept of houses…

From bricks made of mushrooms to energy-generating paint, Construction News takes a look at some of the innovative building materials and products set to transform the industry Bio-concrete The Global Concrete and Cement Association says that concrete can self-heal to a degree. But one way to increase concrete’s self-healing ability…

Kelly Boorman is national head of construction and a partner at RSM UK One of the construction industry’s biggest challenges, particularly in the past four years, has been managing rising costs and shortages of materials and labour. This has been further exacerbated by the industry’s data capture practices, which are…

Andy Heath is a senior building surveyor at property services firm Re:volve Real Estates Having worked for both major and specialised property firms, on commercial properties of all sizes, the recurring issue of faulty Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) assessments has been impossible to ignore. “We often work on projects assessed…

This webinar took place on 26 June 2024 Over the past 20 years, technology has made managing a construction firm much easier. However, marketing, business development, project management, accounting, and human resources are often carried out on separate platforms that don't talk to each other. What if there was a…

Haman Manak is procurement director at contractor Stanmore Last year, Rishi Sunak’s International Technology Strategy set the UK’s path straight: we would pivot to remain at the forefront of innovation, drive success and establish ourselves as an unwavering global tech powerhouse. Unlike before, the strategy outlined the steps to place…