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14/06/2024

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13/06/2024

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10/06/2024

A new report from Southern Construction Framework addresses the top challenges for subcontractors over the next 12 months - check out the graph below⬇

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04/06/2024

The June 2024 edition of BIM Today is now live!

This issue explores how is already starting to reshape the built environment and what the future will hold, from design and build to , and jobs

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14/03/2024

In the fast-paced world of AECO projects, collaboration is not just a buzzword – it's the key to success! 🚀

Join our FREE PBC Today Webinar, hosted by Newforma, as we explore the transformative power of genuine collaboration and unveil best practices for project success.

Date & Time: 27th March, 3-4pm

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01/03/2024

Welcome to the March 2024 edition of BIM Today!🏗️

In this edition, our expert authors explore the latest trends in , from and to better information management, and 🤖

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22/02/2024

In the fast-paced world of AECO projects, collaboration is not just a buzzword – it's the key to success!

Join our FREE PBC Today Webinar hosted by Newforma as we explore the transformative power of genuine collaboration and unveil best practices for project success.

Date & Time: March 27th 2024, 3:00pm

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- Genuine Collaboration Wins: Unlock the true potential of your AECO projects with insights on why genuine collaboration surpasses simple coordination.

- Efficient Issue Management: Discover how adept issue and action item management can be a game-changer for unparalleled project success.

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22/02/2024

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16/02/2024

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🗓️ Date: 5th March

🕒 Time: 2pm

Unlock the secrets of the term and its significance in laser scan technology for AEC professionals. 🌐✨

Join us as we dive deep into discussions, debunk common misconceptions, and redefine the impact on laser scanning professionals in the .

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Insights into the term "Digital Twin" and its relevance to AEC projects.

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09/02/2024

🚀Join our FREE PBC Today Webinar on "The Misconceptions of "Digital Twin": A Deeper Dive into the Meaning." 🏗️🔍

🗓️ Date: 5th March

🕒 Time: 2:00pm

Uncover the mysteries behind "Digital Twins" and their impact on laser scan technology for AEC professionals.

Delve into insightful discussions, dispel misconceptions, and revolutionize laser scanning in the AEC market.

🔍 What to Anticipate:

Insights into the term "Digital Twin" and its relevance to AEC projects.

Exploration of tech driving speed, quality, and cost savings.

Elevating workflows and project deliverables through reality capture.

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07/02/2024

🚀Exciting News! Join us for a FREE PBC Today Webinar hosted by FARO Technologies on "The Misconceptions of "Digital Twin": A Deeper Dive into the Meaning." 🏗️🔍

🗓️ Date: 5th March 2024

🕒 Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Unlock the secrets of the term "Digital Twin" and its significance in laser scan technology for AEC professionals.

🌐✨ Join us as we dive deep into discussions, debunk common misconceptions, and redefine the impact on laser scanning professionals in the AEC market.

🔍 What to Expect:

Insights into the term "Digital Twin" and its relevance to AEC projects.

Exploration of technology driving speed, quality, and cost savings.

How reality capture enhances workflows and project deliverables.

🧐 Webinar Highlights:

1️⃣ The value of digital twins in the AEC sector.

2️⃣ Strategic advantages of digital reality capture.

3️⃣ FARO Technologies' unique solutions for reality capture.

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Technologists and business executives keen on digital twins and real-world implementations.

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24/01/2024

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12/01/2024

Join PBC Today and Modular Building Institute on the 30th January in exploring the key challenges and opportunities for the European modular construction sector.

This PBC Today Webinar will explore the challenges and opportunities for the modular sector in Europe, as well as how the principles of volumetric modular construction align with circularity strategies.

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02/01/2024

Join PBC Today and The Modular Building Institute on the 30th January in exploring the key challenges and opportunities for the European modular construction sector.

Tom Hardiman, CAE executive director of the Modular Building Institute, will be joined on the panel by Bostjan Jevsek, international business development director of PivaGroup and Ewelina Wozniak-Szpakiewicz, PhD Woźniak-Szpakiewicz, chief executive officer of DMDmodular.

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This PBC Today webinar, hosted by the Modular Building Institute, will explore the key challenges and opportunities for the modular

03/11/2023

It’s time for this week’s in ! 🤖🎒🏗️

The true cost of the construction supply chain https://bit.ly/40i5c64

The role of artificial intelligence in the construction industry https://bit.ly/47aLVFZ

5,919 construction companies in the UK are close to failure https://bit.ly/3So9R4K

What PBC Today saw at Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards 2023 https://bit.ly/3FCswSx

Balfour Beatty secures £67m contract for Liberton High School campus https://bit.ly/45VB3uL

Firm fined £240,000 after dangerous cladding found in Liverpool https://bit.ly/479tbGL

Green Facades Limited have been fined £240,000 for failing to remove dangerous cladding at The Circle building in Liverpool.

20/10/2023

It’s time for this week’s in ! 🏢🔋✈️

Bellway sets aside £30m to resolve reinforced concrete frame defects in unnamed Greenwich building https://bit.ly/3ZYPxs9

Failure to address building safety risks could cause ‘Grenfell-scale tragedy’, warns ex-civil servant https://bit.ly/3S4HV5A

The future of the office: retrofitting heritage buildings https://bit.ly/45DFry6

Network rail to cut 500 in-house track renewal jobs https://bit.ly/46nPcBP

Construction companies are doing ‘too little’ to reach 2050 net zero targets, say half of project managers https://bit.ly/3ZVX7nz

£100m Leeds Bradford Airport terminal regeneration announced https://bit.ly/3QhVxZQ

Approved by Leeds City Council, the £100m Leeds Bradford Airport terminal regeneration scheme is expected to complete in 2026

29/09/2023

It’s time for this week’s in ! 🏢🌲🤖

Mast Quay tower blocks face demolition over planning breaches https://bit.ly/3EUcJ17

The UK continues to embrace timber-based construction https://bit.ly/3rvEZUL

Navigating a turbulent construction economy: Challenges and opportunities amidst uncertain times https://bit.ly/3syvrIE

Nodes & Links to work on Asta Powerproject with Elecosoft https://bit.ly/48qQvBf

Bridge AI: The £32m fund to support AI in the UK construction industry https://bit.ly/3ZzEaGZ

Politicians have their say as HS2 project hangs in the balance https://bit.ly/3ZwmcVL

The prime minister is said to be considering scrapping the HS2 project connecting Birmingham to Manchester due to its escalating costs.

08/09/2023

It’s time for this week’s in ! 🎒🌞🏗️

Industry reacts to RAAC panels in UK schools scandal https://bit.ly/3P1DtS8

NABERS UK will seek new administrator as BRE to focus on BREEAM https://bit.ly/3P4yyzH

Over 100 schools told to evacuate due to RAAC concrete risk https://bit.ly/47TELXL

Premier Modular to construct UK’s first £19.8m modular barn surgical theatre https://bit.ly/46ca7rd

London’s most extreme urban heat island 4.5°C hotter than rural areas, AI finds https://bit.ly/44HoWR5

UKGBC unveils important new energy guidance https://bit.ly/3P6ycbV

Arup compared extreme urban heat islands in six major cities, finding that a quarter of a million vulnerable Londoners live in the "hot spots"

06/09/2023

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01/09/2023

It’s time for this week’s in construction! 💧🪖🔋

Industry reacts to Government scrapping nutrient neutrality rules https://bit.ly/3sBoVki

Five HS2 workers injured in Northolt lift shaft incident https://bit.ly/44zj78i

CIOB calls for a rethink of government loan-based energy schemes https://bit.ly/3EcGFFf

Kier, Laing O’Rourke and Wates score £225m MoJ contract https://bit.ly/45vPCWf

Public asbestos exposure leads to £90k fine for construction company https://bit.ly/3PezYZN

Claire Coutinho replaces Grant Schapps as energy security secretary https://bit.ly/3L37b87

Ben Wallace's resignation has led to a mini-reshuffle, with Grant Schapps becoming defence secretary and Claire Coutinho replacing Schapps

18/08/2023

It’s time for this week’s in !

Laing O’Rourke suspends construction at Everton Stadium following death of worker https://bit.ly/3KI3owK

£1.6bn Construction Consultancy Framework agreement launched by NHS SBS https://bit.ly/3scrdWV

£135.5bn could be saved by improving poor quality housing in England https://bit.ly/3YA2sQI

Suppliers revealed for new Pagabo M&E framework worth £545m https://bit.ly/3DWjQpi

Balfour Beatty completes M42 bridge demolition for HS2 https://bit.ly/3YxzWiI

Willmott Dixon appointed to £14.5m passivhaus school project https://bit.ly/3DUCRsd

Willmott Dixon has been chosen as the preferred contractor for the £14.5m Passivhaus school in Basingstoke, Hampshire

11/08/2023

It’s time for this week’s in ! 🔋👷🏽‍♂️😬

Hinkley Point C unrest continues as steel erectors down tools https://bit.ly/3Owp13Y

BPF urges Government to clarify EPC targets for commercial buildings https://bit.ly/3QxBN4V

Interest rates rise to 5.25%, will likely ‘remain high for another two years’ https://bit.ly/3rVeesO

Up to 90 jobs at risk in potential Bellway redundancies https://bit.ly/3DNZHSi

Administrations in the construction industry rise by 22% in 2023 https://bit.ly/43SNztW

UK construction output bounces back in July https://bit.ly/3DN6M5s

The most recent CIPS PMI construction data has shown a return to growth in UK construction output for July.

04/08/2023

It’s time for this week’s in ! 👷🏽‍♂️🔋🛬

Marshalls announces 250 job cuts as new build housing declines https://bit.ly/44LQPZm

Modular BTR residential contract awarded to Elements Europe https://bit.ly/3DIKZfk

Global demand for UK construction exports and expertise could generate £11.5bn https://bit.ly/3Krcbmm

Pagabo launches £1.6bn decarbonisation frameworks https://bit.ly/3KhsVN2

Willmott Dixon takes charge of Nottingham’s Green Heart regeneration project https://bit.ly/3qcMdw4

Ibstock closes Lancashire factory as demand drops https://bit.ly/3qfMmyV

Brickmakers Ibstock are shutting down their Ravenhead factory to reduce costs as their pre-tax profit falls by £21m

28/07/2023

It’s time for this week’s in 🚆👩‍🎨🏢

HS2 programme deemed ‘Unachievable’ in new IPA report https://bit.ly/451Vk1H

Gove’s plans to relax planning rules met with mixed response https://bit.ly/43FWGxZ

Find 3D models faster with Trimble Sketchup 3D Warehouse’s new image search https://bit.ly/4792P8z

Developer contributions inquiry launched by APPG on Housing and Planning https://bit.ly/3O1dr0K

SCS JV partners with ALICE Technologies to speed up HS2 tunnel construction https://bit.ly/3Q6CO3F

Second staircase threshold lowered to 18 metres https://bit.ly/451SSIb

Previously set at 30 metres, a second staircase will now be required in all buildings taller than 18 metres

21/07/2023

It’s time for this week’s in 🏠🛬👷🏽‍♂️

Over a hundred potential job losses at Redrow, staff are warned https://bit.ly/3K6uDAJ

Housing association CEO calls out Gove after housing crisis funding was unspent https://bit.ly/3JYgupa

BAM scales back operating regions, confirms redundancies https://bit.ly/3XRylE5

Regulator names first two providers for registered building inspector schemes https://bit.ly/3DCg0BL

UK relaxes visa rules for foreign construction workers amid skills shortage https://bit.ly/3rClLfE

Winvic wins contract for £1bn West Midlands Interchange project https://bit.ly/3O1HPYU

BAM UK & Ireland has confirmed there will be a "small number of redundancies" as it reduces the number of operating regions from 7 to 5

14/07/2023

It’s time for this week’s in ! 🏗️🛠️👷‍♀️

Construction worker dies after incident at AWE Aldermaston https://bit.ly/44gGqV6

Tuntum unveils £4.7m affordable housing scheme in Nottingham https://bit.ly/43xW9OF

Majority of 400 staff made redundant at J Tomlinson https://bit.ly/3NTCdQu

Construction sector records highest fatality rate with 45 deaths, according to HSE report https://bit.ly/3JOQDA2

Engineered wood could be recyclable with new glue derived from industrial bio-waste https://bit.ly/44kZGRq

Decision to halt HS2 Euston strongly criticised by parliament https://bit.ly/3rgWfwt

Despite devoting over eight years to the planning of HS2 Euston, the Department for Transport (DfT) is uncertain about its objectives, according to a parliamentary committee.

07/07/2023

It’s time for this week’s in ! 🛠️🔋🏠

Ilke Homes falls into administration, with 1,150 jobs lost https://bit.ly/3py7Si4

1 in 5 Builders are aged over 50, leading to retirement crisis concerns https://bit.ly/3PGqAPl

Arup unveils decarbonisation plan for UK universities https://bit.ly/44oHvd5

New offsite automated construction factory from British Offsite to deliver 4,000 homes a year https://bit.ly/3JHbZiM

How MMC housebuilder Starship is building the future with low-carbon homes and innovative partnerships https://bit.ly/3JBSqbz

Plans to extend HS2 network to Manchester confirmed https://bit.ly/3pCO7pu

HS2 has confirmed that a set of proposed changes to the HS2 network to Manchester has been introduced to Parliament

30/06/2023

It’s time for this week’s in construction! 🛠️🛣️🏗️

Cladding Skills Bootcamp introduced to address UK’s skills shortage https://bit.ly/3NtxSDg

Etex Group announces new offsite construction brand https://bit.ly/3CPUw3J

Transport minister unveils Transport Digital Twin Vision and Roadmap 2035 https://bit.ly/3XjEyIF

[VIDEO]: Footage of new modular housebuilding factory released https://bit.ly/434hvCX

Persimmon expands with new Space4 timber frame factory in Loughborough https://bit.ly/3r3Kl9d

The Affordable Housing Programme will now fund replacement homes in England https://bit.ly/3JAe7ZD

Footage of a new 650,000 sq ft TopHat modular housebuilding factory which will provide 1,000 green tech jobs has been released

23/06/2023

It’s time for this week’s in ! 🔋👷‍♀️🧯

Trafford Council to install 24 cutting-edge EV chargers with support from Be.EV https://bit.ly/3Ne9PrN

Government announces 2030 Geospatial Strategy https://bit.ly/42Q6Yep

The deadline for Part L building regulations has now passed https://bit.ly/3NjaSa6

New remote concrete inspection device to revolutionise industry https://bit.ly/3NAVtD8

Justin Young announced as new CEO of RICS https://bit.ly/3PipXLo

£160m residential scheme in Trafford gets green light https://bit.ly/43AH67v

A new remote concrete inspection device, known as "ALICS", could save asset owners up to £1m a day through detecting faults

16/06/2023

It’s time for this week’s in construction! 💧👷‍♀️🏗️

Ilke Homes up for sale, pauses production at factory https://bit.ly/43Bovbs

Major UK water resilience project planning to be delivered by Mott MacDonald https://bit.ly/3X7I2Oi

Existing technology can reduce 50% of built environment emissions by 2030 https://bit.ly/43XD0WC

BTR scheme in Birmingham tops out https://bit.ly/3NmJNDO

Plans submitted for flagship Birmingham residential scheme https://bit.ly/3WYThbL

Mace bags pre-construction for BREEAM office scheme https://bit.ly/3X5eil9

Modular housebuilder Ilke Homes is up for sale, pausing production with an estimated 4,200 units yet to be delivered