Economy

Jason Stapley, chief procurement officer at Pagabo, said: “With the growing focus on the role decarbonisation has to play in working towards and meeting net-zero goals, we know that this framework – and its healthcare sister offering – will be well utilised by clients, helping them to meet their individual goals while working towards bigger…

MHS Homes of Broadside, Leviathan Way, Chatham, Kent, pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 16(2), by virtue of non-compliance with Regulation 25(4) of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. The company was fined £528,000 and must pay £4,122 in costs following a sentencing hearing on 24 April 2024. Source link

Associated Steel Window Services (ASWS) has removed 147 copper glazed windows from Grade II-listed Whiteleys shopping centre in central London. The specialist completed the job while Erith – which appointed ASWS for the project – demolished parts of the building and made openings for the facade retention system to reach through. Over 14 weeks, two…

Together, the schemes are worth £1.4bn, with match funding from social housing from local authorities, social housing providers, and charities adding £1.1bn. It can also support improvements to social housing with an EPC of band D-G under the Energy Company Obligation. Source link

A round-up of the best images of February 2024. Quinn replaces V&A roofing Quinn London is undergoing the complex replacement of the 1,600 sq m Victorian roofing at the Victoria & Albert Museum in South Kensington, London. The project involves the complete replacement of the Georgian wire pyramid glazed roofing over both the North Court…

Almost half of homeowners in the UK don’t think having a written contract with their builder is essential when doing home improvements. New research by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) found that despite three-quarters of people worrying about the cost-of-living crisis affecting their home refurbishment projects, 48% don’t consider it a must to have…

A university in northern England is working with academics in Saudi Arabia to understand how artificial intelligence (AI) can make UK construction greener. The British Council’s UK Saudi Challenge Fund is financing a year-long research project by Northumbria University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia to investigate how construction…

The pledges cover the largest-emitting areas in infrastructure delivery, including ending the use of diesel on construction sites (by transitioning to alternative energy sources such as diesel replacements, green hydrogen, and electric-powered plant) and shifting to the lowest-carbon sources of concrete and steel. Source link

The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has appointed Dame Janet Paraskeva as the new chair of its board with effect from 1 May. Paraskeva is a former civil service commissioner and ex-chief executive of the Law Society. She has extensive experience of high-profile national boards and organisations, including a non-executive director role at the Serious…

Using artificial intelligence, the new system will accelerate the creation of whole-life carbon assessments by as much as 85%. The significant time and carbon savings will, in turn, pave the way towards much higher levels of whole-life carbon assessment adoption in construction and help the UK meet its net-zero targets. Source link