Jura whisky-maker to test novel self-repairing limewash

A whisky distillery in Scotland will be the first to trial a new limewash for building surfaces that uses bacteria to self-repair and protect against erosion. The post Jura whisky-maker to test novel self-repairing limewash appeared first on Construction Management.

Balfour Beatty tests fully-electric construction site

Balfour Beatty has trialled using a fully electric-powered fleet in one of its sites as part of its carbon reduction targets. The post Balfour Beatty tests fully-electric construction site appeared first on Construction Management.

Cornish village in ‘world-first’ ground source heat pump project

A village in Cornwall has started getting its energy from a shared network of ground-source heat pumps, in what is thought to be the first project of its kind. The post Cornish village in ‘world-first’ ground source heat pump project appeared first on Construction Management.

In pictures | Construction’s ‘walls of kindness’ help those in need

A new ‘wall of kindness’ has been installed at a construction site in Swansea where people can donate clothes for those in need. The post In pictures | Construction’s ‘walls of kindness’ help those in need appeared first on Construction Management.

Lendlease latest developer to sign Gove’s remediation contract

Lendlease is the latest company to be taken off the list of developers that had not signed the government’s building safety remediation contract by the 13 March deadline. The post Lendlease latest developer to sign Gove’s remediation contract appeared first on Construction Management.

Construction Management - When is a variation not a variation, October 2022

Paul Gibbons answers the following question: The architect on our project has issued an instruction to install specific hinges to doors on our project, but they claim this is not a variation. Is this correct and, if so, what can we do?

Metroun Quantity Surveying - JCT Management Main Contracts 20012021

The most recent version of the JCT suite of contracts is 2016. This video explains the Management JCT contract options, i.e. Management Contract and Construction Management

Riser Shafts How to avoid Failure

This educational module looks at riser shafts and the importance of eliminating risk through design. It provides an overview of riser shafts and the challenges they pose. It looks at the worst shaft fire in living memory, to ask whether the construction industry is heeding the lessons learnt from this. It explores the areas the industry must focus on, to highlight the design considerations which must be adopted to ensure risk is eliminated at a project’s earliest stages.

CIOB - Time & Cost Management Contract

The Time and Cost Management Contract is a revised edition of what was previously the CIOB’s Complex Projects Contract, published in 2013. The name has been changed to reflect more clearly the core strengths of the Contract. The Time and Cost Management C

Sticking together. An article by Chris Green in the RICS Journal in April / May 2020.

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