Why AV Systems Should Be Planned Early in Commercial Building Design

The post Why AV Systems Should Be Planned Early in Commercial Building Design appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Audiovisual technology has become an important part of modern commercial buildings. Meeting rooms, conference spaces, offices, studios and other professional environments increasingly depend on displays, conferencing equipment, control systems, networked audio and other connected technologies. Despite this, AV is sometimes treated as equipment that can be selected and installed toward the end of a construction […]

Irish self-storage platform secures £107m loan from PGIM

U Store It owns nine modern self-storage facilities across Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Galway and Waterford, totalling approximately 793,000 sq ft. The post Irish self-storage platform secures £107m loan from PGIM appeared first on Property Week.

Why Branded Workwear Is Quietly Becoming a Site Standard

The post Why Branded Workwear Is Quietly Becoming a Site Standard appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Ask a site manager what “workwear” means and a decade ago you’d have got one answer: hi-vis, hard hat, steel toecaps. Function first, branding an afterthought. That’s shifted. Walk round a modern development in Manchester, Bristol or Leeds and you’ll increasingly see contractors, subcontractors and even client-side teams wearing matching hoodies and sweatshirts with a […]

Creating a community starts with two chairs and a reason to say hello

The Architects’ Journal Creating a community starts with two chairs and a reason to say hello Front gardens and purposely located third spaces can determine the future of a neighbourhood community. Why do modern housing schemes tend to neglect them, asks Aga Szedzianis  The post Creating a community starts with two chairs and a reason to say hello appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Will Hurst

The Electrical Upgrades Worth Considering When Buying an Older Home

The post The Electrical Upgrades Worth Considering When Buying an Older Home appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Buying an older home can be a great way to get more character, space and value, but it can also mean inheriting an electrical system that was designed for a very different way of living. Modern households use far more electrical equipment than homes did decades ago. Kitchens are more demanding, home offices are common, […]

Automated progress monitoring using mixed reality

Transforming construction: impact case study

Part 2 - Impact is Opportunity

Social, Ethical & Sustainable Procurement can improve all 3 ‘P’s’ of your triple bottom line.

The Future of Building: Modern Methods of Construction

A Gardiner & Theobald led White Paper published Q1 2023 covering what you need to know about Modern Methods of Construction

Modern methods of construction (MMC): An insurer’s perspective - Published by Lexology

In the first instalment of our MMC series, we looked at the insurability of MMC. To illustrate some of the challenges of insuring MMC, and the differences in perception between insurers and other stakeholders, we conducted a Q&A with Andy Kane, an underwriter representing QBE, a key insurer underwriting UK construction business.

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