Levitt Bernstein, PRP and HTA submit new wave of east London council housing schemes

The Architects’ Journal Levitt Bernstein, PRP and HTA submit new wave of east London council housing schemes Tower Hamlets has received applications for five schemes by Levitt Bernstein, PRP and HTA Design as part of the council-led Mayor’s Accelerated Housing Programme to deliver more than 3,000 homes across the borough The post Levitt Bernstein, PRP and HTA submit new wave of east London council housing schemes appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Cristina Lago

Foster’s swarm robots invert timber construction

Foster + Partners is part of a consortium that has won a £4m, three-year research grant from the European Innovation Council’s Pathfinder funding programme. The SWIFT-BUILD – shorthand for Swarm-based… The post Foster’s swarm robots invert timber construction appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Hill lands £1.5bn Lewisham housing partnership

Lewisham Council has appointed The Hill Group as strategic development partner for a housing and regeneration programme worth up to £1.5bn. The 10-year partnership followed a year-long procurement process and can be extended by a further five years. Lewisham Council said the deal would allow… The post Hill lands £1.5bn Lewisham housing partnership appeared first on Construction News.

VolkerRail completes 22-day Charing Cross and Waterloo East engineering programme

Railway systems and infrastructure contractor VolkerRail has successfully completed an engineering programme delivered during a 22-day closure of the route into central London, enabling Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations to reopen. The post VolkerRail completes 22-day Charing Cross and Waterloo East engineering programme appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Anglian Water completes 145km of mains renewal in first year of £348m programme

Anglian Water has completed 145km of water mains renewal in the first year of its AMP8 programme, making it the company’s largest water mains renewal programme in more than 20 years. The post Anglian Water completes 145km of mains renewal in first year of £348m programme appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

NEC 4 and the Unaccepted Programme

A guidance note published by DGA covering the commonly encountered problem where there is no 'Accepted Programme' under NEC 4 contract terms. Note in particular the useful practice recommendations towards the end of the article.

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

CN - Finally, a playbook to reverse low productivity, 022023

This article in Construction News advocates the guidance and use of 'The private section construction playbook' (a copy of which is attached below). The recommended approaches in preparing and managing our projects to achieve imporved productivity are highlighted

Metroun - NEC vs FIDIC, Similarities and Differences, 13042022

Two of the most commonly used international construction contracts are NEC and FIDIC. In this video Metroun compare the two using a report conducted by the NEC; “A comparison of NEC and FIDIC"

Metroun - What Is Critical Path Analysis, 09032022

This video explains what Critical Path Analysis is, what steps you should take to produce a CPA diagram and also the advantages and disadvantages of the project management technique

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