Firm fined £50k after apprentice joiner killed

A firm has been fined £50,000 after an 18-year-old apprentice joiner died while working at a house in North Wales. Chloe Bidwell was working for Varcity Living Ltd at a residential property in Bangor when the incident happened on 20 December 2023. The property was… The post Firm fined £50k after apprentice joiner killed appeared first on Construction News.

Allies and Morrison team wins approval for 40ha Toronto island neighbourhood

The Architects’ Journal Allies and Morrison team wins approval for 40ha Toronto island neighbourhood Allies and Morrison, working with Danish nature-focused design studio SLA, has won approval for a huge, housing-led 40ha island scheme in Toronto, Canada The post Allies and Morrison team wins approval for 40ha Toronto island neighbourhood appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Josh Butler

New Scottish housing agency needs independent oversight to work properly, says CIOB

The Scottish government must embed policy learning and evaluation in the new agency to ensure it’s working. The post New Scottish housing agency needs independent oversight to work properly, says CIOB appeared first on Construction Management.

Protection of function: ARB to head taskforce on regulating roles

The Architects’ Journal Protection of function: ARB to head taskforce on regulating roles SUBSCRIBER-ONLY STORY | The government has asked the Architects Registration Board (ARB) to lead a working group on how to regulate 'professional activity across the built environment', including the scope for the protection of function for architects The post Protection of function: ARB to head taskforce on regulating roles appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Richard Waite

Campfield, Manchester: inside a working landmark

Andrew Bamford, Architect Director at Project 3 Architects, explains how Manchester’s Campfield was carefully transformed to support modern working life while preserving its industrial heritage  Architecturally, historic industrial buildings are easy to admire, but often much harder to turn into places that work as modern workplaces. The real challenge is to restore their usefulness without […] The post Campfield, Manchester: inside a working landmark appeared first on Architecture Magazine.

Collaboration and interdependency: exploring the relationship between designers and contractors

Cost overruns, late deliveries and legal disputes are common complaints of the construction industry that affect efficiency, productivity and financial returns and impact on wider economic growth and prosperity. Collaboration is regularly proposed as a mechanism to achieve improved working relationships, information exchange, quality, timing and to reduce conflicts, risks, and costs.

HS2 Uncovering St Mary's Church: Introduction to the site - Episode 1

Archaeologists in Buckinghamshire working on the HS2 project have been excavating a medieval church and burial ground in Stoke Mandeville.

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