Like any other industry, construction is constantly having to adapt to new challenges. The challenges facing the engineers aiming to tunnel near Stonehenge might be very different to those faced by the monument’s Neolithic builders, but when something needs doing, builders find a way. It’s generally a good thing, of course, to respond to such … Read more
In our 4 Questions interview… This month, in partnership with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), we spoke to Tanja Groth, Director of Urban Resilience at Sweco. Sweco are avid users of the Heat Networks Planning Database. In this interview Tanja describes how the database has supported Sweco’s work in tracking the shift … Read more
Recent declarations on the future of infrastructure investment have suggested the UK construction industry, and indeed world infrastructure is in for a boom period as governments decarbonise and invest in public services after 30 years of underinvestment. Analysis of our planning pipeline suggests a strong next couple of years for the infrastructure and public sectors. … Read more
UK construction has relied for years on importing EU skilled labour. Now it must turn to investing heavily and rapidly in training if it is to meet the huge challenges and opportunities that lie ahead The list of things that need urgent improvement in the built environment is huge, perhaps bigger than at any time … Read more
Brexit and Covid-19 put an end to the nation’s high population growth. This presents a challenge for UK construction. Imagine you could use one graphic only to describe the uncertainties and possible divergences facing UK construction today. That’s tough. There is so much change afoot. Net-zero carbon targets? Digital technologies distorting demand? Off-site manufacture and … Read more
It’s fair to say the care home sector has had a turbulent couple of years, bearing the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic from the start, then losing around 20% of its occupancy, mainly through residents opting to live with family members. However, it was also one of the spearhead sectors in the march to recovery, … Read more
Forecasters have had a tough gig in recent times. The word “unprecedented” gets banded about a lot, but 16 months into a global pandemic we have, and continue to experience an economic and social environment with no comparison in living memory. Nevertheless, we all still need to make plans, which means making a stab at … Read more
Forecasting in a Covid Climate If there’s one thing we can say with certainty about the rest of 2021, it’s that those in the construction market forecasting game are going to have a tough year. Models and trends only take you so far when everything can change in the blink of an eye. The fact … Read more
With the construction industry and the built environment being major emitters of carbon, reducing embodied as well as operational C0₂ in new builds have become paramount twin goals for designers. Consultant Aecom, like many of its peers, has been working on solutions that might give countries such as the UK any kind of shot at … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on sectors across the U.K. construction industry and beyond. At the height of the pandemic, Barbour ABI data confirmed that the industry saw at least £70bn worth of projects delayed or on-hold due to the impact of the coronavirus. In the following weeks, construction was designated as essential … Read more
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