Bam Construction’s Southampton general hospital project saw two distinct innovations that could have far reaching consequences for health and safety. The recently completed job entailed the delivery of a new five-storey extension, including a large expansion of the hospital’s general intensive care unit. Bam project manager Matt Crookes explains that the first of these was … Read more
It’s hardly news to anyone in the construction industry, and even the wider public is now becoming aware of it. We’re talking, of course, about the severe shortage of building materials that’s hitting the world, a problem that the UK is feeling even more acutely. The issue is now bleeding through to homeowners who can’t … Read more
Noble Francis is economics director at the Construction Products Association (CPA) as well as Professor of Construction Economics at The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, UCL. It’s safe to say that he knows a thing or two about input costs and forecasting. But even with nigh on 20 years’ experience in the field, he admits … 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
Following Brexit, the UK’s official withdrawal from the EU on January 31st 2020, the construction industry has had to contend with numerous challenges, also largely relating to the impacts of Covid-19. Covid 19 meant many sites and projects were shut down. There were impacts on supply chains (including availability and prices) and increased health and … Read more
Our Content Calendar focus for June was on Women in Construction. We want to use this opportunity to shed some light on the brilliant women in construction looking to change attitudes and boardrooms in this traditionally male-dominated industry. Across the month we spoke to a range of women across the industry to learn their journeys and … Read more
One of the best ways to increase representation is to hear from the underrepresented voices of women in construction. So, I interviewed Olivia Atkinson, Client Services Manager at Insynth Marketing, about her experience as a woman working in construction marketing. She has had a positive experience but does have some hopes for change in the construction industry in the future. She … Read more
While we all know construction needs to up its game when it comes to gender parity, equally it must allow a level playing field so that women in construction can reach the senior positions where they are so under-represented. For this Q&A, I talked to Louise Williamson who leads Bam FM’s hard services and integrated … 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
Our Content Calendar theme of the month is Training & Recruitment. Throughout April we have wanted to open the conversation to highlight how people with unique voices and abilities from across the spectrum can fill the skills gap and build a more equal, fair construction industry. In this blog we are rounding up the articles, … Read more
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