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Why disputes often emerge from energy construction projects

Claire Smith — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 01:00:03 +0000

Large energy projects are notorious for difficult designs. Often, the energy generation solutions are innovative, the materials and technologies involved are new and the local geography is challenging.

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Movers and shakers: Biggest construction and engineering appointments in August 2023

Rob Hakimian — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:00:20 +0000

Before the return of Parliament and new work ramping up, organisations including Buro Happold, Kier, Network Rail, the UK Atomic Energy Authority and more have made significant appointments.

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Planned merger of R&D schemes could remove construction innovation incentive

Claire Smith — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 01:00:39 +0000

UK research and development (R&D) is about to suffer a major setback. The government has shared an outline of new draft legislation on the proposed merging of the two existing R&D schemes and, while in principle the idea is sound, the industry has some major…

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Sisk heading to court in ‘high seven figure’ dispute over designs for bridges over DLR and Jubilee line

Rob Hakimian — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:00:21 +0000

Berkeley Homes and John Sisk & Son (Sisk) could be heading back to the Technology and Construction Court over a dispute surrounding alleged omissions and errors in designs in bridges over the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Jubilee line with a claim value of “high…

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Achieving circularity in construction hinges on genuine accountability

Claire Smith — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 01:00:31 +0000

In my 12 years of experience in the construction industry, I've often heard concerns about inadequate construction waste management. Despite claims of a 99% diversion from landfill rate, industry insiders know that the actual rate is much lower. This discrepancy is attributed to the manual,…

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DfE reports poor workmanship and fire safety issues in closed modular schools

Rob Hakimian — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:02:09 +0000

The Department for Education (DfE) has said that fire and structural safety issues were its main concerns in the closed schools built by Caledonian Modular and has alerted other government departments.

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NHS backs Caledonian Modular facility as variety of potentially affected buildings becomes clear

Rob Hakimian — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 04:30:26 +0000

The NHS has reported no issues with a facility that was constructed by Caledonian Modular, but the list of potentially faulty projects from the defunct contractor in both public and private sectors is emerging.

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‘Structural irregularities’ in closed Harlow school likely from contractor issues, not modular methods

Rob Hakimian — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 05:00:59 +0000

The sudden closure of a £29M modular-built school in Essex due to structural issues is unlikely to be an indication of flaws with modular construction, the Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA) has said.

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New study shows low cost sensors can pinpoint air pollution on construction sites

Thomas Johnson — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000

A new study conducted by the University of Birmingham has discovered that low cost sensing technologies can be used to pinpoint and quantify sources of air pollution on construction sites.

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Investigation reveals improvement in prompt payment of invoices by HS2

Rob Hakimian — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 05:00:30 +0000

High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd has paid 97% of its invoices within 30 days during the last 12 months, showing an improvement from its 92% rate in 2021, according to a Freedom of Information request by NCE.

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